With blended in-person and online learning emerging as the post-pandemic norm for K-12 schools nationwide, Oregon’s public schools need state-of-the-art broadband connectivity more than ever.
With proven experience supporting Oregon schools’ online learning needs during the COVID pandemic, we provide high-speed, reliable, secure and highly scalable networking infrastructure for Oregon’s K-12 school districts and Education Service Districts. We bring deep domain experience and a consultative approach to all our member engagements. Our mission is to provide best-in-class broadband services for K-12 institutions across Oregon to enable modern digital learning experiences and bridge the digital divide in access to learning.
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Bundled K-12 connectivity service
Secure Internet access, Ethernet transport for multi-site connectivity, eduroam for wi-fi roaming, member-to-member on-net connectivity, and direct connections to major cloud platforms. Interested?
Link Oregon is the designated Support Organization for K-12 schools in Oregon for eduroam—the secure worldwide wi-fi roaming service from Internet2. Contact us if interested in an eduroam deployment in your school district.
Why Work with Link Oregon
Member-Centric Engagement Model
As a non-profit, Link Oregon has a member-centric engagement model that is distinct from commercial, for-profit internet service providers. We are proud to serve many of Oregon’s public school districts.
From E-Rate expertise to support for eduroam deployments to deep domain experience in networking and cloud, we bring the technical and consultative capabilities to support successful fiber optic broadband deployments in K-12 environments.
Custom K-12 Bundled Service
*NEW*– We now offer a high-value, bundled broadband connectivity service for Oregon Educational Service Districts (ESDs) that is designed to serve as the foundation for a K-12 network in Oregon.
The K-12 Bundled ESD Service delivers a compelling suite of capabilities including state-of-the-art Ethernet transport service, high-speed Internet access, eduroam wi-fi roaming, DDOS security and direct connectivity paths to major cloud platforms. Contact us to learn more.
High-speed, Resilient Connectivity with Peerings
Our fiber optic Ethernet Transport and Premium Internet Transit are based on advanced networking technologies and standards, tapping over 2500 route miles across Oregon. We deliver the speed, security, resilience and scalability to meet your district’s demands today with the assurance of future scaling as user needs grow.
Our Transit Service peers with a vast network of Northwest and national Internet Exchanges, providing fast, redundant connectivity so your connected digital classrooms and operational workflows can stay “always on”.
Secure Wi-Fi Roaming with eduroam
Link Oregon is the designated Support Organization for K-12 schools, museums and libraries in Oregon for eduroam —a federated Wi-fi roaming service offered by Internet2, a national Research & Education Network (REN). With eduroam, your K-12 students and faculty can use participating eduroam libraries, community colleges or any university campuses that are part of the eduroam network to securely log on using their home school credentials. We offer eduroam to all our K-12 member institutions.
Security
DDoS attacks are getting increasingly sophisticated, posing significant threats to educational institutions and resulting in student downtime, data vulnerabilities, loss of productivity, and in the worst scenarios, even severe institutional reputation harm. Our Premium Internet Transit Service includes DDoS detection and mitigation capabilities for both volumetric and protocol-based attacks, averting threats so services can run uninterrupted. Members are proactively kept informed of status until the issue is resolved.
Cloud Connectivity
Many K-12 ESDs rely on cloud infrastructure for data storage, backup and to deploy and host custom applications. We offer fast and private cloud connections to leading cloud infrastructure platforms, including Amazon’s AWS Direct Connect, Google Cloud Partner Interconnect, Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute and Oracle Fast Connect via the Internet2 Cloud Connect (I2CC) service.
“The services that Lane ESD receives from Link Oregon have been incredibly reliable and very cost effective. In the instances that we have needed help, the Operations Center, engineers, and staff at Link Oregon have quickly responded, addressing the trouble or question. The constant communication and updates around maintenance activities provides a level of transparency not often seen with service providers today.”
– Russell Rubrecht, Technology Services, Lane Educational Service District