Creating a Digital Autobahn
Project MOON-Light is now MOON Lit!
MOON-Light is propelling Michigan as a national leader with the FIRST STATEWIDE OPEN ACCESS NETWORK run by a research & education network.
What is Project Moon-Light?
With over 4,000+ miles of fiber optic, foundational infrastructure, Merit supports public-private partnerships to expand community networks across Michigan. To that end, Merit and MSU worked collaboratively on the Michigan Open Optical Network (MOON-Light) which now provides affordable, reliable high-speed internet to nearly 30,000 previously unserved households in 74 counties across the state. This number is growing every month!
How does it work?
MOON-Light enables commercial ISPs to interconnect to the high-performance Merit network. This means that our last mile partners can connect you directly to the Merit Backhaul at speeds upwards of 400 GBPs.
We are creating a digital autobahn — the “on ramps” for other ISPs and communities to connect!
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