About UMATS
UMATS, the University System of Maryland Academic
Telecommunications System, provides advanced telecommunications services
to institutions throughout the Univeristy System of Maryland and beyond to
other colleges and universities throughout the state.
UMATS connects University System of Maryland members, other
Maryland state universities, community colleges, and private
institutions to each other, the Internet, and Internet2, as well as
access to teleconferencing and distance learning facilities, over
facilities ranging from 1.5Mbps to 155Mbps leased circuits to high
speed Ethernet over UMATS' own fiber infrastructure. With a 10 Gbps
DWDM core that can easily scale much higher and redundant connectivity
to multiple upstream providers in multiple locations, UMATS strives to
provide ample connectivity for its members in an extremely reliable
and cost-effective manner.
UMATS oversight and governance is provided by the University System
of Maryland Telecommunications Council (USMTC). For more information
on UMATS and the USMTC, please check the links on the left under
USMTC Information.
Contact Information
Recent News
Conference Time Entry Update
Posted Monday February 1 at 5:37pm by Dave Israel
Time entry for classes/conferences has been updated. If you don't have all the information filled out, the page will alert you instead of submitting your entry and complaining afterward. Also, the default for the conference end time information is now "Pick One" instead of "Duration," and if you don't pick one, you'll get an alert.
New Gatekeeper
Posted Monday January 25 at 1:54pm by Dave Israel
We have a new gatekeeper in place for the new semester. Most users should not notice any difference. If you experience gatekeeper-related issues (your system says it cannot register, or calls are not being completed) please let us know immediately.
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