News

January 2012. The channel Kiev-Poltava is upgraded to 1 Gbps.

2012

December 2011. Hostels of Poltava National Korolenko Pedagogical University was connected.
October 2011. Service of virtual hosting (VPS) based on Xen software is realized. See Additionnal services.
September 2011. The Kiev National linguistic university is connected to URAN network by optic fiber in Kiev.
April 2011. The Videoconference service implemented to URAN network. Based on Tixeo software it allows sessions with participation up to 30 users. See Additionnal services.
April 2011. The National university of food technologies is connected to URAN network by optic fiber in Kiev.
April 19, 2011. The URAN Association General Meeting took place in Kiev. See archives.
April 2011. The Odessa State A.V.Nezhdanova Musical Academy is connected to URAN network by optic fiber in Odessa.
April 2011. The channel Kiev - Kamianets-Podilsky is upgraded to 100 Mbps.
March 2011. The Yu.Bugai International scientific and technical university and complex of NPU hostels are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kiev.
January 2011. The Kherson State Nautical Institute, the Kherson National Technical University, the Kherson State Agriculture University, the Academy of Intellectual Technologies, the Kherson branch of the National admiral Makarov University of Shipbuilding, the Kherson Regional O.Gonchar Universal Scientific Library are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kherson.

2011

December 2010. The Kiev-Mykolaiv 100 Mbps channel is put into operation and the Scientific and research institution "Mykolaiv astronomic observatory", the Mykolaiv regional institute of the postdiploma pedagogic education, the National admiral Makarov University of Shipbuilding are connected to URAN network by optic fibers.
November 2010. The channels Kiev-Kmelnitsky and Kiev-Dnipropetrovsk are upgraded to 1 Gbps.
November 10, 2010. The main router Juniper MX-80 having a capacity of 40 Gbps is put into operation at the central URAN central node in Kiev
October 2010. The Kiev - Kamianets-Podilsky 30 Mbps channel is put into operation and the Kamianets-Podilsky I.Ohienko National University, the State Agrarian and Engineering University in Podilya, the Department of Education of the city of Kamianets-Podilsky are connected to URAN network by optic fibers.
September 2010. The Kiev-Lutsk 100 Mbps channel is put into operation and the Volyn National Technic University is connected to URAN network by optic fibers.
July 2010. The Kurdiumov Institute for Physics of Metals of NASU, the Institute of Magnetism of NASU and MESU, the V.I.Vernadsky Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry of NASU, the Institute of Environmental Geochemistry of NASU, the S.I.Subbotin Institute of Geophysics of NASU are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kiev.
June 2010. The Odessa State Agriculture University is connected to URAN network by optic fiber in Odessa.
May 2010. The 4 educational buildings and the hostel of Donetsk State University of Administration and The Donetsk State Gorky Medical University are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Donetsk.
April 2010. The Kharkiv State University of Food and Commerce (the educational building and the hostel) and the Kharkiv State Institute of Sporting are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kharkiv.
April 20, 2009. The URAN Association Genaral Meeting took place in Kiev. See archives.
March 2010. The hostel of National Transport University is connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kiev.
February 2010. Connection to UA-IX is upgraded from 1 to 10 Gbps. The fiber ring in Kiev UA-IX – MES – KPI – NAU is established.

2010

November 1, 2009. The Fiber optic segment Kiev-Kherson 1Gbps is put into operation and the Kherson national technical university is connected to URAN network.
October 1, 2009. The Kiev-Zhytomyr 100 Mbps channel is put into operation and the Zhytomyr military institute of National aviation university is connected to URAN network by optic fibers.
September 1, 2009. The channels Kiev-Odessa and Kiev-Kharkiv are upgraded to 1 Gbps.
July 2009. The Sevastopol Central Lev Tolstoy Library is connected to URAN network by optic fibers.
July 2009. The Kiev State M. Boychuk Institute of Arts and Crafts, the Institute for Information Technology and Means of Training of Academy of Pedagogical Science of Ukraine, the International University for human progress "Ukraine", the education buildings of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine, the educational building of Kiev National V. Getman University for Economics are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kiev.
June 2009. The Ukrainian State Sientific and Research Institute of carbochemistry, the education building of the National Technic University "Kharkiv polytechnic institute", the M. Zhukovsky National aerospace university, the O. Usikov Institute of the Physics and Electronics of NASU, the State Scientific Centre of Drugs are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kharkiv.
May 1, 2009. The leased from UARNET channel Kiev-Lviv 1 Gbps is put into operation. The URAN- GÉANT channel bandwidth upgraded to 1 Gbps.
April 2009. The College of the National Aviation University is connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kiev.
April 2009. The fiber optic segment of URAN Network connecting the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup" and the Institute of Biology of South Seas of NASU is put into operation in Sevastopol. Kiev- Simferopol 100 Mbps channel leased from JSC "Datagroup" was put into operation, the radio channel Simferopol-Sevastopol is closed off.
April 7, 2009. The URAN Association General Meeting took place in Kiev. See archives.
February 23-26, 2009. The Science Department of NATO carrying out an audit of URAN Network.

