Internet2

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Listen Tuesday, Apr. 19, 2005 at 12:06 p.m. in Science, Tech Tuesday, Technology

Why do the kids get all the good stuff? Moving 100 million bits of data per second compared to the average 1.5 million bits per second of typical broadband, Internet2 is a speedy experimental fiber-optic network available to universities that runs up to 15,000 times faster than the standard Internet. Tech Tuesday looks at why Internet2 was developed and what the future may bring.

Audio archives, transcripts and CDs will be available approximately 15 minutes after the program ends.

Guests

Gary Bachula

Vice President for External Relations, Internet2

Guy Jones

Chief Technology Officer, George Washington University

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