Those currently considering commercial services to support conference
visitors may have heard in the past that JANET(UK) was looking to
centrally 'facilitate' such a service.
After some months of seemingly positive progress with a national
provider, we ultimately were unable to obtain a sufficiently favourable
deal. The idea has not been abandoned, however, and we are currently in
the process of engaging market research to bolster our case when we
revisit the market to see if a better deal can be had.
Your help in participating in the surveys etc that may result later this
year would be greatly appreciated!
There are no guarantees as to when or if any JANET contribution in this
area might come to fruition, but with people here discussing length of
tie-in etc., I thought it fair to mention that the behind-the-scenes
work is ongoing...
M.
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Mr Mark O'Leary
Technical Specialist: Network Access
JANET(UK)
Tel: +44 (0)1235 822371
http://www.ja.net/development/network-access.html
JANET, the UK's education and research network
JANET(UK) is a trading name of The JNT Association, a company limited
by guarantee which is registered in England under No. 2881024
and whose Registered Office is at Lumen House, Library Avenue,
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire. OX11 0SG
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