2009

December 2008. The fiber optic segment of URAN Network Lviv-Hrebenne is put into operation. The segment physically connects URAN and PIONIER networks. 1 Gbps channel Lviv-Hrebenne is organized.
November 2008. The fiber optic segment of URAN Network connecting the URAN PoP in Lviv at the National University "Lvivska Polytechnica" and the FO cable Lviv-Hrebenne (Poland) is put into operation.
October 2008. The State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine, the Department of Education and Science of the Kiev City State Administration, the Department of Education and Science of the Kiev Region State Administration, the O. Bogomolets Institute of Physiology of NASU, the education building of Kiev National University of Technology and Design, the Institute of Applied System Analysis of Ministry of Edication and Science of Ukraine and of NASU, the Military Institute of Telecommunications and Information Technology of NTUU "Kiev Polytechnic Institute", the education building of the National Transport University, the Kiev Palace for Children and Youth are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kiev.
September 2008. An education building of the Odessa National I. Mechnikov University is connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Odessa.
September 15, 2008. The access to electronic scientific journals is provided. The service is established by the courtesy of 15 universities, members of the URAN Association:
  1. National Aviation University, Kiev
  2. National Transport University, Kiev
  3. National University "Lvivska Polytechnica"
  4. Odessa National Polytechnic University
  5. Kharkiv National University of Radioelectronics
  6. National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytecnical Institute"
  7. National Yu. Kondartyuk Poltava Technical University
  8. Donetsk National Technical University
  9. State K. Ushinsky South Ukrainian Pedagogical University, Odessa
  10. Donetsk National University
  11. National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute"
  12. Kiev National University of Technology and Design
  13. Zaporizhzhya National University
  14. Kiev National University of Building and Architecture
  15. Odessa National I. Mechnikov University
January 1, 2008. Kiev-Lviv and Kiev-Khmelnitsky 100 Mbps channels leased from JSC "Datagroup" are put into operation. The leased form JSC "Ukrtelecom" kiev-Lviv channel is closed off.

