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October 27, 2014

Merit & CEN Announce Learning Partnership

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit Network and the Connecticut Education Network (CEN) announced today a strategic partnership that provides CEN members discounted pricing on Merit's Professional Learning and cyber security certification courses. Merit, a Michigan-based non-profit corporation that operates America's…
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October 21, 2014

Merit Completes REACH-3MC Network Project

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network today announced the completion of the REACH-3MC fiber-optic infrastructure project, which has built 2,287 miles of fiber-optic infrastructure across Michigan and in parts of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Engineers have finished splicing the remaining fiber…
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October 16, 2014

Merit Board Member Earns EDUCAUSE Community Leadership Award

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Theresa Rowe, chief information officer for Oakland University and a Merit board member, has been named as an EDUCAUSE Exemplary Leader. The honor recognizes her contributions to information technology and the profession, her mentoring of aspiring…
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October 14, 2014

Merit Researchers Participate in NSF-funded Smart Grid Project

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network researchers are leading an investigative project that is exploring cyber threats against critical infrastructure, including the modernized electric grid—the Smart Grid. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Secure and Trustworthy…
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October 2, 2014

Merit & KINBER Announce Professional Development Partnership

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit Network, a Michigan-based non-profit corporation that operates America's longest-running regional research and education network, and the Pennsylvania-based Keystone Initiative for Network Based Education and Research, also known as KINBER, today announced a strategic partnership that…
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August 27, 2014

REACH-3MC Fiber-Optic Infrastructure Project Nearly Complete

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Soon, Merit Network will have completed one of the largest fiber-optic network projects in the history of Michigan, building middle-mile infrastructure from Monroe in the Southeast Lower Peninsula to Ironwood in the Northwest Upper Peninsula. After…
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July 22, 2014

Merit Network and WiscNet Partner on New Fiber Connection

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network and WiscNet recently lit a new fiber-optic connection between Powers, Michigan; Marinette and Green Bay, Wisconsin; and Chicago, Illinois. The new 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) fiber-optic connection replaces two 1 Gbps circuits, providing greater capacity…
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June 30, 2014

Merit Extends Its Middle-mile Fiber-optic Network by 2,300 miles

After receiving $128 million in federal funding to revitalize broadband Internet access across rural Michigan, Merit Network, Inc., needed the right fiber and materials partner. Some RFP finalists were too large to provide the custom, hands-on approach Merit needed. Others,…
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