The BELLA Consortium

Purpose of the BELLA Consortium:

In order to coordinate and manage the complementary and interdependent objectives of the BELLA programme for transatlantic spectrum and the build-out of a 100Gbps-capable backbone in Latin America, the BELLA Consortium has been established. The BELLA Consortium specifically focuses on:

• Coordination among partners and projects to ensure overall success of BELLA procurement and implementation work.
• Coordination of operational activities during the operational lifetime of BELLA connectivity.

Participants:

The participants of the BELLA Consortium are:

• Europe:
  • DFN (Germany)
  • FCT|FCCN (Portugal)
  • GARR (Italy)
  • GÉANT (pan-Europe)
  • RedIRIS (Spain)
  • RENATER (France)
• Latin America:
  • CEDIA (Ecuador)
  • REUNA (Chile)
  • RedCLARA (Latin America)
  • RNP (Brazil)

The work of the consortium is led by a Steering Committee co-chaired by RedCLARA and GARR.