2008

November 2007. Fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the Khmelnitsky Institute of humanities, the Khmelnitsky University of Management and Law, the Department of Education and Science of the Khmelnitsky Region State Administration, the Khmelnitsky National University and the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup" is put into operation in Khmelnitsky.
November 1, 2007. The URAN Network is connected to pan-European research network GÉANT. The connection is made to the router in Poznan. The 155 Mbps Kiev-Warsaw channel is leased form LC "AO COM", the further traffic transport to Poznan is implemented by URAN partner - Polish Consortium of Academic Computer Network and High Performance Computer Centers PIONIER.
October 2007. The fiber optics segments connecting the National University "Lvivska Polytechnica", the Lviv University of Internal Affairs of Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine and the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup" are put into operation in Lviv.
October 2007. The Kiev National University of Construction and Architecture (3 points), the Kiev National University of Technologies and Design (5 points), the Academy for Higher Education of Academy of Pedagogical Sciences of Ukraine and the Kiev National Transport University are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kiev.
August 2007. The fiber optic channels of URAN Network connectiong the education building of National M. Dragomanov pedagogical University and the Kiev National University of Construction and Archnitecture are put into operation in Kiev.
August 2007. The fiber optic segment connecting URAN central node and UA-IX is put into operation in Kiev.
July 1, 2007. 100 Mbps channel Kiev-Donetsk leased from JSC "Datagroup" is put into operation.
June 2007. The fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the Donetsk S. Prokofyev State Music academy, the Donetsk National University, the Donetsk National Technic University (3 points of connection), the Donetsk M. Tugan-Baranovsky State University of Economics and Market, the Donetsk State University of Management, the Institute of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics of NAS of Ukraine, the Institute of Industrial Economics of NAS of Ukraine, the Donetsk O. Galkin Institute of Physics and Engineering of NAS of Ukraine, the Institute for Physical and Technical Problems of Mining of NAS of Ukraine, the L. Litvinenko Institute of Physical, Organic and Coal Chemistry of NAS of Ukraine and the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup" are put into operation in Donetsk.
May 2007. The Educational buildings of the National Technic University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" (3 points of connection), the National University of Pharmacy, the Kharkiv G. Skovoroda National Pedagogical University, the Kharkiv National Road Transport University, the Kharkiv National Technic University of Agriculture, the Kharkiv State Academy of Art and Design, the S. Grigoriev Institute of Medical Radiology, the Interbranch Institute for Postgraduate Study of NTU "KhPI", the Kharkiv University of Liberal Arts "Narodna Ukrajins'ka Akademija", the Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture and the Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kharkiv.
April 12, 2007. The URAN Association General Meeting took place in Kiev. See archives.
April 1, 2007. The 10 Mbps radio channel Simferopol-Sevastopol is put into operation. The leased from JSC "Ukrtelecom" channel Dnepropetrovsk-Sevastopol is closed off.
January 1, 2007. The URAN Association starts own economical activity as a legal body.
January 1, 2007. The 100Mbps channels Kiev-Dnepropetrovsk, Kiev- Poltava, Kiev-Simferopol, Kiev-Zaporizhzhya, Kiev-Vinnytsya leased from JSC "Datagroup" are put into operation. The leased from JSC "Ukrtelecom" channels Kiev-Dnepropetrovsk, Dnepropetrovsk- Zaporizhzhya, Kiev-Simferopol, Kiev-Vinnytsya are closed off.

2007

November 2006. Fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the Zaporizhzhya State Engineering Academy, the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup", the Zaporizhzhya State Medical University (4 points of connection), the Zaporizhzhya National University and the Zaporizhzhya National Technic University are put into operation in Zaporizhzhya.
November 2006. Fiber optic segments connecting the Crimea Engineer Pedagogical Universityiy, the Ministry of Education and Science of Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup" and the Taurida National V. Vernadsky University (6 points of connection) are put into operation in Simferopol.
November 2006. The fiber optic segments connecting the Poltava military telecommunication institute, the University of Consumer’s co-operation of Ukraine, the State Agriculture Academy, the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup", the Poltava Yu. Kondratyuk National Technic University (2 points of connection), the Poltava State Pedagogical University, the Poltava Institute of Business, the Ukraine Medical Stomatological Academy and the Poltava Department of National Yaroslav Mudry Law academy are put into operation in Poltava.
November 2006. The fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the National Medical Academy (4 points of connection), the National Mining University (6 points of connection), the Pridneprovska Academy of Civil Engeeniting and Archnitecture, the Institute of Permanent Special Education of Prydniprovska State Academy of Civil Engeeniting and Archnitecture, the Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine and the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup" are put into operation in Dnipropetrovsk.
November 1, 2006. The 100 Mbps Kiev-Kharkiv channel leased from JSC "Datagropu" is put onto operation. The leased form JSC "Ukrtekecom" channel closed off.
October 2006. The Kharkiv National University of radioelectronic and the Kharkiv National University of Economics are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Kharkiv.
October 2006. Labaratory building of Marine Hydrophysical Institute of NAS of Ukraine (2 points of connection), the College of Civil Engineering, the Sevastopol National Technic University (education buildings, hostels and library building) and the Sevastopol Humanitarian Municipal University are connected to URAN network by optic fibers in Sevastopol.
July 1, 2006. The 100 Mbps Kiev-Odessa Channekl leased from JSC "Datagroup" is put into operation. The leased from JSC "Ukrtelecom" channel closed off.
June 2006. The fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the Odessa National Polytechnic University, an educational building of the Odessa National I. Mechnikov University, the Odessa Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine and the National Law Academy are put into operation in Odessa.
June 2006. The fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the Odesa National I. Mechnikov University, the Odessa National Marine Academy, the Odessa National Marine University, the South-Ukrainian State Pedagogical University, the Odesa A. Popov National Academy of Telecommunications and the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup" are put into operation in Odessa.
May 2006. The fiber optic segment connecting the Marine Hydrophysical Institute of NAS of Ukraine to URAN network is put into operation in Sevastopol.
May 2006. The fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the intercity node of JSC "Datagroup" and the Kharkiv National Karazin University to URAN network are put into operation in Kharkiv.
April 6, 2006. The Constituent Assembly of URAN Association took place in Kiev. See archive. The text of Constitutive Agreement on Foundation and Activities of the Association of Users of Ukrainian Research and Academic Network URAN is approved. The procedure of legal registration for URAN Association is started.

