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The United States Unified Community Anchor Network

The United States Unified Community Anchor Network (U.S. UCAN) is an Internet2 program working with regional research and education networks across the country to connect community anchor institutions–including schools, libraries, health care facilities and other public institutions–to advanced broadband capabilities.

Utilizing the Internet2 Network and in collaboration with regional research and education networks across the country, U.S. UCAN will enable anchor institutions to serve their communities with telemedicine, distance learning and other life-changing applications.

The University of Montana and Montana State University are members.

Creating new innovation opportunities begins with understanding what enabled innovation in the past…

Rob Vietzke, Internet2 VP of Network Services, explains how the Innovation Platform will spur R&E innovation and advancement.

A few decades ago, research and education (R&E) community innovation sparked a little thing called the Internet, spurring unprecedented technology development, applied research and data-intensive science capabilities like never before. These innovations transformed the global economy into an information-based powerhouse—turning an initial $250 million total investment into an estimated $1.4 trillion global market annually,* making the modern Internet and its applications one of the most transformative technologies of the 20th century.

Organizations can work with Internet2 and advanced regional networks to construct their innovation infrastructure, which includes: a 100 gigabit Ethernet (GE) technology Layer 2 connection, support for software-defined networking (SDN), and implementation of a Science DMZ**.

Full Story: http://www.internet2.edu/vision-initiatives/initiatives/us-ucan/

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