REGISTER FOR OUR ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING
Our annual member meeting is scheduled for June 23, 2026 at the Portland State University campus. Registration is now open. Follow the link below to sign up. We will share more soon on the day’s agenda. Plan for a day of insightful technology discussions, guest speakers and valuable community connections. The event is open to all and we’d love to see you there!
THE EMERGING ERA OF RENS: FROM LINK SPEEDS TO HUMAN IMPACT
Early Spring 2026 conferences created valuable moments for community building across the Research & Education Network (REN) ecosystem. Link Oregon participated at several of these events and gained key insights that will inform our own strategy and expansion in coming years. Executive Director Dr. Jackie Wirz shares some commentary and observations across the many events she attended in her editorial below.
Link Oregon Lights up 400G Pilot Network
Our 400G pilot—an initiative that’s been a few years in the making—is now live, marking an important milestone for next‑generation research and innovation across Oregon’s higher education and research institutions. This enables us to fully leverage Internet2’s 400G national backbone, helping researchers at our higher‑ed member institutions accelerate innovation in AI, quantum, climate science, and other domains, while collaborating and competing on national‑scale initiatives.
Oregon’s Expanding Quantum Ecosystem
Quantum technology has significant implications across a range of domains—materials science, secure communications, climate modeling, networking, finance, and more. Oregon’s higher education research community is aligning with national quantum initiatives—many funded by the National Science Foundation—and positioning the state for leadership in the growing national quantum ecosystem.
Who We Are
Link Oregon is a federally tax-exempt 501(c)(3) Oregon non-profit organization and the Research and Education Network (REN) for the state of Oregon, serving the public and non-profit sectors. We operate a statewide middle mile fiber optic infrastructure spanning over 2500 miles that delivers state-of-the-art broadband services to our member organizations. We collaborate with a vast network of ecosystem partners, spanning commercial telecom providers, legislators, broadband policy leaders, digital equity advocates and non-profit affiliates who are vital to our mission to expand high-speed broadband connectivity across the state for a future-ready Oregon.
Link Oregon Founding Members
“Link Oregon’s broadband services for Internet transit have provided rock-solid connectivity to our employees and over 21,000 students at Portland State University. Their high-speed networking is critical for research at our institution that relies on computationally dense data workloads, such as cybersecurity, geohazard simulation and atmospheric modeling. Link Oregon’s network will also support our newest high performance computing (HPC) cluster funded by the National Science Foundation’s Campus Cybersecurity Program. We look forward to ongoing collaborations with their amazing team of network engineers on strategic initiatives that go beyond basic Internet connectivity.”
– Ryan Bass, Chief Information Officer, Portland State University
Who We Serve
Our services are available to all public and non-profit entities in Oregon, including K-12 schools and Educational Service Districts (ESDs), community colleges and universities, public and non-profit hospitals and clinics, city and county government, Tribes, libraries and community anchor institutions.
What We Offer
Members benefit from our seasoned leadership, deep domain experience in networking, telecommunications partnerships and understanding of Oregon’s broadband ecosystem. Learn more about the services we provide to our member institutions.
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The Digital Navigators Program at Portland Community College
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