TARA - Telecom Applications Research Alliance

Located in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia TARA (Telecom Applications Research Alliance) is a unique facility that combines cutting-edge telecommunications research and development equipment with seed investment funding and business mentoring resources.

TARA also hosts the Master of Engineering in Internetworking program in affiliation with Dalhousie University. TARA is a private enterprise made up of an alliance of Members and Affiliates. To date we have more than 30 Member organizations, each enrolled under one of four classes of membership. This distinctive structure, coupled with the technical and business expertise of our staff, enables us to fulfill our mandate to assist our Members in the development and exploitation of communication network applications and services.

Our tagline Networking Through Partnership reflects TARA's unique role as both a place to develop applications and services for telephony and Internet-based computer networks as well as a place to form dynamic connections with other Member organizations.