TNC21 - Making Waves
03.02.2021
Europe's largest and most prestigious annual conference for academic and research networks.
EllaLink's transatlantic submarine cable anchored in Portugal
13.01.2021
Fiber optic cable with cutting-edge technology connecting Portugal and Latin America has already reached Sines. Project is possible thanks to the decisive role of the education and research community.
"We are building a next-generation RCTS"
28.12.2020
The Director of the Network Services Area of the FCT's FCCN Unit, Ana Pinto, explains the main new features involved in RCTS 100, as well as their impact on higher education and research institutions in Portugal. The changes that are already being implemented will make it possible to meet the needs of the entities connected to the Portuguese academic network.
Géant creates page with more information about EllaLink GeoLab
17.11.2020
The pioneering project that will place, for the first time, an infrastructure to study the ocean floor on a submarine cable already has an information page created by GÉANT.
National Academic Network increases fibre optic coverage
17.11.2020
Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, inaugurates in Bragança and Vila Real, the first steps of the RCTS100 project - an initiative of the Unit FCCN that will extend the fiber optic footprint of the national academic network (Science, Technology and Society Network - RCTS)
"EllaLink station installation is almost done"
03.08.2020
João Nuno Ferreira, General Coordinator of the FCCN Unit, visited the Sines station, which will house the EllaLink submarine cable, and revealed some details about the structure.
Watch the Lightning Talk of Luís Sampaio, student of ISEP
27.07.2020
ISEP student participates in GÉANT's Future Talent Programme with the support of the National Scientific Computing Unit. Luís Sampaio's Lightning Talk presents his research in the area of synthetic telepathy integrated in messaging applications, carried out together with his colleague Fábio Lourenço.
Ella Link and EMACOM launch "Ella Link Geolab".
23.06.2020
For the first time, a submarine telecommunications cable will include an infrastructure for studying the conditions of the ocean floor. "Ella Link GeoLab" will offer Europe's scientific community updated data in real time.
"Participating in Lightning Talks has been rewarding"
02.06.2020
The students of the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP), Fábio Lourenço and Luís Sampaio, were selected to share their projects in the largest conference of academic networks in the world. The TNC20 was cancelled, but the journey of the Master's students in Computer Engineering is not over.
FCT strengthens infrastructure in the face of Covid-19 crisis demands
03.04.2020
With the increase of Internet traffic in institutions associated with the growth of digital content consumption, namely distance learning, FCT has reinforced the Science, Technology and Society Network (RCTS), which supports the Internet connections of the Portuguese education and research community.
RCTS with 100 GBPS connection to GigaPIX
16.03.2020
Science, Technology and Society Network is now connected to the GigaPIX traffic exchange point at 100 Gbps. Upgrade ensures connectivity needs in the coming years.
RCTS: GÉANT network connection upgraded to 40 GBPS
31.01.2020
A further upgrade of RCTS access to the GÉANT network was carried out, with the connection now guaranteed at 40 Gigabits per second (Gbps).