Two new sites connected well outside of the Reykjavik area. One of them educational / distance educational establishment up to and including University level. The other a research Institution.
In the Reykjavik area two additional Research Institutions were connected recently.
All in all four new sites this year.
Further new connections are in the "pipelines".
A major upgrade in international capacity is required, preferably before the end of this sommer.
We have a reason to believe that this will be the year that the external connectivity will be upgraded to 2,5 Gb/s with the assistance of the Icelandic government.
(The Icelandic authorities have never directly supported an Icelandic NREN, since the very beginning/initiation of research - and educational networking here in Iceland in 1986. So this will be a major "breakthrough" for this community and maybe the first of a few steps in our governments having a similar aims/views and giving similiar support as most other governments in the world have been and are giving to their NREN.)
This will also require an upgrade in our equipment in many parts of the network.
If this will ugrade in external connectivity will come through the backbone will be upgraded to 10 Gb/s. Probably this will be done in several steps: By upgrading specific areas/connections first, etc.
Nearly all connections between sites on RHnet are by “dark fiber”, there are only four exceptions. The exceptions being: The link between Reykjavik and Akureyri, the two newly connected sites well outside the Reykjavik area, as well as the international connectivity (submarine cable).
