PIX is now available in five locations in Portugal.
08.10.2026
PIX infrastructure will now be available in five locations in mainland Portugal.
FCCN hosts OpenConnect Day 2026 in Lisbon
29.09.2026
Lisbon is hosting the event for the first time, with FCCN, the digital services unit of FCT, as the host entity.
FCCN's intervention in improving access to Google services in Portugal
17.09.2026
FCCN has implemented two direct links in Portugal, reducing communication latency.
Before and after being affiliated with FCCN: what changes for an educational or research institution.
07.07.2026
RCTS represents an ecosystem of approximately 30 digital services, encompassing the areas of knowledge, computing, collaboration, connectivity, security, and innovation.
The network that connects the Higher Education and Research ecosystem.
09.06.2026
The Science, Technology and Society Network, as it is known, is the digital infrastructure aimed at the national community of Higher Education and Research.
NRENs: what are they and why are they important?
19.07.2024
Learn all about NRENs—National Education and Research Networks—organizations that work to put technology at the service of knowledge.
Coimbra City Council and FCT sign agreement to expand and share the city's fiber optic network
21.06.2024
The document aims to strengthen the relationship between the two institutions and ensure increased resilience of the fiber optic networks of both entities in Coimbra.
The experience of Ricardo Veiga, the Portuguese student who participated in the world's largest networking conference
18.06.2024
As part of the Lightning Talks challenge, promoted by GÉANT, Ricardo Veiga presented his research work at TNC24.
Connectivity at the FCCN unit. Connecting people to knowledge
22.01.2024
One of the FCT's main missions, through the FCCN unit, is to ensure that the academic and scientific community remains connected by providing fast and efficient internet access. Learn which services enable this connectivity goal.
FCCN and RedIRIS strengthen Iberian connectivity with 100Gbps direct connection
17.01.2024
Connectivity to and from RedIRIS - the Spanish counterpart of FCCN, a unit of the Foundation for Science and Technology - has increased from 20Gbps to 100Gbps.
FCT joins Communication Infrastructure project based on quantum technology
15.11.2023
FCCN joins forces with IPTelecom and Warpcom, within the scope of the Portuguese Quantum Communications Infrastructure (PTQCI) project, to implement, in Lisbon, a state-of-the-art Communications Infrastructure.
eduroam. 21 years alongside students
29.09.2023
Eduroam now reaches over 100 countries, fulfilling its initial goal of 21 years ago: "to provide the academic community with a mobility service," guaranteeing internet access to higher education and research institutions.