ROCHESTER, Mich. - Just in time for the busy back-to-school season, Merit Network's engineering staff upgraded Oakland University's primary connection to Merit's backbone network, boosting the connection from 1 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) to 10 Gbps. "We had seen some evidence of…
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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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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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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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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit Network, Inc. announced today the completion of several upgrades to its statewide, fiber-optic backbone. The upgrades bolster critical paths on Merit's core network to better support bandwidth exchange between Members and improve the flow of…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Merit Network Inc. and the Ohio Academic Resources Network (OARnet) announced today that they have completed construction and lit optical equipment providing a secondary connection between their respective networks. "Merit has long had a strong collaborative…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit Network engineers have completed a 3,000 foot-long segment of fiber-optic network on the edge of Alpena and have lit a 10 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) network connection between Alpena and Powers, Michigan. Lit by ADVA optical networking…
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ANN ARBOR, MI - Merit Network, Inc. announced the completion and lighting of the fiber-optic network segment between Watersmeet and Ironwood, Michigan. With this milestone, network traffic can now travel at the speed of light from Monroe to Berrien Springs…
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ANN ARBOR, MI - Merit Network, Inc. announced today the completion of three significant segments of their Round II REACH-3MC fiber-optic network build-out in the Upper Peninsula: St. Ignace to Watersmeet, Watersmeet to Houghton, and Powers to Menominee. Merit has…
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Merit Network, Inc. announced today the completion of three key segments of their Round II REACH-3MC network build-out: Grand Rapids to Big Rapids, Rose City to Oscoda, and Hillman to Posen. Merit has completed construction on…
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