Posts by April Goode
OneNet and Oklahoma Department of Libraries Come Together to Support Rural Communities
OneNet is helping libraries by providing affordable hosting services for a program offered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL). With OneNet’s help, ODL is making it possible for our state’s rural libraries to connect with their communities.
Read More →Enabling Technology in Rural Communities
Walking into the Duncan Public Library, one would never know it’s located in a small rural community. With the help of OneNet and the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network, the library is able to provide services they wouldn’t have otherwise been able to support.
Read More →Federal Grant Brings High-Speed Broadband to Rural Oklahoma
Project partners announced Tuesday the completion of the Oklahoma Community Anchor Network (OCAN). OCAN’s expanded broadband network encompasses 1,005 miles, reaching 35 Oklahoma counties and connecting 33 community anchor institutions.
Read More →OCAN Media Conference Advisory
OCAN is the result of a $74 million grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), under the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program. OCAN is designed to offer high-speed broadband services to rural and underserved Oklahoma.
Read More →OCAN Creates Opportunities for Community Development in Rural Oklahoma
Big changes are happening in the community of Seiling. Plans for a new hospital are under way, and a vital component for the community’s growth will be having the technology in place to support the new hospital and the economic opportunities it creates.
Read More →OneNet’s 100G Connection to Internet2 Advances Severe Weather Forecasting
In October 2012, when Internet2 announced its upgrade to a 100G-enabled network, OneNet jumped ahead of the scheduled launch and was the first member network to make the connection. By leveraging the new upgrade, OneNet can ensure Oklahoma’s network capabilities will keep pace with the state’s research and education initiatives.
Read More →OneNet First in Nation to Connect to 100G Network for Education and Research
OneNet is positioning Oklahoma on the global forefront of technology by being the first to connect to the nation’s new open, national-scale, software-defined, 100G network. Built and operated by Internet2, the new network is the nation’s fastest coast-to-coast network for education and research.
Read More →OCAN Project Achieves Year-Two Milestone
The Oklahoma Community Network (OCAN), reached its year-two construction milestone July 31, 2012, and construction of the network is now 88 percent complete. The new OCAN network designed to offer high-speed broadband services to rural and underserved Oklahoma.
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