TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 16 May 2008 at 10:45

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
UNINETT AS
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
UNINETT AS
D.3 Abbreviation in English
UNINETT
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
UNINETT
D.5 Visiting address
Abels gate 5, Teknobyen Street

N-7030 TRONDHEIM City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
Street

N-7465 Trondheim City/postal code
D.9 Country
Norway
D.10 Fax
+47 735 579 01
D.11 Phone
+47 735 579 00
D.12 General e-mail address
info@uninett.no
D.13 Website
http://www.uninett.no
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
firstname.surname@uninett.no
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1978
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
1986
D.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
1993
D.18 Short description of the history of the organisation

D.19 Form of organisation
(x)Separate legal entity of its own
( )Not a legal entity of its own, but part of a larger organisation
( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
Name of the parent organisation
D.20 What is the formal relationship between the organisation and the government?
( )We are a government agency or part of a ministry
( )The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
( )There is an indirect relationship (for example if at least half the members of your Governing body are appointed by research and education institutions that in itself are (largely) government-funded)
( )No formal relationship
(x)Other, please explain below
UNINETT is a public limited company, 100% owned by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research
D.21 Description of the governing structure of the NREN
The company's board is made up of members from client institutions, appointed by the owner, the Ministry for Education.
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
http://www.uninett.no/om/index.en.html
D.23 Senior management team
CEO Mr. Title Petter First name Kongshaug Last name
Chief Executive Officer Job Title

petter.kongshaug@uninett.no E-mail address
CEO 2 Mr. Title Helge First name Moe Last name
Vice Executive Officer Job Title

helge.moe@uninett.no E-mail address
CTO Mr. Title Olav First name Kvittem Last name
CTO Research and development Job Title

Olav.Kvittem@uninett.no E-mail address
CTO 2 Mr. Title Olaf First name Schjelderup Last name
CTO Network Job Title

Olaf.schjelderup@uninett.no E-mail address
OTHER Ms. Title Ingrid First name Melve Last name
CTO Services Job Title

ingrid.melve@uninett.no E-mail address
D.24 Short description of major changes that occurred in the network during the past year or that are foreseen for the coming year
In the previous year, the company has deployed optical equipment to offer lambdas services in Norway's 4 main university cities. This offers a range of new services for the institutions, plus an increase in general internet capacity for these institutions.
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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

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TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information