Internet2 is the foremost U.S. advanced networking consortium. Led by the research and education community since 1996, Internet2 promotes the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies.
By bringing research and academia together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community, Internet2 promotes collaboration and innovation that has a fundamental impact on the future of the Internet.
Learn more about Internet2's history using our interactive timeline.
Who We Are
Internet2 is a not-for-profit advanced networking consortium comprising more than 200 U.S. universities in cooperation with 70 leading corporations, 45 government agencies, laboratories and other institutions of higher learning as well as over 50 international partner organizations.
Our organization is governed by an executive Board of Trustees and strategic councils consisting of leaders who represent our broad membership.
What We Do
Internet2 members leverage our high-performance network and worldwide partnerships to support and enhance their educational and research missions.
Beyond just providing network capacity, Internet2 actively engages our community in the development of important new technology including middleware, security, network research and performance measurement capabilities which are critical to the progress of the Internet.
Why We Do It
We have only begun to discover the potential of Internet technology, not only to the important work of the research and education community, but to commerce and business, to healthcare and science, to the arts and humanities and beyond.Unlike any other organization of its kind, the Internet2 community pioneers the use of advanced network applications and technologies, from their academic inception through their evolution to the commercial Internet.
