JAMES to retire while Quantum steps in

Maynard, 06 April 98 The ATM test bed service provided by JAMES to European projects, ended on 31 March 1998. The JAMES team is currently evaluating the results. The Quantum proposal for EC support of the new network and related activities has been approved by the EC's Esprit and Telematics committees. Altogether 17 MEcu will be made available by the EC towards the building and maintaining of the new network until the funds from the 5th Framework Programme will take over.

The Quantum Policy Committee agreed on 27 March to DANTE's proposal to prepare three alternative costed proposals, based on the tenders we received, for a further meeting at the end of May. The speed of decision making after that will depend on how clear-cut the choice of supplier(s) appears at that stage.

There are still a large number of technical issues to be resolved with most of the potential suppliers. Delivery commitments, location of PoPs, provision of local access circuits (if necessary), and management of the managed bandwidth service are still major topics which continue to require discussion and negotiation.

For more information, check out the The Works of DANTE web site.

Ad Emmen