Northeast Research and Education Network

Neren utilizes 10 routes totaling 612 miles to provide a fiber-optic Network that ties together in-state fiber initiatives, effectively creating an e-corridor that links the members not only to one another, but also to facilities throughout the region and globe. The Network primarily transports Research, academic and healthcare information, but is also intended to allow corporate and government members to form partnerships and collaborations with the region's academic, Research and healthcare members in new york and new england (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, new hampshire, rhode island and Vermont). Neren's purpose:maximize the educational and information exchange potential of communication Network resources by developing advanced networking among members of the corporation through regional cooperation and collaboration; pool the ever-expanding body of regional scientific, medical, and educational expertise to support the Research, Education and healthcare communities; and extend the benefits of its activities to promote technology transfer, economic and workforce development, and Network security for government, the nonprofit community, and the broader society, to act on those activities that are better done together than apart.