OARnet Shared Services

The benefit of developing a data communications infrastructure is not in the technology, but in connecting people and enabling projects. It is not about lines and routers, but about collaboration, learning, educating, and research. The benefit is in developing the capabilities of each institution to serve the needs of the students, staff, faculty, administration, and community.

The Ohio Board of Regents has designated OARnet as the technology infrastructure arm of the University System of Ohio. In that role, OARnet supports the networking aspirations of the Buckeye State’s public and private colleges and universities, whether it’s providing communication between far-flung resources and colleagues, bridging the globe by advanced videoconferencing, providing web-based emergency support to organizations in crisis, or providing group discounts to the latest in virtualization and other shared services. OARnet also supplies networking solutions for K-12 schools, hospitals, public broadcasting stations, and federal and industrial research labs.