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GN4-3N

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.

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Key Facts – GN4-3N

​​​Start date: ​1 January 2019


​​Duration: 48 months​


​​Total budget: €50.5M


​Participa​nts: ​500+​​​


​​39 Project Partners: 37 NRENs, NORDUnet (representing 5 Nordic countries) and GÉANT Association.​​​​


Co-funded: B​y the EU and Europe’s NRENs.
As part of the GÉANT 2020 Framework Partnership Agreement (FPA), the project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 856728 (GN4-3N).

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