RENATER, the French National Telecommunications Network for Technology, Education and Research is the digital expert at the service of the research and education (R&E) community in France.
Founded in 1993 as a public interest group, its members include the French Ministry for National Education and Youth, the French Ministry of Higher Education and Research and a number of national organisations CNRS, CPU, CEA, Inria, CNES, Inrae, Inserm, Onera, Cirad, IRD and BRGM.
RENATER designs and operates a reliable, secure, high-speed network guaranteeing national and international connectivity for the exclusive use of the R&E community comprising over 2 million users in France.
RENATER aims to help its users meet the challenges of digital transformation by constantly innovating in the technologies that stimulate progress and performance. As a member of the pan-European GÉANT network RENATER is also in the international R&E arena.