SABRENet

The South Australian Broadband Research & Education Network (SABRENet) is a fibre-optic broadband network linking the major Research & Education sites in metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia.

At over 90km, SABRENet is the second largest underground network in Adelaide after Telstra's.

Sites connected to SABRENet include
* All of Adelaide's university campuses
* Most teaching hospitals
* TAFE colleges
* Six high schools
* Research precincts and science parks
* Two AARNet POPs

SABRENet has been supported by the Australian Government under the Systemic Infrastructure Initiative, and forms part of the Australian Research and Education Network.

SABRENet Ltd is a non-profit public company formed by the SABRENet Members to build, own and operate SABRENet.The SABRENet Ltd members are Flinders University, the South Australian Government, the
University of Adelaide and the University of South Australia.

ee also

* Systemic Infrastructure Initiative
* AARNet

External links

* [http://www.sabrenet.edu.au SABRENet web site]
* [http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/1311618.html 'Grid Today' article - SABRENet Brings High-Speed to Southern Australia]
* [http://www.ministers.sa.gov.au/news.php?id=1347 Media release - Premier of South Australia]
* [http://www.adelaide.edu.au/news/news8381.html Media Release - University of Adelaide]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/tv/btn/stories/s1887674.htm ABC TV - Behind the News]