Open Ireland, is a €2 million research infrastructure to support advanced experimentation in communications networks. It has been launched by CONNECT, the Science Foundation Ireland research centre for future networks, at Trinity College Dublin.
Dr Marco Ruffini, Associate Professor in Optical Network Architectures in the School of Computer Science and Statistics at Trinity College Dublin, will manage the operation of the infrastructure which will include a dedicated fibre connection between Trinity and DCU’s Glasnevin campus, as well as the deployment of macro and small cells to provide radio coverage.
Funded primarily by Science Foundation Ireland’s ‘Research Infrastructure Programme’, additional contributions are expected from companies who will collaborate with academic researchers to explore new applications and services.
