Cyberinfrastructure
Four telehealth networks will leverage OSCnet to aid Ohio communities
Four regional telehealth networks that will leverage the speed and connections of OSCnet are among 69 projects nationwide receiving $417 million in federal funding to “significantly increase access to acute, primary and preventive health care in rural America.”
Onecommunity Extends Access to Statewide Fiber Network
Connects Northeast Ohio to State’s Leading Institutions
OneCommunity and Ohio Supercomputer Center’s networking division announced today a definitive agreement to connect two of the nation’s largest and fastest digital networks, serving as a strong competitive advantage for Ohio. This partnership improves access to advanced technology services, brings new capabilities to researchers throughout the state, and prompts increased collaboration among our universities, healthcare institutions, researchers and others in Northeast Ohio and across the State.
Ohio and Michigan Establish Regional Optical Network Partnership
Columbus, Ohio and Ann Arbor, Mich. The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC), and Merit Network, Inc. are pleased to announce a partnership to enhance regional optical networks in the Midwest.
This partnership between the two state research and education networks includes acquiring managed fiber from Toledo, Ohio, to Chicago, Illinois, as well as an agreement to jointly pursue fiber acquisition to the east of Ohio. In addition, the organizations will work to evolve Network Operations Center management to support Regional Optical Networks (RONs).
