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LEARN selects Nokia to deploy new high-capacity network to foster research and education in Texas
Multi-year agreement sets Nokia as a key collaborator for LEARN ’ s high-capacity IP / MPLS network to meet growing capacity demands supporting research and education purposes .
Nokia has announced its collaboration with The Lonestar Education and Research Network ( LEARN ), the statewide Research and Education Network for the state of Texas , to upgrade LEARN ’ s existing packet platform .
The collaboration is part of LEARN ’ s strategic NextGen Network initiative , which aims to replace routers across the LEARN backbone and modernize the existing statewide network , significantly advancing the network ’ s infrastructure and the ability to serve its members .
Nokia ’ s solution will enhance the levels of scalability , security and reliability over a 400GE backbone , as part of a broad project redesign led by LEARN to serve its more than 300 organizations that directly or indirectly rely upon its network . increasing operational efficiency and improving network reliability and resiliency .
The LEARN network spans over 3,200 fiber route miles , serving over 300 direct and affiliate member organizations throughout Texas , including public and private higher education institutions , colleges and K – 12 public schools .
The enhanced IP / MPLS core network from Nokia delivers the performance , scale and speed that are required to support cloudhosted applications , compute-intensive processing and the exchange of massive data sets required by LEARN Member Institutions .
Kerry Mobley , President and CEO , LEARN , said : “ LEARN is looking ahead to ensure we continue to meet the evolving demands of research , education , and collaboration for years to come . As network traffic increases due to technological advancements , we are committed to providing scalable and resilient services to support the needs of our members . Partnering with Nokia to help modernize our next-gen network allows us to implement cutting-edge , future-ready solutions that enhance our ability to empower the research and education communities across Texas .”
Matt Young , Head of Enterprise Sales for North America , Nokia , said : “ Research and Education networks like LEARN are experiencing unprecedented data growth with advancements in cloud and AI , which is compounded by the compute intensive processing and exchange of huge data sets within their communities . Our leadership in networking technologies and the extensive experience providing some of the highest performance networks on the planet have allowed us to gain momentum in the market , providing our customer with a robust network infrastructure with enhanced scalability , security and reliability .
We are pleased to be a part of LEARN ’ s network evolution project as they help foster scientific research , collaboration and innovation in Texas .” p
The collaboration with Nokia represents a significant milestone as LEARN celebrates the upcoming 20th anniversary of its passage of first light .
The relationship with Nokia highlights LEARN ’ s commitment to providing advanced , high-performance networking technology solutions for research and education . The next generation of the network will meet the highest performance and reliability standards , benefiting LEARN members by enhancing network performance , ensuring seamless integration , providing future-proof technology ,
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