Specific programme: Research infrastructures
UPV/EHU: Third of RedIRIS
UPV/EHU IP: Eduardo Jacob
Project start: 01/05/2015
Project end: 31/08/2016

Brief description: The GÉANT project has grown over its iterations (GN1, GN2, GN3, GN3plus, GN4-1) to incorporate not only the award-winning 500 Gbps pan-European network, but also a catalogue of advanced user-centric services and a successful innovation programme that is pushing the boundaries of network technology to deliver real impact to over 50 million users. The successor project to GN4-2 started on 1 May 2016 and will run until 31 December 2018.

The GÉANT network provides the high-speed connectivity needed to share, access and process massive volumes of data. These data are generated by and essential to diverse research and education communities in areas such as particle physics, bioinformatics, Earth observation, drug discovery, and arts and culture.