The project relies not only on the public-private partnerships within each chosen Gig.U community, it relies heavily on GB2’s team members and the unique expertise each bring, including…

Jim Baller of Baller Herbst Law Group, PC

“If the United States is to remain a leader in the increasingly competitive knowledge-based global economy, we must accelerate the deployment, adoption, and use of gigabit networks.  As part of the Gig.U initiative, Gigabit Squared’s innovative request for proposals will be a significant step forward in meeting that objective.”

Marty Curran, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Corning Optical Fiber

“Bandwidth availability drives applications creativity.  GigU promises to take this relationship to a new level, making ultra-high bandwidth gigabit networks available to the most creative communities in the country.  Today’s announcement is the first big step toward bringing this promise to a reality for six Gig.U member sponsored projects.  These projects will provide the proof of concept needed to generate financing for gigabit networks in other universities throughout the country.  We congratulate Gig.U and Gigabit Squared for their vision.”

Bob Sommerfeld, President of G4S Technology (design-build consultant)

“G4S Technology is excited to be supporting Gigabit Squared on the Gig.U project.  For over twenty years we have been fully committed to the design, construction and maintenance of integrated broadband networks.  Bringing true broadband to these communities will drive economic development, streamline education, improve healthcare and expand the reach and response time for public safety initiatives.“

Edward Morche, Senior Vice President of Level 3 Communications

“The continuing innovation that is coming out of our academic research community is critical to our country’s viability and competitive position. At a time when research is increasingly complex, collaborative and interdependent on other research, the rapid sharing of information is critical. That is why access to a secure, reliable, ultra-high speed communications network is so important, and that is why Level 3 supports this initiative.  Level 3 have served leading academic institutions and research communities for years, providing advanced communications support. Level 3 is itself a leader in technological research, holding more 775 pending and issued patents worldwide.  Level 3 is at the forefront of next-generation networks that continue to evolve to support the unique needs of the creators, movers and consumers of high bandwidth applications.  We are proud to support this important initiative.”