HEAnet

HEAnet is the national education and research network of Ireland.

HEAnet
Formation1983; incorporated in November 1997[1]
Legal statusCompany limited by guarantee
HeadquartersDublin
Region served
Ireland
Main organ
Board of Directors
Websitewww.heanet.ie

HEAnet's e-infrastructure services support approximately 210,000 students and staff (third-level) in Ireland, and approximately 800,000 students and staff (first and second-level) relying on the HEAnet network.[1] In total, the network supports approximately 1 million users.[2]

Established in 1983 by a number of Irish universities,[1] and supported by the Higher Education Authority, HEAnet provides e-infrastructure services to schools, colleges and universities within the Irish education system. Its network connects Irish universities, Institutes of technology in Ireland, the Irish Centre for High-End Computing (National Supercomputing Centre) and other higher education institutions (HEIs). It also provides internet services to primary and post-primary schools in Ireland and research organisations.[3][4] Their clients also include various state-sponsored bodies, including hosting the online live conferencing service of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Ireland.[5]

HEAnet also hosts a mirror service, which acts as a mirror for projects such as SourceForge, Debian, and Ubuntu.[6]

In 2014, HEAnet hosted the TERENA Conference in Dublin. It was held between 19 and 22 May 2014 in Dublin.[7]

In 2017, HEAnet announced additional investment in "100Gbps [services] to boost bandwidth accessed by [...] 216 academic locations around Ireland".[8][9]

References
  1. "About". Heanet.ie. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. "HEAnet to announce new security deal". Irishtimes.com. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. "HEAnet clients". HEAnet. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
  4. "HEAnet completes €30m second level broadband rollout". TechCentral.ie. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. "Our Clients". HEAnet. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  6. "ftp.heanet.ie". ftp.heanet.ie. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. "TERENA Networking Conference 2014: Networking with the World". digitalmeetsculture.net. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  8. "HEAnet invests €5m in 100Gbps nationwide network". Siliconrepublic.com. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  9. "Agile Networks secures €5m contract with HEAnet". Irishtimes.com. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.


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