Broadband - Voip

Imagine students using computer simulations to design a bridge or an airplane wing using high-performance computing resources on the other side of the state. Without high-speed access to the Internet, these new learning tools and practices are beyond the reach of most schools.

At the request of the N.C. Board of Education and Lt. Gov. Beverly Perdue, the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University is leading the implementation of a $6 million state-funded pilot project to provide high-speed network connectivity to all K-12 schools in North Carolina.

 

State government, educators and businesses are working to build an education network supporting K-12 schools by extending and expanding a statewide, high-speed network backbone developed over the past 20 years to support North Carolina’s public universities. Friday Institute Director of Technology Phil Emer is leading the statewide implementation team to develop pilot projects to demonstrate the opportunities.

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