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A new high-speed global internet has been developed by the National Science Foundation, which can connect most of the countries through the larger Global Ring Network for Advanced Application Development (GLORIAD) global network to emphasize on science and education.
The new Taj network will now connect India, Singapore, Vietnam and Egypt to the rest of the world. The users can have the vast internet experience through its 10 Gbps fibre network.
According to an NSF statement, "It dramatically improves existing U.S. network links with China and the Nordic region."
The combined GLORIAD-Taj fiber-optic network is aimed at helping scientists and students to collaborate in scientific projects and education. The new network is virtually free from network lapses, which is common in the common networks.
NSF spokesperson Lisa-Joy Zgorski said, "Scientists deal with lots and lots of high-intensity data, and this dedicated other system enables transfer of huge amounts of data quickly and efficiently."
She also said, "This is not aimed to only connect the scientific elite, but to bring science to the world through schools and universities."
GLORIAD was started in 1997 and it started connecting scientists from Russia, the U.S., China, Korea, Canada and five Nordic countries through its MIRNET project. Now the extended network has 10 million IP addresses for an estimated 30 million users.
The new cyber network can also be used for video conferencing and other intensive data exchange activities.
"Science is increasingly data-driven and collaborative, and does not respect national borders," said Ed Seidel, director of NSF's Math and the Physical Sciences Directorate.
"High-speed optical networks are critical to both national and international scientific efforts," Seidel added.
