AS30746 joined the RING today. AS30746 is a non-profit research network with a presence in Telehouse East, London.

Users can connect to nuqe01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in London, Great Britain.

Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center - AS 9112 - joined the RING today. Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center (PSNC) is responsible for the development, management and maintenance of a countrywide Polish National Research and Educational Network PIONIER.

PIONIER network connects 21 MANs in Poland with 10 Gb/s links based on Gigabit Ethernet technology. It offers the access to the pan-European research network GEANT, access to the worldwide Internet as well as advanced network services: IP multicast, IPv6 transmission, guaranteed bandwidth services and VPNs. Additionally PIONIER provides the broadband connectivity to 5 HPC/HPV centers in Poland.

Users can connect to poznan01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in Poznan, Poland.

Merit joined the RING today. Merit Network, Inc. - AS 237 - is a nonprofit, member-owned organization formed in 1966 to design and implement a computer network between public universities in Michigan. After 40 years of innovation, Merit continues to provide high-performance networking and services to the research and education communities in Michigan and beyond.

Users can connect to merit01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in Michigan, US.

GRNET - AS 5408 - joined the RING today. The Greek Research & Technology Network (GRNET) provides internet connectivity and advanced networking, computing and storage services to the Greek education, academic and research community.

Users can connect to grnet01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in Athens, Greece.

IP-Max - AS 25091 - joined the RING today. Since 2005, IP-Max is offering its telecommunication services. IP-Max has a proven track record of setting up complex network solutions for demanding customers, with very attractive prices. From Internet access to cloud or FTTH platforms, IP-Max is ranking as a sharp, disposable and flexible actor in the fields of Telecom solutions design and implementation, Physical hosting, IP transit, L2 transport, Security, Outsourcing, and Hardware ordering and installation. IP-Max strategy relies on strong partnerships, and on a reliable IT infrastructure. With a presence in Switzerland and France, the IP-Max network is in constant development, and can be present anywhere in the world thanks to their strategic partnerships.

Users can connect to ipmax01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in Lyon, France.

Netflix - AS 2906 - joined the RING today. Netflix offers movie streaming.

Users can connect to netflix01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in San Jose, CA, United States.

Afilias - AS 12041 - joined the RING today. Afilias contributed the following: “Afilias is the world’s leading provider of Internet infrastructure solutions that connect people to their data. Whether you need to connect to your domain name or the DNS, Afilias' technology connects you in a reliable, secure, stable, and globally available manner. "

Users can connect to afilias01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Nexellent - AS31424 - joined the RING today. Nexellent ag, headquartered in Glattbrugg, is a Swiss ICT service provider. The company has been providing business customers with future-oriented, Infrastructure as a Service communication solutions since 2004. nexellent can meet the highest demands in terms of security, availability and quality of service thanks to multiple data centres and an innovative and modular range of colocation hosting and housing services, servers, private clouds and computer networks.

Users can connect to nexellent01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in Interxion, Glattbrugg, Switzerland.

Backbone uhf - AS 6775 & AS 44432 - joined the RING today. Backbone uhf is a backbone provider for ISP’s in Iceland with some operations in Switzerland

Users can connect to backbone01.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in Switzerland Users can connect to backbone02.ring.nlnog.net, which is located in Iceland! (The RING has conquered a new country! :-)

Today ISC - AS1280 - joined the RING. To quote from their application form: “Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. (ISC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) public benefit corporation dedicated to supporting the infrastructure of the universal connected self-organizing Internet - and the autonomy of its participants - by developing and maintaining core production quality software, protocols, and operations.

ISC also provides a number of Operational Programs and Services that benefit users of the Internet directly and indirectly. Since 1994, ISC has operated F-Root (one of the 13 root DNS servers) as a public service to the Internet.”

RING-users can connect to isc01.ring.nlnog.net, which is hosted in CA, USA.