Gig.U, the University Community Next Generation Innovation Project, said it...
Gig.U, the University Community Next Generation Innovation Project, said it completed its preliminary review of the responses to its Request for Information. The project said the RFI responses identify multiple paths for accelerating the deployment of next-generation networks and services…
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for its 37 university community members across the U.S. Twenty-four of the 57 responses came from network operators and 14 came from infrastructure manufacturers. Respondents included major ISPs and smaller players and potential new entrants, Gig.U said. Several communities have already begun multi-vendor negotiations to clarify and improve the potential for next-generation networks in their communities. Members of the Gig.U consortium will meet in March to discuss the most promising approaches. Gig.U was formed 2011 to improve deployment of ultra high-speed networks to U.S. university campuses and the surrounding communities.