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⏰ Our 2024 fall Member Meeting is underway. We’re thrilled to connect with our members both in person and virtually and look forward to a great afternoon of panel discussions and collaboration!

🗣️ At OARnet's Member Meeting, panelists discuss strategy and maintaining cybersecurity efforts within your network in today's world. • Kirk Herath, CyberOhio • Holly Drake, State of Ohio • David Daniel, Nationwide • John Virden, Miami University • Spencer Wood, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency

Wrapping up the OARnet Member Meeting with updates from Peter Voderberg from BroadbandOhio. He emphasizes the importance of public-private partnerships and working together locally in the state to provide connectivity to everyone at affordable rates.

Our fall Member Meeting brought updates for OH’s tech landscape! • Cybersecurity proposals & partnerships • 400 Gbps fiber-optic upgrade • Service agreements & VMware Day Plus cyber panel with experts Nationwide, Miami University, CISA Cyber & more oar.net/press/fall_202…

🚀 OARnet’s 2023-24 Annual Report is live! Learn how OARnet saved clients $41M+ this year, made progress on upgrading Ohio’s fiber-optic backbone to 400 Gbps, and delivered tailored solutions to education, government and more. oar.net/press/oarnet_2…

Ohio’s broadband is going next-level! 🚀 OARnet’s 400 Gbps upgrade prepares the state for AI, workforce development, faster healthcare and economic growth. Learn more about this $20M investment in Ohio’s tech: bit.ly/4gjiXrQ

Today, OARnet connected with Ohio’s future workforce at The Ohio State University Career Fair. It was a great opportunity to share how we empower innovation through connectivity and collaboration!

Our views from Tempe, Arizona! 🌵 If you’re attending today's event with The Quilt and U.S. National Science Foundation, be sure to stop by the registration desk to grab a copy of OARnet’s Annual Report. We’re looking forward to an insightful day of networking and collaboration! #QuiltWMM

Great views, great food and even greater company. Enjoyed lunch yesterday with U.S. National Science Foundation CC* PIs and Internet2 colleagues at #QuiltWMM Excited for another day of good conversations and connection!

Exciting conversations at #OETC25! 🚀 From pilot projects to partnerships, we're collaborating with the BroadbandOhio office of the Ohio Development & Management Council to ensure all Ohioans have the broadband access they need to learn. Looking forward to the next two days!

🏕️📡 Staying connected at Ohio’s lodges and campgrounds is now easier than ever! OARnet, OhioDNR, Ohio DAS, Ohio Development & private providers expanded fiber access, boosting speeds from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps at 100+ sites. Learn more: bit.ly/42iow5M

We’re back at the COSI Big Science Celebration this Saturday, May 3, from 11–5! 🎉 📍 Find us left of the main stage 🛠️ Build a supercomputer node 🪐 Explore VR 🎒 Make a backpack tag Hands-on fun for all ages—we hope to see you there!

We’re at the University of Cincinnati for OARnet’s Spring Member Meeting! From our 400 Gbps upgrade and upcoming Terabit Network to mentorship and internship programs, we’re proud to support statewide connectivity. 🌐 📸 A few highlights ⬇️

Thank you to our panelists for sharing their insights and expertise during yesterday’s Shared Regional Resources ℹ️ session! 👥 From left to right: • Frankie Baker, Cincinnati State • Bharath Prabhakaran, University of Cincinnati • John Rathje, Kent State

OHECC 2025 is wrapping up and what a week it’s been! 🎉 From impactful presentations to thought-provoking keynotes, we’re grateful for this yearly opportunity to connect with and learn from our higher education peers across Ohio. Until next year! 👋

We wrapped a great Spring Member Meeting at University of Cincinnati with updates on: 📉 7% avg. internet rate drop (FY26) 💻 VMware, Omnissa & ArcGIS contracts 🛰️ NG911/MARCS backbone work 🧠 Regional services panel ✈️ Drone/eVTOL research at NAAMCE More: oar.net/press/oarnet_s…

OARnet Executive Director Pankaj Shah joined a panel at the NGA Broadband Leaders Workshop, where leaders discussed broadband access. Led by BroadbandOhio's (Ohio Development) Peter Voderberg, the panel explored how partnerships advance connectivity in Ohio.

Quantum encryption is taking shape in Ohio. 💡🔐 Ohio State researchers just established their first Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) link between two campus buildings — with OARnet hosting the transmitter. A big step toward quantum-secure communication 🚀 oar.net/press/quantum_…