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Building on AmericasPath (AMPATH) — the high-speed backbone
that interconnected research and education networks in Latin America
to the United State and the rest of the world — Florida International
University and Global Crossing have joined forces to provide commercial
Internet access to the University’s research and education
partners in Latin America. The three-year agreement provides
the University with five international private lines for connectivity
between points of presence (POPs)
in Miami and with high-bandwidth connectivity to the worldwide
Internet. It grants FIU high-bandwidth service flexibility it
requires to meet the varying needs of the regions it serves.
"Global Crossing's impressive
offering for research and educational networks provides us with
an exceptional array of options," said
Julio Ibarra, director of Research Networking and AMPATH for
FIU.
Universities in Argentina, Brazil
and Chile, as well as the University
of Puerto Rico, the Arecibo observatory in Puerto Rico, the Gemini-South
and NRAO observatories in Chile, have been part of AMPATH, a
network in which FIU provides them with access to Internet2’s
Abilene network and Next-Generation Internet networks in the
U.S. and throughout
the world. These networks are restricted to research and education
purposes.
FIU is using these new services from
Global Crossing to provide additional infrastructure for its
partner universities and research
institutions throughout Latin America as well as to serve research
and education institutions in South Florida, including the New
World Symphony and FIU proper.
"We are excited about our growing
relationships with prestigious research and educational institutions
around the world, including
Florida International University," commented Pablo Mlikota,
Global Crossing's vice president of corporate sales for Latin
America and the southeastern U.S.
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