Using a combination of new and existing fiber lines, NIUNet is a 175-mile fiber optic ring enhancing both the university’s own research mission and economic development efforts around the state.
Partnering with the Illinois Municipal Broadband Communication Association and the Northern Illinois Technology Triangle allows the university to pursue its academic purposes alongside the private interests facilitated by various municipalities across the region. The result is tremendous potential to advance education, research, medicine and business interests throughout Chicagoland and the rest of the northern Illinois region.