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Frankfurt, Germany and the other from Tel Aviv University to London, UK. These links connect IUCC to the GÉANT network in Europe and through it also to the American research network - Internet2 and the wider internet. Additionally, the IUCC connects to the Israeli domestic internet
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for high-tech companies in Israel, as well as for various telecommunications providers (prior to the establishment of the
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link operating at 20 Gbit/s. Each of the eight
Israeli universities in the consortium connects to both POPS via a primary 10-20 Gbit/s and a 2 Gbit/s backup link. These links are provided by Cellcom (primary) and HOT (failover). Automatic failover of these links is handled by the
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IUCC (Hebrew: מחב”א, MACHBA), was established in 1984 by Israel’s research universities and supported by the
Planning and Budgeting Committee of the Council for Higher Education. It operates as a non-profit organization. Through its centers and divisions, IUCC delivers communication and network
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European EARN network. In 1990, the first international Internet line from Israel to the USA began operating, at a rate of 64 kbit/s.
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infrastructure services, digital information services, and learning technologies, as well as operating and handling all inter-university joint procurement and the legal aspects of operating Israel’s
National Research and Education Network (
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