What We Do

The Ohio K12 Network is a state-of-the-art, private fiber network that links Ohio’s sixteen ITCs to each other and to the internet. In collaboration, the ITCs create the Ohio Educational Computer Network (OECN) and provide internet connectivity to Ohio’s PreK-12 education community.

Through the OECN, the Ohio K12 Network is provided to approximately 1.8M students, 100K educators, and more than 1,000 Local Education Agencies (LEAs) including public and private school districts, ITCs, Education Service Centers (ESCs), and Ed Techs.

The Ohio K12 Network infrastructure was developed in 2004 as part of a partnership with Ohio’s higher education technology arm, OARnet. OARnet’s network backbone consists of more than 2,240 miles of highly scalable fiber-optic cable, which serves Ohio’s colleges and universities, K12 schools, medical centers, public broadcasting stations, and state and local government.

To learn more about OARnet visit their website or contact us through our webform.