2006

February 2005. Fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the Kiev National University of building and architecture, the education building of the National M. Dragomanov Pedagogical University, the National O. Bogomolets Medical University, the Kiev National V. Getman Economic University and The Ukrainian Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine are put into operation in Kiev.
February 2005. The fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the A. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of NAS of Ukraine, the Sevastopol Central Library for Children and the education building of Sevastopol National Technic University are put into operation in Sevastopol.
February 2005. The fiber optic segments of URAN Network connecting the Odessa National I. Mechnikov University and the Odessa National Polytechnic University are put into operation in Odessa.
January 2005. The fiber optic segment of URAN Network connecting the National Aviation University to URAN network is put into operation in Kiev.

2005

November 2004. The fiber optic segment connecting the intercity node of JSC "Ukrtelecom" and the National Technic University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" is put into operation in Kharkiv.
October 21, 2004. The channel to Kiev National University of Building and Architecture is widen from 384k to 1,5M.
October 8, 2004. The channel Kiev-Dnipropetrovsk is widen from 256 to 512k.
August 1, 2004. The channel to Internet 2M via terrestrial primary network of Ukrtelecom is put into operation. URAN ceased the use of satellte data transfer technologies and passed totally to terrestrial ones. Satellite downlink chanel (SkyVision-Ukraine) is stopped.
July 26, 2004. The channel to The UNESCO International Rasearch and Training Centre of Informational Technologies and Systems (Kiev) is widen from 128 to 512k. The channel to the Main Astronomical Observatory of NASU is widen from 128 to 256k.
July 5, 2004. The channel to International Scientific Technical University (Kiev) is widen from 64 to 128k.
May 23, 2004. The channel Kiev-Vinnitsa 64k is put into operation. Vinnitsa national Technology university is connected to URAN.
May 11, 2004. Kiev national university of Technology and Design is connected to URAN, 2M.
May 1, 2004. The bandwidth of the channel to Internet (SkyVision-Ukraine) is widen from 1,75 to 2,0M.
April 2004. The main URAN router Cisco 3640 is replaced by more powerful model Cisco 7507
April 1, 2004. New tariff plan of provided services based on Internet access bandwidth is implemented. Prices according to old tariff plans based on consumed traffic are decreased. Discount is 8% to 24% depending of connection. Some new services are introduced. See Additionnal services.
March 2004. Electric power backup system is implemented at the URAN node in NTUU "KPI.
March 1, 2004. The bandwidth of the channel to Internet (SkyVision-Ukraine) is widen from 1,5 to 1,75M.
February 2004. An optic fiber cable was installed between the main network operational centre of URAN and the node of Ukrtelecom in Kiev. The router Cisco 7206 VXR funded by NATO grant is installed in the main network operational centre of URAN. The ATM-link with bandwidth 155M is organized for interurban and international traffic including GÉANT's one.

February 6, 2004. Operators of Ukrainian research and academic networks

  1. Charitable foundation "Internet Users Foundation", city of Sevastopol, representing the regional research and academic network of Sevastopol and South-Western districts of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea;
  2. Charitable foundation "International Centre of Telecommunications KS-Net", city of Kiev, representing the Kiev regional research and academic network;
  3. State enterprise - Scientific and Telecommunication Centre "Ukrainian Academic and Research network" of the Institute of Condensed Matter Physics of NAS of Ukraine, city of Lviv, representing the research and academic network UARNet mainly of Western regions of Ukraine;
  4. JSC "Kharkiv-Online", city of Kharkiv, representing the Kharkiv regional research and academic network
  5. "Centre for European Integration" Ltd., city of Kiev, representing the Ukrainian research and academic network URAN mainly of Central and Eastern regions of Ukraine;

have concluded the Agreement About Collaboration and Coordination of Activities. See archives.

