PREGINET is a nationwide broadband research and education network that interconnects academic, research and government institutions. It is the first government-led initiative to establish a National Research and Education Network (NREN) in the country. Establishing exchange points allow for richer network connectivity by enabling direct interconnectivity among users. Since the NREN is solely used by institutions that are part of the network, apparent advantages include reduced cost compared to ISPs, decreased latency, and high bandwidth. These facilitate enhanced knowledge sharing and research collaboration within the research and education community.
Compared with privately owned ISPs that offer Internet connectivity for profit and commercial use, PREGINET aims to provide value to the above mentioned institutions in four primary areas:
- Direct connectivity to international Research and Education networks;
- Enhanced communication through its value-adding services, such as videoconferencing, videostreaming, and Voice over IP;
- Access to local and foreign content and applications through the conduct of R&D and collaboration with other institutions; and
- Facilitating the formation of user communities in areas such as agriculture, distance education, networking technologies, disaster mitigation and management, bioinformatics, and telemedicine.
PREGINET is also used as a test-bed to demonstrate novel applications in digital content; hazards and disaster monitoring, prediction, warning, and mitigation; e-governance, among others. These applications require access to high-speed networks and network services not provided over commercial ISP networks. See more of PREGINET's collaboration with other institutions.
By becoming part of PREGINET, partners are provided the platform to pursue collaborative research, education, and other initiatives with leading universities and research institutions abroad. Access to large databases, and online libraries are made much faster because of PREGINET’s link with international RENs. PREGINET is also part of important research and education initiatives globally. |
