November 2007, NU got connected to the Internet2 backbone with a speed of 34Mbps to serve the R&E community by which, NU became the first Egyptian university that activated its Internet2 connection.

Internet2 is the foremost U.S. and not-for-profit advanced networking consortium comprising more than 200 U.S. universities in cooperation with 70 leading corporations, 45 government agencies, laboratories and other institutions of higher learning as well as over 50 international partner organizations.

Led by the research and education (R&E) community since 1996, Internet2 promotes the missions of its members by providing both leading-edge network capabilities and unique partnership opportunities that together facilitate the development, deployment and use of revolutionary Internet technologies.

By bringing research and academia together with technology leaders from industry, government and the international community, Internet2 promotes collaboration and innovation that has a fundamental impact on the future of the Internet.