Wide Area
Networks
Securely connect clusters of schools with a WAN. Perfect for Multi Academy Trusts
Key Benefits
- Cost-Effective & Scalable Connectivity: Our fully managed, cloud-based solution allows MATs to eliminate multiple school broadband contracts, so reducing Trust IT costs. With no need for on-site appliances, trusts can also scale seamlessly as new academies join.
- Simplified IT Management & Central Control: Our Managed Service enables central control of filtering, security & safeguarding policies, plus network performance and telemetry across all schools, reducing the burden on in-house IT teams and improving operational efficiency all round.
- Enhanced Security & Compliance with DfE Standards: Schools Broadband’s Private WAN allows schools within a MAT to benefit from centralised filtering, monitoring, and cybersecurity, enabling full DfE compliance with the latest standards.
- Superior Performance & Reliable Connectivity: Schools Broadband’s dedicated Private WAN keeps traffic off the public network, provides low-latency and high-speed connections between academies, ensuring uninterrupted cloud access, VoIP services, and centralised IT systems, even at peak times.
Additional Benefits
- Easy Management: Simplified network management from one central point making it easy to add and change sites.
- Reduced costs: The WAN is included as part of your service, providing central control and free site-to-site communication.
- Totally Secure: Our secure private data networks ensure safe communication, protect sensitive data, and enhance network reliability.
- All-In-One Solution: Benefit from award-winning Security, Online Safeguarding, Filtering, Monitoring plus Colocation options.
- Intelligent Distribution of Bandwidth: Optimise network performance, enhance reliability, reduce congestion, and support efficient resource allocation across academies.
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