Qwest to Upgrade Department of Energy Network

Qwest Communications was awarded a contract extension to upgrade portions of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) to 10 Gbps. ESnet, which will have its entire backbone upgraded to OC-192 in 2005, is funded by DOE to provide advanced networking between more than 35 major research sites. Financial terms were not disclosed.
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