CloudBridge Research Opening: Independent Network Technologies Research Center
2GC has established an independent ANO 'Center for Research and Development of Network Technologies' to conduct advanced research in network protocols, AI-routing, and quantum-safe cryptography.
CloudBridge Research Opening: Independent Network Technologies Research Center
Today, companies and universities lack modern open research infrastructure in network technologies. Most research is concentrated in large corporations, results often remain closed, and access to real infrastructure for experiments is limited.
We decided to change that. 2GC announces the establishment of an independent ANO (Autonomous Non-Profit Organization) “Center for Research and Development of Network Technologies” — CloudBridge Research. The center will conduct open research, develop educational programs, and create open-source solutions for the community.
Why an Independent ANO?
CloudBridge Research was created by 2GC as an independent research structure, legally and organizationally separate from the company’s commercial activities. This allows the center to focus on fundamental research without being tied to product releases, collaborate with universities and scientific foundations on equal terms, attract external funding, and publish results in open access.
At the same time, the center closely collaborates with 2GC: uses CloudBridge infrastructure for experiments and shares research results that may be integrated into the company’s products. This creates synergy between commercial development and fundamental science.
What We Research
The center works on tasks that truly impact the development of network technologies. We don’t just study protocols — we find ways to make networks faster, more reliable, and more secure in real-world conditions.
Network Protocol Optimization
Modern protocols QUIC, MASQUE, and BGP Anycast open new possibilities, but they need to be adapted for unstable networks — mobile channels, satellite connections, rapidly changing routes. We integrate congestion control algorithms and error correction to keep connections stable even in challenging conditions.
Early results are promising: in tests with BBRv3, we observe throughput improvements of up to 14% and P99 latency reduction of up to 50% compared to classical approaches. These aren’t just numbers — this is real improvement in connection quality for users.
AI Routing
Choosing the optimal route in real-time is a complex task. You need to consider hundreds of factors: latency, packet loss, node load, security requirements. We develop machine learning models that analyze this data and make decisions in milliseconds.
In the first half of 2026, we plan to launch the AI Routing Lab with a team of 3-4 researchers. The goal is to create a system that doesn’t just react to problems, but predicts them in advance.
Zero Trust and Security
Classical security approaches — VPN tunnels and broad access rules — are becoming obsolete. We research formal methods for security policy verification and hardware acceleration using eBPF/XDP. This allows access checks in microseconds and provides multi-level isolation for enterprise deployments.
Quantum Protection
Quantum computers can break modern cryptography. We integrate NIST PQC standards (Kyber, Dilithium) into modern protocols — QUIC and TLS 1.3. We develop hybrid schemes that combine quantum-safe and classical algorithms to provide protection today, without waiting for quantum computers to appear.
Education and Open-Source
Research without knowledge transfer and tools for the community loses meaning. That’s why we develop educational programs and create open-source solutions.
We plan cooperation with universities: joint courses and master’s programs, summer schools, support for diploma projects. The goal is to attract up to 500 students to educational programs within the first two years of operation. This isn’t just training — it’s involving students in real research projects.
In parallel, we create and maintain tools for the community: libraries for working with modern protocols, network analysis tools, utilities for high-load systems, quantum protection tools. All of this will be available in open-source, so any developer can use the results of our research.
Current and Planned Projects
The Network Performance Lab is currently active. We optimize the QUIC protocol using BBRv3, implement error correction for packet loss, improve UDP socket processing. These aren’t theoretical studies — we test solutions on real CloudBridge infrastructure.
In the first half of 2026, we plan to launch the AI Routing Lab for research in congestion prediction and dynamic route optimization. In the second half of 2025, we’ll start work on BGP Anycast Routing — a project to reduce route convergence time to less than 5 seconds and improve routing quality.
Also planned are research on Zero-Trust architectures with formal policy verification and integration of quantum-safe cryptography into modern protocols.
Publications and Results
We plan to publish research results in leading conferences and journals. In 2026-2027, we expect to publish 8-10 scientific articles on topics including BBRv3 optimization, PQC integration into QUIC, FEC algorithms, and ML-based anomaly detection. Target venues are SIGCOMM, USENIX, CCS/S&P, as well as IEEE/ACM journals and arXiv preprints.
But publications aren’t the goal itself. What matters is that research results are actually used: in products, in education, in open-source projects.
Partnerships
We’re looking for partners among leading universities for joint course and program development, joint research, support for diploma projects. We collaborate with cloud providers for infrastructure access for testing — potentially 100+ PoP networks available for experiments. We’re open to research project sponsorship from technology companies and participation in joint initiatives.
Funding
The center is funded through scientific foundation grants (RSF, RFBR), technology company grants, infrastructure support from cloud providers, corporate sponsorship, and membership fees. This allows the center to remain independent and focus on research, not commercial tasks.
Learn More
For detailed information about CloudBridge Research, visit the official website. There you’ll find detailed information about research projects, educational programs, open-source projects, and contacts for collaboration.
Conclusion
The opening of CloudBridge Research is a new stage for 2GC and the network technologies community. The center combines scientific research, education, and open-source development to create solutions that truly improve network performance.
We invite researchers, students, companies, and organizations to collaborate. If you’re working on similar challenges or want to support research — contact us.
CloudBridge Research — where science meets practice.