Digital Inclusion
+50%
Bringing fibre connectivity to more of European research and education
Data Growth
+30%
Average annual increase in network traffic over last five years
Investing in Europe
€60m+
GN4-3N stimulated the market in cross-border communications
Green Deal
-40%
Network design and green procurement reduced energy consumption
Europe's next-generation network
The GN4- 3N project (2019-2023) was the last of three phases implementing the actions defined in the 68-month GN4 FPA between the GÉANT Consortium and the EC that started with GN4-1 in May 2015.
It successfully delivered the most significant restructuring of the GÉANT backbone network in a decade, designed to drive digital inclusion and support the needs of Europe’s research and education (R&E) community for the next 15+ years.
Going beyond its initial scope, the project saw 69 routes added to production service; 405 new Infinera nodes deployed; 50 legacy links decommissioned; 34 countries connected; and a total of 26,047 km of dark fibre or spectrum lit. In parallel, the IP backbone links were upgraded, reconfigured, and added to support traffic growth.
GN4-3N News
Project Team Interviews