January 1, 2004. Downlink channel 1,5M is switched from the LuckyNet teleport to the SkyVision-Ukraine one.

2004

December 8, 2003. The channel Dnipropetrovsk-Sevastopol (Crimea) 128k is put into operation. Institute for Biology of South Seas of NASU and Sea Hydro-Physical Institute of NASU are connected to URAN in Sebastopol.
September 2003. The channel to Ukrainian Academy for Public Administration (Kiev) is widen from 384k to 1,2M.
September 1, 2003. Downlink satellite channel 1,5M (Lucky Net) is put into operation. Downlink satellite channel 1,2M (UkrSat) is stopped.
August 31, 2003. Due of technical problems the channel Kiev-Simferopol (Crimea) 128k is stopped.
August 10, 2003. The parity channel between URAN and KS-Net is widen from 115k to 5Ì and it is used for traffic between KS-Net and GÉANT.
July 1, 2003. German Culture Centre - Goethe Institute at German Embassy in Kiev is connected to URAN.
June 2003. The channel to National Dragomanov Pedagogical University is widen from 128k to 2,25Ì.
May 2003. The channel 100M between NTUU "KPI" and the main network operational centre of URAN is established via an optic fiber cable. The perevious 1,5M channel via copper cable is taken out of service but kept as backup one.
April 25, 2003. The channel 512k between URAN network and UNREN router connected to pan-European network GÉANT is put into commission. Internet traffic is provided by JSC "Ukrtelecom".
March 17, 2003. Design of URAN web site is changed.
March 2003. Ukrainian Antarctic Centre is connected to URAN.
February 2003. National Space Agency "Ukrkosmos" is connected to URAN.
January 28, 2003. Ukrainian Academy for Public Administration (Kiev) is connected to URAN, 384k.
January 2003. The fiber optic segment connecting the central node of URAN Network and the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kiev Polytechnic Institute" is put into operation in Kiev.

2003

December 1, 2002. The Centre for European Integration is connected to the Ukrainian point of traffic exchange (UA-IX), 100M.
November 22, 2002. The channel Dnipropetrovsk-Zaporizhzhe 128k and Zaporizhzhe regional node of URAN on the basis of Zaporizhzhe National Technical University are put into operation.
October 2002. The channel Kiev-Chernigiv and Chernigiv regional node of URAN on the basis of Chernigiv Technological University are put into operation.
October 2002. The channel Lviv-Ivano-Frankivsk (under operational control of "UARNet") and Ivano-Frankivsk regional node of URAN on the basis of Ivano-Frankivsk State University of Oil and Gas are put into commission.
September 2002.The channel to Kiev National University of Building and Architecture is widen from 64 to 384k.
September 1, 2002. The channel Kiev-Simferopol 128k and Crimea regional centre of URAN on the basis of Tavria National Vernadskij University are put into commission.
August 2002. The channel Kiev-Dnipropetrovsk is widen from 64 to 256k.
August 1, 2002. The channel Kiev-Lugansk 128k and Lugansk regional node of URAN on the basis of East-Ukrainian State Vladimir Dal University are put into operation.
June 1, 2002. The channel Kiev-Kharkiv is widen from 128 to 512k and is given for operational control to JSC "Kharkiv on-line." According to the reached agreement, JSC "Kharkiv on-line" becomes an official operator in North-East region of Ukraine.
May 1, 2002. The channel Kiev-Lviv is given for operational control to State owned enterprise "UARNet." According to the reached agreement "UARNet" becomes an official operator in West region of Ukraine.

