Related Company:Norwich UniversitySovernet CommunicationsNorwich University and Sovernet Communications announced an agreement for Sovernet to provide multiple gigabit speed (1Gbps or 1000Mbps) Internet connections to the Northfield campus.
Norwich has 2,300 undergraduates in attendance—including cadets, civilian residents and commuters—along with 1,200 online graduate students, 160 full-time and 60 part-time faculty members, and 600 staff. Because of its robust infrastructure, Norwich, which also supports renowned cybersecurity programs, demands the most sophisticated network capabilities. Sovernet’s construction of a fiber-optic network path through Northfield enabled the company to connect the institution.
Joseph Morvan, Norwich University’s information technology director, said the new solution “provides not only a tremendous increase in our overall network capacity, but significant redundancy to eliminate downtime and keep us operational under the worst-case scenario. Speed and reliability, those are the driving factors. This decision keeps Norwich on the leading edge, and that’s where we’re most comfortable.”
“We are very excited about Norwich joining the network,” said Gregg Noble, Sovernet’s business development manager. “This institution has had a long history of deploying progressive technologies to further its mission, and we are proud to provide high speed and high quality Internet capabilities to support it.”
Sovernet’s service connection to the University is scheduled to go online June 1.
About Sovernet Communications:
Founded in 1995, Sovernet is a leading regional provider of high-capacity network transport, broadband Internet and voice services throughout a 4,500-fiber-mile footprint in northern New England and New York. Sovernet and its Albany, N.Y., based subsidiary, ION, provide services up to 100 Gbps to enterprise, carrier and government customers throughout the New York and northern New England region. The company is headquartered in Bellows Falls, Vt., with facilities in New York, Vermont and southwest New Hampshire. For more information please visit www.sovernet.com and www.i-o-n.com/
Source: Norwich, 3.25.2014
Norwich University partners with Sovernet for Internet services
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