Education Research Internet2 is a member owned consortium focused on U.S. research and higher education institutions, with active programs around cloud storage, certificate management, and collaboration tools. This creates a direct channel to sell secure cloud storage, modern certificate and identity management, and AI powered campus IT solutions through its member network and events.

Cloud Security Recent launches of InCommon Certificate Service and the I2Cloud Answers chatbot signal a push toward modern security and knowledge management for the research and education community. This presents opportunities to offer enterprise cloud storage with integrated certificate management, identity and access management, and AI assisted help desks tailored for campus IT and research networks.

Private Wireless Kajeet is launching a Private 5G neutral host platform for research and higher education, showing demand for campus wide private wireless and edge connectivity. This creates opportunities to sell private wireless infrastructure, 5G core networking, edge compute, and security solutions to universities and labs, in collaboration with Internet2 networking initiatives and Juniper networks.

Route Intelligence Internet2 working group with CAIDA to automate detection and validation of legitimate routes highlights a priority on routing visibility and security. This opens opportunities for network telemetry, route security, anomaly detection, DDoS protection, and managed network monitoring services for research networks and member institutions.

Growth Channel As a member owned, collaboration driven community with tools like the I2Cloud chat bot and a federal mission focused two page guide, Internet2 offers a built in channel for co selling and joint marketing. Sales opportunities include bundled offerings across cloud storage, security, AI enabled assistance, and network infrastructure targeted at universities, research labs, and federal program offices.