JANET is the name given to the UK’s academic network. It currently connects all Further and Higher Education institutions and the research councils. This community continues to expand and includes Regional Broadband Consortiums (RBC) within England, a similar initiative in the Scottish Schools Digital Network and the Lifelong Learning Network for Wales.
The core of this network is referred to as SuperJANET. This backbone provides a highly resilient and fast access to all JANET organisations and ensures they can communicate effectively. To ensure the network continues to meet the changing needs of its community this backbone is procured under a fixed term contract. These individual versions of the backbone are identified by number, with the most recent being referred to as SuperJANET4.
The contract held by JANET(UK) for the provision of SuperJANET4 ended in December 2006. This web site provides details of JANET(UK)’s work to ensure future provision continues to meet its clients’ needs.
