International connectivity available to Algeria’s scientists, academics and students has recently been upgraded from 622Mbps to 2.5Gbps by networking organisation GÉANT and its regional partner ASREN (Arab States Research and Education Network). The fourfold capacity increase is an early result of AfricaConnect2, the EU-funded pan-African connectivity project which supports the establishment of research and education (R&E) internet networks across Africa.

GÉANT has recently been given official recognition by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) of its role in R&E networking and invited to use its expertise to help UfMimplement itsdigital economy agenda in the Southern Mediterranean.

Algerian Research Network «ARN» (www.arn.dz) has recently upgraded his link to GEANT Network (www.geant.org), the Pan-European NRENs Network from 622 Mbps to 2.5 Gbps. This upgrade is the result of a continuous increase need for GEANT link.