Global Connectivity
Connecting research communities across the world
Research today is a global activity and GÉANT continues to extend its worldwide connectivity for the benefit of the entire European research community. Research on this scale is becoming increasingly important for many worldwide issues. European researchers in fields such as seismology, particle physics, weather forecasting and climate change need to be able to work more closely than every before with their global counterparts.
In addition to its pan-European reach, the GÉANT network has extensive links to networks in other world regions, including those in North and Latin America, the Balkans, the Mediterranean, Black Sea, South Africa, Central and Eastern Asia. GÉANT is also working towards connecting to Central Asia, the Caribbean and South Eastern Africa.
Consequently GÉANT’s extensive geographical reach, high performance, high bandwidth and high data-transfer speeds enable European researchers to share huge quantities of data and collaborate effectively with their peers throughout the world, regardless of distance or location.
GÉANT Global Connectivity Map (Dec 2009)
Strategic international network collaborations include: