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ORION in the Community & Press Kit

February 9, 2018

As a not-for-profit organization committed to actively supporting innovation in Ontario, ORION connects big ideas, big thinkers and big data through an ultra high-speed fibre optic network dedicated to enabling research, education and innovation (RE&I) in Ontario.

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ORION supports ENCQOR 5G, Canada’s first 5G wireless network for open innovation

August 27, 2019

Testbeds in Ottawa, Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, Montreal and Quebec City now operational TORONTO, August 27, 2019 – ORION is now enabling Ontarians to develop new products and services on Canada’s first pre-commercial 5G testbed through ENCQOR 5G (Evolution of Networked Services ... Continue Reading

ORION launches Community Training to support Ontario’s research, education, and innovation sector

August 20, 2019

TORONTO, August 20, 2019 – ORION is proud to announce their newest shared service, ORION Community Training. This program will connect ORION’s constituents to cost-effective certification workshops that cover a variety of topics relevant to Ontario’s research and education IT community. ORION will procure, manage, and deliver training ... Continue Reading

ORION improves network resiliency and enhances Northern connectivity in Ontario

August 9, 2019

TORONTO, August 8, 2019 – ORION, Ontario’s provincial research and education network, is proud to announce two major upgrades to our network. We have increased the core network speed to 200 Gigabits per second (Gbps) and extended 200 Gbps capability ... Continue Reading

ORION’s last-mile service to improve connectivity for Ontario’s research and education community

June 24, 2019

TORONTO, June 24, 2019 – ORION, Ontario’s only provincial research and education network, is now providing dedicated point-to-point connections between ORION’s Points of Presence (PoPs) and end users’ sites. The last mile is the final stretch of fibre connecting a ... Continue Reading

ORION launches Ontario consortium to improve cybersecurity for research and education

June 10, 2019

TORONTO, June 10, 2019 – ORION, Ontario’s only provincial research and education network, announced the launch of its much-anticipated Ontario Cybersecurity Higher Education Consortium (ON-CHEC) today. This is designed to improve cybersecurity awareness and develop a strategy to manage cybersecurity ... Continue Reading