Suranet
Encyclopedia
The Southeastern Universities Research Association
network. It provided networking services for a variety of universities and industries, and was the first TCP/IP network to sell commercial connections, making it arguably the first Internet Service Provider
(ISP) when IBM Research in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina was connected in 1987-1988. SURAnet was the first and one of the largest Internet providers in the United States. It was acquired by BBN
in 1994.
Sura
A sura is a division of the Qur'an, often referred to as a chapter. The term chapter is sometimes avoided, as the suras are of unequal length; the shortest sura has only three ayat while the longest contains 286 ayat...
network. It provided networking services for a variety of universities and industries, and was the first TCP/IP network to sell commercial connections, making it arguably the first Internet Service Provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
(ISP) when IBM Research in Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina was connected in 1987-1988. SURAnet was the first and one of the largest Internet providers in the United States. It was acquired by BBN
BBN
BBN might refer to:* BBN Technologies, formerly Bolt, Beranek and Newman, a technology company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, best known for its work on packet switching technology and its construction of the Interface Message Processor - the first router...
in 1994.