AT&T-Unisource Network Links European Think Tanks.HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--February 24, 1997-- AT&T-Unisource Communications Services has been awarded a contract to build an information superhighway (1) A generic name for the Internet. (2) A proposed high-speed communications system that was touted by the Clinton/Gore administration to enhance education in America in the 21st century. Its purpose was to help all citizens regardless of their income level. that will link major national think tanks throughout Europe by April. While universities and research centers in Europe use their own national data networks to share multimedia presentations and real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. applications, such as videoconferences, they currently do not share a high-speed trans-European network. However, a consortium of national networks, working in collaboration with the European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community (EC) will provide that network, to be called TEN-34 (Trans-European Network 34). Service will be predominantly pre·dom·i·nant adj. 1. Having greatest ascendancy, importance, influence, authority, or force. See Synonyms at dominant. 2. based on Asynchronous Transfer Mode See ATM. (communications) Asynchronous Transfer Mode - (ATM, or "fast packet") A method for the dynamic allocation of bandwidth using a fixed-size packet (called a cell). See also ATM Forum, Wideband ATM. ATM acronyms. Indiana acronyms. technology, allowing centers to transmit voice, data and video information at speeds starting at 34 million bits of information per second (mbps). AT&T-Unisource will initially connect Spain, Switzerland, Germany, the Netherlands, the Netherlands, The officially Kingdom of The Netherlands byname Holland Country, northwestern Europe. Area: 16,034 sq mi (41,528 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 16,300,000. Capital: Amsterdam. Seat of government: The Hague. Most of the people are Dutch. United Kingdom, and the Nordic countries to TEN-34. The service delivered by AT&T-Unisource will be an Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IP) Managed Backbone Service with advanced features, operated over the AT&T-Unisource IP pan-European network. "TEN-34 is important because it raises the level of communications between these research centers to the twenty- first century," said Jim Cosgrove, chief executive officer for AT&T-Unisource Communications Services. "AT&T-Unisource is proud to be part of such an exciting project." The AT&T-Unisource contract was awarded by four TEN-34 members: NORUnet, the Nordic information superhighway linking research and education centers in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden; SURFnet bv, an information superhighway provider in The Netherlands; UKERNA UKERNA - United Kingdom Education and Research Networking Association , the United Kingdom Education for Research Networking Association; and RedIRIS, the Spanish academic network for research and development. Terms of the contract were undisclosed. AT&T-Unisource Communications Services is the joint venture company founded by AT&T and Unisource to provide seamless, value-added international voice, data and messaging services and managed networks to corporations in Europe. The company provides full access and service capabilities in most of Europe and throughout the world. CONTACT: AT&T Patricia Robinson 908-221-8541 (Office) pcrobinson@attmail.com or Phil Coathup + 44-152-749-3549 (Office) pcoathup@attmail.com |
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