The NSF-funded NEA3R project expands New York <> London capacity to 400Gbps, strengthening trans-Atlantic infrastructure for U.S. research and education.
The Networks for European, American, African, and Arctic Research project (NEA3R), led by International Networks at Indiana University, announced today a major upgrade to its trans-Atlantic research and education network infrastructure, expanding capacity on the New York <> London route from 100Gbps to 400Gbps. The upgrade reflects the continued evolution of NEA3R’s collaboration with Internet2 and advances a coordinated approach to delivering advanced international connectivity for the U.S. research and education community.
The newly upgraded 400Gbps circuit connects the Internet2-operated Manhattan Landing (MAN LAN) global exchange point in New York with the GÉANT OPEN global exchange point in London, operated by NEA3R partner GÉANT. This new investment increases the bandwidth available to U.S. researchers collaborating with partners in the United Kingdom, Europe, and around the world. The expanded capacity will support scientific workflows that depend on sustained, high-throughput connectivity, including continuous data movement from large-scale scientific instruments, real-time collaboration among geographically distributed teams, and shared use of advanced computing and storage resources across continents. This upgrade follows NEA3R’s expansion of the New York–Amsterdam route to 400Gbps last year, aligning both primary trans-Atlantic paths with the science and engineering needs of the community it serves.
The upgraded circuit also serves as a contribution to the Advanced North Atlantic consortium (ANA), which brings together research and education networking organizations in North America, Europe, and Asia to coordinate investments in trans-Atlantic infrastructure. Through ANA, participating organizations align investments and operations to increase overall capacity and resilience, supporting data-driven science and education collaborations across the Atlantic.
Internet2 is a formal collaborator on the NEA3R project, with Senior Director of Network Infrastructure and Operations Chris Wilkinson serving as a co-Principal Investigator. Over the past several years, Indiana University and Internet2 have worked closely to coordinate international network architecture, operations, and long-term planning in support of U.S. universities, research institutions, and government agencies. The New York <> London upgrade represents the next phase of that collaboration, focused on jointly delivered and sustained trans-Atlantic capacity.
“The upgrade of the New York <> London path to 400Gbps reflects the strength of our partnership with Internet2 and our shared commitment to supporting U.S. research and education at global scale,” said Edward Moynihan, Principal Investigator of NEA3R and director of International Networks at Indiana University. “Through NEA3R and the ANA, we are aligning infrastructure investments with the growing needs of the science and engineering community and ensuring that international connectivity continues to support discovery, collaboration, and innovation.”
“Working closely with all our international collaborators, this expansion of NEA3R contributes directly to a trans-Atlantic infrastructure that provides not just increased bandwidth, but a more sophisticated system design,” said Chris Wilkinson, Co-Principal Investigator for NEA3R and Senior Director of Network Infrastructure and Operations at Internet2. “This coordinated approach means better redundancy, more efficient use of resources, and ultimately more reliable connectivity for the research community when they need it most.”
NEA3R is supported by the National Science Foundation and works in coordination with international partners to advance global research networking and to enable international scientific collaboration.
This article was originally published by Indiana University: https://news.iu.edu/it/live/news/49074-international-networks-at-iu-and-internet2
