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GN4-3N

Digital Inclusion

Digital Inclusion

+50%

Bringing fibre connectivity to more of European research and education

Data Growth

Data Growth

+30%

Average annual increase in network traffic over last five years

Investing in Europe

Investing in Europe

€60m+

GN4-3N is stimulating the market in cross-border communications

Green Deal

Green Deal

-40%

Network design and green procurement will reduce energy consumption

What is GN4-3N?


GÉANT Intercontinental Connectivity map

The GN4 Phase 3 Network project (GN4-3N) is the most significant refresh of the GÉANT network in a decade, aimed at supporting the rapidly growing needs of Europe's research and education community for the next 15 years.

Making the most of new technologies, and opportunities presented by a changing landscape of network procurement, GN4-3N will provide improved performance, increased flexibility, and reduced expense alongside long-term platform stability.

It will enable fairly priced, high-capacity connectivity across all of Europe, where a gigabit of capacity will cost virtually the same across the network and in turn bring consistent and predictable pricing for the benefit of NRENs and their customers.

GN4-3N is therefore not ‘just’ a network project: it is helping to narrow the digital divide, stimulating the market in cross-border communications, and supporting greener ICT.

And with an average annualised increase in network traffic of 30% per annum for each of the past five years, it is essential to our NREN partners and their research and education communities.

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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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