National Software Centre
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The National Software Centre (NSC) is based in Mahon, Cork (city)
and was built under an Irish Government initiative to establish a centre of excellence for the SMART economy. The project is a privately led venture via a public–private partnership.
The NSC Campus hosts the Network Operations Centre in Cork for the 60 km Cork (city)
MAN (48/96 pair fibre ring Metropolitan Area Network
) which launched in January 2004.
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
and was built under an Irish Government initiative to establish a centre of excellence for the SMART economy. The project is a privately led venture via a public–private partnership.
The NSC Campus hosts the Network Operations Centre in Cork for the 60 km Cork (city)
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
MAN (48/96 pair fibre ring Metropolitan Area Network
Metropolitan area network
A metropolitan area network is a computer network that usually spans a city or a large campus. A MAN usually interconnects a number of local area networks using a high-capacity backbone technology, such as fiber-optical links, and provides up-link services to wide area networks and the...
) which launched in January 2004.