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10.2.09Of the 155 services requested by VERNet members, 123 of these are available for use.
The connection of these123 services means that five of VERNet's ten members now have ...
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28.9.09The last four months have seen VERNet provide a total of 150 of the 153 VERN phase one services to their ten members. There are now seven of the ten members enjoying 100% of their VERN...
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29.9.09VERNet has now provisioned three 1Gbps services between the Alfred Hospital and three Monash University sites, 1 month ahead of schedule.
The education and research activities...
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13.4.09The number of services available to VERNet members has climbed to 136.
The last two months has seen the completion of some key infrastructure projects that have enabled VERNet to...
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2.2.09In recent news it was announced that Roger Tanton would take over as Chief Executive Officer of VERNet following the departure of John Carruthers.
After four years as CEO of VERNet...
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13.11.08As VERNet nears the end of the initial build phase, more and more of its members are approaching them to make additions to the VERN in order to provide additional services.
The new...
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19.8.08VERNet now has 91 provisioned services connecting 48 sites.
Another 61 VERN services can be provisioned when the remaining VERN infrastructure is deployed or commissioned. These...
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30.6.08The June quarter saw the completion of some infrastructure projects which have 11 services eligible for provisioning by VERNet.
The Brunswick project was completed on April 30...
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4.2.08VERNet began launching segments of its network for service to its members on January 29. The underlying VERN network infrastructure comprises a mix of dark fibre and wavelengths. Network circuits are being provided to...
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13.6.07The first installation of WDM equipment in the VERN network was completed this week.
The first installation was at the Market St PoP (point of presence) in Melbourne's CBD....
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4.4.07The VERN network has won an award recognising its excellence in network infrastructure at an industry conference.
The national award acknowledged that the VERN is a 'dark fibre...
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19.12.06VERNet has signed a multi-million dollar contract to purchase WDM equipment for its statewide optic fibre and services network.
WDM equipment enables VERNet to increase the capacity of network fibre, as...
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25.6.06Construction on the 46 km Latrobe Valley fibre precinct is underway and is expected to be finished in the next several weeks.
The precinct is a fibre loop connecting Churchill, Moe...
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8.2.06More than 120km of the 136km link between Traralgon and Bairnsdale has been constructed following a burst of intensive work over the past several weeks.
Construction crews worked through Christmas laying the optical fibre cable at an...
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2.4.07Six optic fibre links have been commissioned for use by VERNet's member institutions.
The six links have been deployed in the past few weeks. They are:
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