GLIF - Global Lambda Integrated Facility Competitors

Internet2® is a member-owned advanced technology community founded by the nation's leading higher education institutions in 1996. Internet2 provides a collaborative environment for U.S. research and education organizations to solve shared technology challenges, and to develop innovative solutions in support of their educational, research, and community service missions.

AARNet Pty Ltd (APL) is the not-for-profit company that operates Australia's Academic and Research Network (AARNet). The shareholders are 38 Australian Universities and the CSIRO. AARNet provides high-capacity, leading-edge networking and communications services to the nation's universities, health and other research organisations, schools, vocational training providers and cultural institutions. Over two million end users access the network and services through shareholder and other customer institutions. AARNet has been effective in making representations to government on policy, legislation, strategy and programs to improve the telecommunications facilities and services available not only to the education and research sector but also to the whole Australian community.

SURF is a cooperative association of Dutch educational and research institutions in which the members combine their strengths. Within SURF, we work together to acquire or develop the best possible digital services, and to encourage knowledge sharing through continuous innovation. The members are the owners of SURF.