TuiaNet
TuiaNet or Tuia was a national research and education network (NERN) in New Zealand. Established in 1992, it provided the first Internet backbone for the country. This backbone provided a 48 kbit/s connection[1] between every New Zealand university, many Crown Research Institute and the National Library.[2] It also provided an international connection of 128 kbit/s (1992) to 512 kbit/s (1994) to the Ames Research Center.[3] By 1993, the parties involved in the network rarely engaged in further collaboration on the network, and private internet service providers soon emerged.[3]
The main international connection of the network was replaced with the Southern Cross Cable, and a new NERN emerged through the Kiwi Advanced Research and Education Network (KAREN) in 2006.
References[edit]
- ^ Keith Newman. "Internet in New Zealand Timeline". Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ Michael Newbery (3 June 1993). "A Short Catechism on the Internet". Retrieved 10 August 2011.
- ^ a b "New Zealand". July 1994. Retrieved 10 August 2011.