2002

November 20, 2001.Technoluch Ltd. (Research and Producing O.E. Paton Complex), Kiev, is connected to URAN, 128k.
November 8, 2001. The second satellite channel UkrSat 1.2M is put into operation.
September 2001. The building of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine (16, blvr.Shevchenko) is connected to URAN.
July 2001. National Dragomanov Pedagogical University is connected to URAN, 128k.
April 2001. Kiev National Trade and Economic University is connected to URAN, 64k
April 1, 2001. New acceptable tariffs lower at approximately 8 % than previous are set at the meeting of the Coordinative Council.
March 10, 2001. Satellite downlink chanel InterPacket 512k is stopped.
March 1, 2001. The two-way satellite channel 1M (SkyVision-Ukraine) is put into operation.
March 1, 2001. The channel Kiev-Kharkiv is widen from 64k to 128k.
January 2001, Kiev National University of Building and Architecture connects to URAN, 64kk

2001

December 23, 2000. The channel Kiev- Rivne is given for operatonal control to State owned enterprise "UARNet".
December 15, 2000.The bandwidth of two-way satellite channel InterPacket is increased from 256k to 512k.
November 2000. The URAN network receives the first state support (UAH 300'000, approx. $ 55'000) in the framework of the National Informatization Programme for Ukraine. Earlier the URAN project was mainly financed due to international grants.
October 2000.Institute of Content and Methods of Education of Pedagogical Academy of Science of Ukraine, 64k.
October 7, 2000.The new acceptable tariffs about 22 % lower than previous are set at the meeting of the Coordinative Council.
July 2000.The Main Astronomical Observatory of NASU, 64k.
May 26, 2000. Bandwidth of terrestrial communication channel is increased from 128k to 256k.
May 1, 2000. The project of 2-nd phase of URAN development is given for examination to NATO Scientific department. The supposed financial support from NATO is $ 250'000.
April 2001. The JSC Centre for European Integration is reregistered as Ltd.
The bandwidth of terrestrial communication channel is increased from 64 k to 128 k.
March 2000.The main networking centre of URAN is relocated in the building of Ministry of Education of Ukraine which is sided to the building of Ukrtelecom.
March 23, 2000. 1M channel from LuckyNet is put into operation
March 9, 2000. The channel Kiev-Rivne is put into operation, 128k.
March 1, 2000. Ukrainian Centre for Distance Education on the basis of NTUU "KPI" is connected to URAN.
February 2000. The channel to TUU is widen from 128k to 1,5M
January 2000. The UNESCO International Rasearch and Training Centre of Informational Technologies and Systems is connected to URAN, 128k.

2000

December 1999. The communication channel with KS-Net (115k) is put into operation.
November 1999. The International Finance University (Kiev) is connected to URAN.
November 1999. International Scientific Technical University (Kiev) is connected to URAN.
November 1, 1999. Satellite downlink channel 256k InterPacket is put into operation.

October 1, 1999. URAN starts functioning. The two-way terrestrial external channel 64k is put into operation (Ukrtelecom).

The following channels are put into operation:

  • Kiev - Odessa (Odesa State Politechnic University), 64k;
  • Kiev - Kharkiv (Kharkiv Politechnic University), 64k;
  • Kiev - Dnipropetrovsk (State Academy of Mines), 64k;
  • Kiev - Lviv (State University "Lvivska Politekhnica"), 64k;

NTUU "KPI" is also connected to URAN, 128k.

June - September 1999. The main network operational centre of URAN on the basis of NTUU "KPI" in the building of National Dragomanov Pedagogical University and regional centres in Odessa, Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Lviv, Donetsk are created.
August 2, 1999. Work begins on the development of the web-site of URAN.

1999

February 27, 1998. The new official name of the network "Ukrainian Research and Academic Network" (URAN) is approved at the General Meeting of Association pf URAN users. See archives.

1998

November 11, 1997. The application is directed to the Scientific Department of NATO for the grant on creation of the infrastructure of Ukrainian Academic and Research Data Network (UARDN).
September 1997. JSC "Centre for European Integration" is registered.
June - November 1997. Working out on the project "National Telecommunication network of establishments of Science and Education with access to Internet (UARDN)."
July 4, 1997. The meeting of Association of users of the National Telecommunication network of educational and scientific establishments. See archives.
June 27, 1997. The Statute of Association of users of the National Telecommunication network of educational and scientific establishments is approved.
June 20, 1997. The joint decree of NASU Presidium and Ministry of Education of Ukraine "About Foundation of Association of URAN Network users and Center for European Integration". See archives.

1997

June 1996. The action group is created on the basis of Ministry of Education and NASU.

1996