Ten Companies Team with Georgia Tech to Form 100G Consortium

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First-of-its-Kind Center Attracts $2.2 Million in Support

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Ten companies have joined forces with the Georgia Institute of Technology to establish the Georgia Tech 100G Optical Networking Consortium, which is believed to be the first academic-industrial consortium of its kind in the world.

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Ten companies have joined forces with the Georgia Institute of Technology to establish the Georgia Tech 100G Optical Networking Consortium, which is believed to be the first academic-industrial consortium of its kind in the world. To date, more than $2.2 million in support has been designated for this facility by the consortium

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Computer Science/Information Technology and Security, Engineering, Research
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consortium, networking, optical, transmission
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  • Created By: John Toon
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  • Created On: Mar 16, 2009 - 8:00pm
  • Last Updated: Oct 7, 2016 - 11:03pm