{"id":1477,"date":"2015-06-09T20:41:50","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T20:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/amlight.net\/?page_id=1477"},"modified":"2026-03-09T11:49:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T15:49:13","slug":"press-releases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?page_id=1477","title":{"rendered":"Press releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last fusion-column-no-min-height\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2026<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>AmLight Activates Terabit Bandwidth Capacity on the Monet Submarine Cable<br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida, March 9, 2026, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Terabit-bandwidth-activation_2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to press release<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2024<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>Experiments and Demonstrations Using World-scale Experimental Network with Ten International 100Gbps Paths at SC24<br \/>\n<\/strong>NICT, Dec 24, 2024, <a href=\"https:\/\/testbed.nict.go.jp\/event_new\/SC24.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Link to press release<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2022<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p><strong>AMPATH Joins MANRS Initiative to Improve Routing Security<br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida, Jan 7, 2022, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/MANRSPressRelease.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2021<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><strong>FIU and ESnet receive NSF grant for high-speed data transfer research project<br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida, April 23, 2021, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/?p=4613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2020<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p><strong>Americas-Africa Lightpaths Express and Protect (AmLight-ExP)Enhanced Infrastructure for Research and Education<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida, October 20, 2020, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AmLight-ExP_IRNC_Award_Press_Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p><strong>AtlanticWave-SDX: A Distributed Intercontinental Experimental Software Defined Exchange <\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida, October 16, 2020, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/AtlanticWave-SDXPressRelease2020.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p><strong>AmLight Express and Protect demonstrates the utility of the collaborative initiative to connect South Africa via AmLight-SACS<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida, March 30, 2020, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AmLight_SACSWACS_traffic_press_relesse-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p><strong>AmLight Express and Protect interconnects three continents by activating 100G end-to-end links between the U.S., Brazil and South Africa<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida, March 1, 2020, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/AmLight_SACS_press_relesse_v6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2019<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p><strong>AmLight Express and Protect project adds three 200Gbps optical waves for Research and Education between the U.S. and Brazil<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida, August 30, 2019, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/MONET_press_relesse_v6.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p><strong>FIU introduced In-band Network Telemetry (INT) project at the European TNC19 conference<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong>Tallin, Estonia \u2013 June 18, 2019, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/FIU-NoviFlowPRESS_RELEASE.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p><strong>Software Developed in Brazil Prepares to Orchestrate Data from Telescope with World\u2019s Largest Digital Camera<br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida \u2013 January 31, 2019, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/SPARCE_2019.pdf\">English pdf<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sprace.org.br\/index.php\/software-desenvolvido-no-brasil-prepara-se-para-transmitir-dados-do-telescopio-com-maior-camera-digital-do-mundo\/\">Portuguese<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2018<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p><strong>Amlight-Exp Activates two new 100 Gbps Points-of-Presence Enhancing Infrastructure for Research and Education<br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida \u2013 March 29, 2018, Print\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AmLightEXP100GPress_29MAR2018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2017<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p><strong>Amlight-Exp Network Infrastructure Demonstrate Large Data-Sets Transfer at SC17<br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida \u2013 December 19, 2017, Print\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/SC17-Demo-Caltech-FIU-ANSP-UNESP-v1.5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>AMPATH supports the deployment of anycast for improvement of B-Root DNS Services<br \/>\n<\/strong>Miami, Florida \u2013 April 20, 2017, Print <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/B_Root_Ampath_pressrelease_April2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2016<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><p><strong>AmLight-ExP Networking Team demonstrates high-performance international connectivity at Supercomputing Conference (SC16)<br \/>\n<\/strong>Salt Lake City, Utah \u2013 November 15, 2016, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/SC16_AWAVE_Demo_with_FIU-ANSP-UNESP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\"><strong>AtlanticWave-SDX demonstrates its first distributed Software-Defined Exchange controller<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Miami, Florida \u2013 September 29, 2016, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/AtlanticWaveSDX_GLIF16demo_Press_Release_Final3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\">The Brazilian National Research and Educational Network (Rede Nacional de Ensino e Pesquisa &#8211; RNP) announced 100 Gbps international connections between Brazil and the United States are activated<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Brazil \u2013 July 8, 2016, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TheBrazilianNationalResearchandEducationalNetwork.