MDREN has been planning a major network upgrade for some time. When completed the network will be able to provide up to 100GB of service to each campus. Phase one … Read More

Most of you know that MDREN is planning a major upgrade over the next few years. An RFP was completed in December 2023 with the assistance of Salisbury University. The … Read More

The NSF recently released the solicitation for the 2024 program. The program includes five areas of focus this year. These include (1) Data Driven Networking for the Campus, (2) Computing … Read More

MDREN is searching for an Associate WAN Engineer. This is a new position and presents an opportunity for someone who wants to get involved with the Wide Area Network (WAN) … Read More

The Maryland Office of Statewide Broadband received $268M to provide broadband to unserved and underserved areas of the state. The money came from the Broadband, Equity, Accessibility, and Deployment Grant … Read More

The NSF CC* grant was completed, and the report was submitted! Thanks to Damian Doyle (UMBC) and Dr. Eric Davidson (UMCES) who served as PIs. Special thanks also to Brad … Read More

The MDREN Board has approved the hiring of a junior network engineer at MDREN. The search will begin this summer and is a part of the ongoing succession planning process. … Read More

MDREN is working with the Salisbury University Procurement Department to release an RFP for a router upgrade at all member campuses. The RFP will be posted in the eMaryland Marketplace … Read More

MDREN was awarded an NSF grant in 2019 to upgrade several member campuses to 10GB. The grant also included the enhancement of big data transfer by creating a science DMZ … Read More

MDREN held its first Technology Day mini conference on June 27, 2023, at the USM Headquarters in Adelphi. About 40 networking professionals (and a few CIOs!) were able to attend. … Read More