South-East Europe fibre infrastructure for research and education

Objective

SEEFIRE aims to prepare for future collaboration in southeast Europe by studying the availability of options for network infrastructure and possible strategies for the development of research and education networking in the region, with a specific emphasis on the Western Balkan countries. The project will raise awareness, among stakeholders of NRENs, governments, users and telecom operators, about the results of the SEEREN and GN1 and the findings of SERENATE about the measures to reduce the digital divide in Europe.

The project will exploit the results of these IST projects and of national research and education networking projects in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Serbia-Montenegro and Greece. Southeast European countries have a strategic role in connecting SE Europe, Caucasian and Mediterranean countries to G-NT. The SEEREN network needs to be sustained and upgraded by exploring all available infrastructure solutions. SEEFIRE will contribute to the preparation of the next generation of this network (SEEREN2), by providing the tools and knowledge that may allow SEE NRENs to potentially obtain access to dark fibre. In this respect, it will considerably assist them in long-term sustainability plans. SEEFIRE will contribute to introducing SEE countries into the eInfrastructures community and will stimulate the launch of joint RTD projects, widening the scope of existing project, helping the participating countries to pursue forthcoming FP6 projects and to become more technology competent.

SEEFIRE will provide
- a benchmark of existing and potential optical fibre in the region,
- an analysis of the technical options available for the deployment of dark fibre and the management of optical transmission by NRENs in the region, thereby providing guidelines for future implementations,
- reports on economic aspects and regulations, and
- information dissemination activities targeting both technical and policy-making actors in the region.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › physical sciences › optics › fibre optics

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2004-2.3.6.2 - To prepare for future international co-operation in IST

Funding Scheme

SSA - Specific Support Action

Coordinator

TRANS-EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND EDUCATION NETWORKING ASSOCIATION

Address

Singel 468 D
Amsterdam
Netherlands

Participants (10)

AKADEMIA E SHKENCAVE TE SHQIPERISE

Albania

Address

Sheshi "Fan Noli" 7
Tirana

CESNET, ZAJMOVE SDRUZENI PRAVNICKYCH OSOB

Czechia

Address

Zikova 4
160 00 Praha 6

DELIVERY OF ADVANCED NETWORK TECHNOLOGY TO EUROPE LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

3 Worcester Street
OX1 2PZ Oxford, Oxfordshire

GREEK RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY NETWORK S.A.

Greece

Address

Mesogeion 56
11527 Athens

INFORMATION SOCIETY TECHNOLOGIES FOUNDATION

Bulgaria

Address

Office 309, Fl.3, 6 Gourko Street
1000 Sofia

NEMZETI INFORMACIOS INFRASTRUKTURA FEJLESZTESI IRODA

Hungary

Address

Victor Hugo Utca 18/-22
1132 Budapest

OFICIUL PENTRU OPERARE SI ADMINISTRARE AL INFRASTRUCTURII DE COMUNICATII DE DATE "ROEDUNET"

Romania

Address

Splaiul Independentei 313, Building R, Room R506-507
060042 Bucuresti

ST'S CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF SKOPJE

Address

Bul. Krste Misirkov Bb
1000 Skopje

UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU

Serbia

Address

Studentski Trg 1
11000 Beograd

USTANOVA "BIHARNET CENTAR" SARAJEVO

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Address

Kulina Bana 16
Sarajevo