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EuropaNET

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October 1992 – 1997

Objective(s)
  1. Establishment of high-speed European (multi-protocol) backbone network
  2. Provision of transatlantic and other intercontinental connectivity
  3. Provision of gateways to other networks
Achievements

Individual countries' connectivity at 2Mbps - 8Mbps

Transatlantic capacity increasing from 3.5Mbps to 26Mbps

Gateway arrangements with Ebone and EUnet

Connection to Phare countries

Connection to Korea (64kbps) under EC EKORN Project

Connection to Japan (2Mbps)

Milestones
  • October 1992: start of EMPB (European Mult-Protocol Backbone) provided by PTT Telecom/Unisource offering both IP and X.25 services
  • December 1993: Six countries with 2Mbps connectivity to EMPB
  • March 1994: 3.5Mbps transatlantic connectivity
  • August 1994: Establishment of Korean connection
  • December 1994: 5Mbps transatlantic connectivity
  • March 1995: 6.5Mbps transatlantic connectivity
  • October 1995: BT’s IBDNS (International Backbone Data Network Service) replaces Unisource’s EMPB, 14Mbps US connectivity
  • August 1996: BT’s INCS (InterNet Carrier Services) replaces IBDNS
  • April 1996: 20Mbps transatlantic connectivity
  • August 1996: 26Mbps transatlantic connectivity
  • May 1997: first networks transfer to TEN-34; downsizing of EuropaNET starts
(Co-)Funding European Commission and project partners
Partners

ACOnet (Austria) 
ARIADNE (Greece)
DFN (Germany)
HEANET (Ireland )
GARR (Italy)

 NORDUnet (Nordic countries)
REUNIR (France)
SURFnet (The Netherlands)
SWITCH (Switzerland)
VUB-ULB (Belgium)

See Also
Phare
Linking up Central and Eastern European countries
Glossary
Ebone
Ebone (European Backbone) was a pan-European IP backbone, set up by a group of National Research and Education Networks. Later on Ebone also had commercial members. It went online in September 1992 (in parallel with EuropaNET) and was deactivated in July 2002.
EMPB
European Multi-Protocol Backbone (Europanet backbone network): provided by PTT Telecom/Unisource; set up in October 1992, offering a 2Mbps multiprotocol (X.25, IP, CLNS) service to all COSINE countries.
FIRST
Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams
IP
Internet Protocol
Phare
Pologne Hongarie Assistance à la Reconstruction des Economies (EU, French:Poland and Hungary Assistance for Economic Restructuring Programme)
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