The AmericasPATH (AMPATH) network is an FIU project sponsored in part by the US National Science Foundation CISE-ANIR division, in collaboration with Global Crossing (GC) and other telecommunications product and service providers. Using Global Crossings terrestrial and submarine optical-fiber networks, AMPATH is interconnecting the research and education (R&E) networks in South and Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico to US and non-US R&E networks via Internet2's Abilene network and the StarLight International Exchange Point.

The purpose of the AMPATH project is to allow participating countries to contribute to the research and development of applications for the advancement of Internet technologies. The mission of AMPATH is to serve as the pathway for Research and Education Networking in the Americas and to the World and to be the International Exchange Point for Latin America and the Caribbean R&E networks. Additionally AMPATH fosters collaboration for grand challenge e-Science and Educational Outreach to underserved populations both in the US and abroad.

AMPATH uses (10) DS3 connections donated to Florida International University by Global Crossing to link each participating country's Research and Education (R&E) networks to R&E networks in the US and abroad, via Internet2's Abilene backbone. The donated DS3s are used to connect each participating country's R&E networks to the AMPATH Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Miami, Florida in a star topology. The AMPATH PoP is located in the NAP of the Americas, where Terremark Worldwide has donated collocation space and a Gigabit port for a period of three years.

See also member networks.

Cisco Systems has donated a GSR 12012 Router, Lucent Technologies donated a CBX-500 ATM Switch, Juniper Networks donated an M10 router to enable the project.

The NLANR PMA AMP monitor sits at the OC12c ATM link between the GSR and the CBX, monitoring all data feeds into and out of AMPATH.