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\">Americas Lightpaths Express and Protect Activates First US \u2013 Latin America 100G Networking Link Enhancing Infrastructure for Research and Education<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Miami, Fla. \u2013 April 26, 2016, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/AmLightEXP100GPress051016-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\">Angola Cables &amp; Americas Lightpaths Consortium Sign Memorandum of Understanding;<br \/>\nInfrastructure for Research and Education<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Miami, Fla. \u2013 April 1, 2016, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Angola-Cables-AmLight-Press-Release-20160401.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2015<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\">FIU\/AmLight Deploys ONOS and SDN-IP Software Live on Next-Generation Research and Education Networks Connecting Brazil, Chile and the Caribbean to the US<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Miami, Fla. \u2013 Aug 20, 2015, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/FIU-AmLight-ONOS-deployment-press-release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\">Padtec completes Florida LambdaRail Installation<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Miami, Fla. \u2013 May 4, 2015, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Padtec-FLR-FIU-AMPATH.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\">AtlanticWave-SDX: A Distributed Intercontinental Experimental Software Defined Exchange for Research &amp; Education Networking<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>Miami, Florida, April 15, 2015, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/AtlanticWaveSDX-Press-Release_Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\"><strong>Americas Lightpaths Express and Protect enhances Infrastructure for Research and Education<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span>Miami, Florida, April 7, 2015, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/AmLightEXP-Press-Release-20150407-Final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2014<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-16\"><p class=\"intBody\"><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\"><strong>AMLIGHT Network Upgrade adds Software-Defined Networking capability between the U.S. and South America<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span>Miami, Florida,\u00a0December 5, 2014, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/ciara.fiu.edu\/AmLight-SDN-FIUpress_release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a>,\u00a0For Caltech press release from SC2014 click <a href=\"http:\/\/ciara.fiu.edu\/Caltech-SC14-Press-ReleaseV10A-Nov24.pdf\" target=\"new\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\">FIU awarded for AMLIGHT to provide an Advanced International Network for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) through 2031<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span class=\"intBody\">Miami, Florida,\u00a0November 12, 2014, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/amlight.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/lsstFIUpressrelease12Nov2014final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\"><strong>AmLight Consortium Research &amp; Education Network Helps Transmit FIFA World Cup in 8K from Brazil to Japan<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"intBody\">Miami, Florida, July 22, 2014, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/ciara.fiu.edu\/images\/release_8K-WorkdCup_network.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\"><h3 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">2013<\/h3><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e0dede;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-17\"><p><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\"><strong>AmLight supports wide-area network demonstrations in Super Computing 2013 (SC13)<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"intBody\">Miami, Florida, February 3, 2014, Print <a href=\"http:\/\/ciara.fiu.edu\/SC13AmLightPressReleaseFinal.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span class=\"intSubHeadBlue\">100 Gigabit Undersea Network Innovation Bridges Education and Science Opportunities between the United States and Latin America<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong>OpenWave Made Possible by NSF, the Brazilian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, the S\u00e3o Paulo State Research Foundation, and Florida International University<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Miami, Florida, November 18, 2013,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/ciara.fiu.edu\/OpenWave_PressRelease%20v5-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Major Network Upgrade between Brazil and United States Enables International Collaboration and Innovation<br \/>\n<\/strong>AmLight 40 Gigabit Upgrade Made Possible by Brazil and U.S. Research &amp; Education Networks ANSP, RNP and Florida International University,\u00a0Miami, Florida, September 3, 2013,<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Print\u00a0pdf\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/ciara.fiu.edu\/AmLight-fiu%2040g%20upgrade%20press%20release%20final-3x.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English<\/a><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">,\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"line-height: 1.5;\" href=\"http:\/\/ciara.fiu.edu\/AmLight%2040g%20upgrade%20press%20release%20final%20portuguese.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Portuguese<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 hundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-overflow:visible;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" 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