The AILG Information Technology Committee was created in 2006 and since then has been actively cooperating with MIT’s Information Services & Technology (IS&T) department in advancing the digital infrastructure for all the FSILGs. Some of our bigger projects have taken years to complete, like the fiber optic connections which now connect all FSILGs to the MIT campus.

Selected Documents

Milestones in FSILG IT and Network Infrastructure

Spring, 2025     Upgrade of all FSILG switches to 10Gb links    
Winter, 2024     Fiber optic cable lease extended to 2029
Summer, 2024  AILG and IRDF web sites rehosted to new sites.mit.edu platform
Fall, 2021           5 year lease signed with fiber optic cable supplier, Crown Castle
2021                   MIT Wireless Switch and UPS Upgrade
Spring, 2021     Latest Jupiter Wireless Access Points (WAPs) installed
Fall, 2019           Battery Backup installed in network closets   
Fall, 2016           Cisco 48 port House Switches installed
2017                   MIT VOIP telephony made available to all FSILGs, plus 2 numbers for each
Spring, 2017      AILG website moved from WordPress to Drupal Cloud
2015, 2016        All FSILGs integrated into MIT Wireless network and new Cisco Wireless Access Points (WAPs) installed
2014, 2015        Off campus Brookline and Cambridge FSILGs connected via 1Gb fiber.
Fall, 2014           Next Generation Wireless project integrated FSILGs into campus wireless network
Winter, 2013      All Boston FSILGs connected to MIT via fiber optic network connection
Fall, 2011           Cisco 24 port WIFI Switch installed
2009-2010        FSILG buildings wired for Ethernet and Netgear Wireless Access Points (WAPs)
2008                  Extensive planning for FSILG Community Network Upgrade with MIT IS&T dept
Winter, 2007     AILG IT Committee hosts first IT 101 class during IAP
2005                  IS & T deploys Verizon TLS (Transparent Lan Service) for FSILGs