Two research-heavy fiber optic networks announced Thursday that they have joined forces and cables using the Windsor-Detroit tunnel. The two organizations are the fiber optic telecommunications networks used by universities, libraries, nonprofit groups, elementary and high schools as well as government agencies in Ontario and Michigan . "The issue is capacity and speed," said John Camp, chairman of Merit and chief information officer at Wayne State University . "The research that is truly breakthrough like medical research and air pollution takes a lot of computer power. It will make it quicker to pass data back and forth."