South Africa: coping during power outages
How an NREN is intensifying its efforts to mitigate the consequences of scheduled, rolling electricity outages for its connected institutions.
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Forecasting glacier outburst floods
A European project will enable the prediction of flooding from glaciers that threaten settled areas and infrastructure.
Extending the reach of eduroam to more airports: Bangladesh and South Africa
eduroam – the free Wi-Fi roaming service for the international research and education community – is available at more than 30 airports around the globe, with deployments at airports in Bangladesh and South Africa among the latest.
Bridging the digital divide in Uganda
Solar-powered internet routers will deliver an internet access solution like no other and create new opportunities for research and education.
Helping a community stay connected after record floods
When floods inundated the city of Lismore Australia, Southern Cross University became a hub for the town, using AARNet to provide connectivity for recovery efforts.
Space tech assists environmental efforts in the Arab region
Simulations of sand dune movements is just one of many examples of how space technology can help the region to protect its environment.
Oman airport introduces eduroam
Students and academic staffers can now access the eduroam Wi-Fi service at the Muscat International Airport of the Sultanate of Oman.
Bringing Earth’s rhythms to life: live music from Yellowstone’s seismic data
Seismic data from the Yellowstone national park is turned into music performed live at the 2023 Internet2 Community Exchange
Finns pioneer small language processing
With assistance from a supercomputer, a Finnish research group has developed the first comprehensive Finnish language model.
High-speed internet during medical training
Eduroam is being deployed in hospitals and clinics in South Africa, providing health sciences students and staff with easy access to the internet at off-campus and on-campus training locations
Sub-sea cables are the new science instruments
Using sub-sea cables as scientific instruments for collecting environmental and other data is an interesting new trend
Connecting the first dark matter detector in the Southern Hemisphere
AARNet connects scientific instruments and research facilities across Australia, extending the network infrastructure to new sites, such as the Stawell Underground Physics Laboratory in regional Victoria.