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Link Oregon briefs committee on middle‑mile fiber, education and research plans
Summary
Steve Corvato, executive director of the Oregon Fiber Partnership (Link Oregon), told the Joint Committee on Information, Management, and Technology on May 9 that the nonprofit operates a statewide middle‑mile fiber network supporting universities, public entities and K–20 education, and outlined funding, upgrades and research‑computing plans.
SALEM, Ore. — Steve Corvato, executive director of the Oregon Fiber Partnership (doing business as Link Oregon), briefed the Joint Committee on Information, Management, and Technology on May 9 about the nonprofit’s middle‑mile fiber network, its role connecting public institutions and plans to upgrade capacity for research computing.
Link Oregon was established following 2018 legislation that allowed public bodies beyond state government to access the state’s fiber network. Corvato said the partnership links state government and the four founding public research universities and has expanded to serve cities, counties, schools, libraries, special districts and nonprofit institutions. “We are a non profit organization and we did that for a reason,” Corvato told the committee, and described Link Oregon as “an advanced middle mile network.”
Why it matters: Link Oregon provides backbone infrastructure that complements last‑mile broadband funding, supports K–20 and…
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