Posts by April Goode

For the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), facilitating educational and inspirational experiences through free public broadcasting is the number one priority. As vice president of technology, Mark Norman is passionate about providing consistent service to all 77 counties.

Location can be a major hindrance for those pursuing higher education. This obstacle is often present in small Oklahoma communities where the closest university might be several hours away.

In the last decade, research on the human genome has produced exponential growth in our understanding of DNA, genetics and disease. With the increase in science and data for this research, there is an equal demand for technology that can maintain and move the data when necessary.

To meet the state’s growing demand for big data movement, OSRHE and OneNet completed a 100 gigabit-per-second (100Gbps) fiber ring in 2015, and today that ring supports a variety of research across the state.

As superintendent of Woodward Public Schools, Kyle Reynolds has always been aware of the essential nature of connectivity and the role it plays in giving students a better quality of life.

Yale Public Library has been with OneNet for 17 years. Director Nancy Griffin talks to us about how the library uses its connectivity and how OneNet has added value to her community.

OneNet staff recently traveled from Oklahoma City to Altus during an ice storm to restore connectivity to Western Oklahoma State College. The outage was not only affecting the college, but it also was affecting several OneNet and Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN) customers.

A collaboration between OneNet and Redlands Community College helps veterans return to college and the workforce. Redlands’ Veterans Upward Bound program depends on a high-speed connection from OneNet to link veterans to educational resources.