Category: Community

$3 Million CARES Grant Awarded to Merit Network  Ann Arbor, Mich. - Merit Network was awarded a $2.99 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Recovery Assistance Grant to support construction…

By: Kevin Hayes Phishing remains the biggest cyber threat out there. It still yields the most fruit for attackers who trick people into opening links in emails and visiting questionable websites. But the tools to fight back are growing more…

Better Data Will Inform Decisions for Improving Service in County   Ingham County, MI. - Ingham County is asking residents and businesses to take a 15-question survey about Internet service at their households and locations. The survey asks whether high-speed…

Our R&E friends in Poland need assistance during this epic human tragedy. Poland's R&E network, the Poznan Supercomputing & Networking Center, was established in 2003 and includes the PIONIER fiber-optic network, which is one of the most modern in the…

Event Comes Just Days After Federal Infrastructure Bill Passes Merit Network's Michigan Moonshot Broadband Summit returned in person on Nov. 9. Though Merit held the event virtually last year, this summit, in Traverse City, was the first physical version of…

Merit Network, the longest running regional computer network in the United States, celebrates the signature of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act, the biggest infrastructure investment in American history! This landmark legislation follows in the footsteps of other transformational investments…

Benzie County, MI. - Benzie County has been discussing the need for broadband expansion since it was incorporated as a key objective in its strategic planning several years ago. This was then followed up by the Economic Development Committee (EDC)…

October 22nd, 2021 – High school teams from across Michigan came together virtually on October 8th, 2021 for the finals of the Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge, a cybersecurity competition hosted by the State of Michigan. The ten finalist teams,…

Livingston County, MI. - Livingston County wants to lead the region in high speed internet connectivity. Throughout the past two years, the need for broadband has become more evident with residents teleworking, students increasingly needing to access the Internet for…

Governor's High School Cyber Challenge Round 1 of the Governor’s High School Cyber Challenge has closed. We have our top 10 teams moving on to Round 2! More than 650 students competed in the challenge this year. The Governor’s High…