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Benefits for Members and Affiliates
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- Collaborate with researchers across the province and around the world. BCNET provides research and education institutions with complete access to the provincial, national and global advanced network. The global system of education and research networks involves 42 nations around the world.
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- Ability to participate in large-scale, world-class international research projects. High-speed networks up to 10,000 times faster than commercial Internet, allow for high-bandwidth experimental research projects.
- Increased productivity. BCNET's dedicated network does not carry commercial Internet traffic, which means our members receive higher quality service. Researchers and scientists can easily share terabits of data across the continent and around the world.
- Flexibility for unique experimental projects. A highly flexible, agile architecture allows for complete customization of the network to meet our members' unique needs for large- or small-scale experimental, high-bandwidth research and education projects.
- Dedicated network experts and project managers. Expert dedicated support and project management staff are available to customize the networks for specialized research and education projects.
- Cost-effective. Most research projects require experimentation or adjustment to the network, which would be inappropriate on a production network with strict service commitments. BCNET can increase bandwidth for short-term or long-term projects for no additional fees, providing a very cost-effective service.
- Reduced network traffic fees. BCNET's no-fee regional peering service eliminates carrier costs between members for traffic exchanged at the TX. Connecting at the Transit Exchange (37K pdf) means that members and affiliates can peer with other researchers and educators at the same exchange in a very low-cost way.
- Opportunity for Technological Advancement. We provide our members with the technical infrastructure, advice and support to become technologically advanced. As a testing ground for new technologies, we open the door to a vast array of technical resources and applications, such as video conferencing for distributed learning and lightpaths for lightning-speed connectivity.
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