ASHEBORO and RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Feb. 28, 2018) –MCNC, the non-profit owner and operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today announced that 22 Community Anchor Institutions (CAIs) now have direct connections on MCNC-maintained fiber network facilities…
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina — May 9, 2017 — MCNC, the non-profit owner and operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), has successfully completed a Service Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type II examination. Accountancy firm Assure Professional performed the…
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. (Feb. 25, 2016) – – MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), today unveiled strategic priorities to help make North Carolina the most connected state in the nation over the…
As projects funded through the broadband stimulus program reach completion, network operators may want to consider borrowing an idea from MCNC, the non-profit organization that operates the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN). MCNC recently completed a project funded…
Many broadband stimulus winners have held groundbreaking ceremonies to launch their projects, but few have been as elaborate as the Statewide Virtual Groundbreaking Ceremony put on by Microelectronics Center of North Carolina (MCNC) on Friday. The MCNC ceremony was hosted…
Zayo was the biggest winner in the NTIA Middle Mile awards to be announced today. The company is slated to receive $92.8 million of $930 million awarded through the program for three separate projects touching eight states. Awardees will invest…
The new North Carolina Shared Research & Education collaborative infrastructure (NCShare) has received a pair of grants from the National Science Foundation. The awards total $1,382,425. NCShare, which was unveiled with the announcement, is aimed at boosting science, technology, engineering…
Facebook, Appalachian Power and GigaBeam are each playing a role in supporting a new broadband build in rural Grayson County, Virginia – an area in the Blue Ridge Mountains where 57% of citizens lack broadband access. GigaBeam will be making…
The North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), a regional fiber network, is expanding, according to MCNC, the non-profit that operates it. The network operates in southeastern North Carolina. The expansion will connect communities between Sanford and Farmville in Greene,…
Schools and libraries nationwide should be able to get gigabit connectivity to their service provider’s central office for an average of $750 per gigabit per month, said Evan Maxwell, CEO of Education SuperHighway, at an FCC workshop yesterday about E-rate…
Shelby, North Carolina – July 24, 2013 – Despite North Carolina’s reputation as a center of research and higher learning, many businesses and residents struggle with limited or non-existent Internet access. As RST Global Communications, LLC (RST) expands its service…