August 2003
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ORION enables first practical use of international end-to-end lightpath - 700Gbs transport cut from 67 days to 6.5 hours
In an historic data transmission test, ORION’s new optical infrastructure helped reduce the transfer of 700 GBs of data from Ontario to Europe in just over six hours recently, a massive transport that would have normally taken 67 days of continuous transmission.
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ORION stays online during blackout
While the Great Blackout of 2003 wreaked havoc throughout Ontario and most of the northeastern United States on August 14, affecting industry and the telecommunication sector particularly hard, “Black Thursday” was also an ideal stress test for the ORION network, the world’s newest advanced R&E optical network.
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ORION launches VLAN service for Ontario's R&E community
ORION has launched a new VLAN Transport Service for Ontario's R&E community, which provides a dedicated high-bandwidth pipe for research and education organizations.
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Engineering team in final sprint to complete network
All but three of ORION’s 22 PoP sites are now up and running, allowing users to connect directly to the ORION network, says ORION Project Director Sam Mokbel.
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High-speed connection expands access to Scholars Portal
Spending time in libraries has become a lot less attractive. Faculty and students have turned increasingly to online digital sources for their research to save time, increase productivity and find new ways of incorporating access to digital libraries into research and education.
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York University's head of research joins ORANO Board
Stan Shapson, VP Research and Innovation at York University, has joined the ORANO Board of Directors. Shapson attended his first board meeting on August 14 and participated in the board’s strategic planning discussions.
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Technology and innovation among themes of Broadband 2003 conference
Up to 300 delegates are expected for this year's Broadband for Connected Communities Conference, hosted by Connect Hamilton and the Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation, November 16 to 18. "Technology and Innovation" and "Programs and Best Practices" are the key themes.
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