
Submarine cable linking Europe and Latin America announced
The BELLA Consortium announced the formalization of agreements for the construction of a direct submarine cable connecting Europe and Latin America. The cable will enter the European territory in Sines.

Registration for TNC19 is now open
The conference, which brings together hundreds of members of the GÉANT community, will take place between 16 and 20 June 2019, in Tallinn, Estonia.

TNC19 – Applications open for Lighting Talks submissions
Portuguese university students with the opportunity to present in Tallinn, Estonia, as part of TNC19. Applications are open until February 28th.

Upgrade connection with GÉANT
The Science, Technology and Society Network's access to the GÉANT network is now ensured through two 30Gbps connections.

Portuguese student selected for TNC19
António Ferreira, a student at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), has been selected to participate in the largest annual conference for academic networks – TNC19. His presentation, on Machine Learning, will be part of the Lightning Talks competition.

Expanded education network increases capacity
As of April 1, the Science, Technology and Society Network (RCTS) began ensuring the connection of the Extended Education Network (RAE) to the internet at 40Gbps.

Verizon Media on GigaPIX
The connection was made on May 17th. Subscription will allow faster access to various types of content.

«GigaPix improves internet quality in Portugal»
Pedro Lorga, network manager for the FCCN Unit's communications service, reveals that: "The more developed GigaPix is, the more Internet users in Portugal will benefit."

Eduroam Creator in the Internet Hall of Fame
Klaas Wierenga has been recognized by the Internet Society as a person who has contributed to the development and improvement of the Internet worldwide. On September 27th, at a ceremony in Costa Rica, the inventor of eduroam, Klaas Wierenga, was inducted into the Internet Society's Internet Hall of Fame. He thus joins the likes of Tim Berners-Lee (inventor of

Network Operators Meeting at the FCCN Unit
The 4th meeting of the Portuguese Network Operators Group (PTNOG) took place on December 5th at the facilities of the National Scientific Computing Unit (FCCN).

University students challenged to participate in the world's largest networking conference
Until February 17, 2020, Portuguese university students, with the support of FCCN, will be able to submit a proposal for presentation at the largest and most prestigious annual conference of academic networks: TNC20.