Connectivity

Meeting your connectivity needs with our world-class Janet Network and special purpose connections. We can support access and roaming by all your users - staff, students, researchers and visitors.

Our innovative, hybrid network

Opening up new possibilities and connecting us like never before.

Next generation networking

We are at the dawn of a new age of networking, where technologies such as software-defined networking, SD-WAN, HPC and cloud compute are coming together against a backdrop of increasing cyber security and digital sustainability concerns. These technologies and associated challenges will redefine how network communication services are delivered across education and research.

To meet these challenges, we're working with suppliers to explore new ways to evolve Janet into a hybrid network, extending connectivity to existing services beyond fibre infrastructure via 4G and 5G cellular technology. Read more about extending eduroam: delivering eduroam through 4G and 5G, 5G private cellular networks (PCNs) and edge computing.

Our products and services

Connecting your users to the Janet Network

Underpinned by the world-class Janet Network, your users can connect any time, anywhere. We offer high availability access to your key resources and sites through private and point-to-point connections.

Cloud connectivity to meet your performance needs

Are you looking to extend your on-premise environment into the cloud? You could use your existing Janet Network connection with its high-availability, high-capacity and resilient peerings.

Special purpose connections

These bring your remote facilities, other sites and education and research partners together. Each service is tailored to support your key projects, business or research functions.

Access and roaming support

Underpinned by the Janet Network and the global eduroam access federation, our services work in combination or align to support users with different needs. 

See how these services work together.

Management and maintenance

We can remove the complexities of management and maintenance of your infrastructure so you stay connected without overburdening IT staff.

Telephony services

Our Janet hosted infrastructure and easy purchasing routes give choice and options to support both legacy solutions and to drive your digital transformation.

Digital Marketplace

Jisc is a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s G-Cloud framework. Purchasing services through the framework can offer significant savings.

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Protecting the network

We run the Janet Network on behalf of research and education in the UK, so it is vital we protect it. We can protect your IT estate, respond to cyber security incidents and work to mitigate them.

Explore our cyber security services.