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SomaliREN connected to the UbuntuNet network under AfricaConnect2

SomaliREN connected to the UbuntuNet network under AfricaConnect2


Amsterdam, 4 July 2018

UbuntuNet Alliance is pleased to announce that it has successfully connected SomaliREN, the Somalian NREN, to the UbuntuNet network. The connectivity to the regional backbone follows the awarding of a 10 year contract to telecom network provider Somcast Networks LLC to provide an STM 1 circuit from the UbuntuNet Alliance’s PoPs between Dar es Salaam and Mogadishu.



​“We are pleased that SomaliREN is finally connected to the UbuntuNet Alliance regional backbone. It is a dream come true for our NREN as well as the Somali higher education and research community and institutions. This marks the beginning of the realization of a grand vision to connect all our research and education institutions among themselves and with their global partners so that access to research and education facilities and resources is achieved.” Abdullahi Bihi Hussein, CEO of SomaliREN


     


Read the full press release issued by UbuntuNet Alliance.