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Solutions made for research and education

AARNet's high-performing network and services are purpose built to support collaboration, knowledge sharing and innovation. We pioneered the internet in Australia in 1989 and continue to empower universities, research institutes, TAFEs, schools and cultural organisations to unlock new digital opportunities for teaching, learning and research.

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Powerful digital technologies for Australia’s researchers and educators

More than just a network. AARNet is about providing cost-effective solutions that drive powerful outcomes for research and education. Find out how you can benefit from our network and services.

Network and Connectivity

Fast, reliable and secure internet and solutions for connecting campuses, facilities and cloud services.

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Data and Collaboration

High-performing solutions for working with data and enabling collaboration virtually anywhere.

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Cyber Security

Solutions for protecting Australia’s campus networks, online assets and information from cyber threats.

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Global Reach

Our advanced research and education network

From local to global. AARNet connects the Australian research and education sector locally, nationally and to the rest of the world.
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Latest news

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Aarnet galaxy dna
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July 28, 2022

Galaxy Australia’s popularity prompts move of core services to AARNet

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AAR Net RMIT AWS supercomputer live
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July 22, 2022

AARNet connectivity for new RMIT cloud supercomputing facility

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ANU SkyMapper Telescope
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June 30, 2022

Enabling astronomers to find fastest-growing black hole in the universe

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RMIT ALIRT optical fibre
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June 24, 2022

Using AARNet optical fibre to map earthquakes in Australia

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AARNet Annual Report 2022
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June 16, 2022

AARNet 2021 Annual Report: Delivering and securing through global challenges

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Ian oconnor governance
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June 07, 2022

AARNet announces new Board Chair

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New aarnet board members jun22
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June 06, 2022

AARNet welcomes two new board members

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AARNet connected supercomputers
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April 28, 2022

Connecting the supercomputers at the cornerstone of Australian research

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AARNet transitioning universities to Zoom Phone
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April 25, 2022

Zoom Phone - transitioning telephony and call centre to the cloud

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CloudStor SWAN
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March 30, 2022

Providing more flexibility for researchers in CloudStor SWAN

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Featured work and case studies

Find out more about how researchers and educators across Australia are benefitting from the digital technologies and services AARNet provides

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Faster data transfers

Faster data transfers lead to faster results for cancer research

A partnership with AARNet provides CMRI with a 10 gigabit-per-second internet connection and direct connections to leading cloud service providers so that researchers can quickly and easily access the compute and storage resource they need.

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Large scale research

Supporting researchers in the fight against diseases and antibiotic resistance

Scientists at the University of Wollongong's Molecular Horizons facility rely on AARNet for moving data collected from powerful microscopes to high performance computing for analysis.

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Digital Earth Australia

Using satellite imagery to solve real world problems

Digital Earth Australia, a ground-breaking open source platform, transforms spatial data and satellite imagery into easily accessible tools for planning and decision making, and relies on AARNet for moving data around the research community.

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Sydney Kormoran

Visualising the story of Australia’s largest-ever naval loss

An ambitious project to create digital 3D reconstructions of shipwrecks for virtual underwater heritage museum experiences relies on the AARNet network for the transfer of huge volumes of data from the research lab to supercomputer.

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