Affordably_Link_a_District_of_Schools

The Challenge:

Both urban and rural school districts benefit from sharing educational resources and school operational systems. Applications such as student databases, email, and records often reside only on a local PC hard drive. Attempting to connect disparate schools through dial-up or DSL doesn’t offer the bandwidth for database applications, or the accessibility and ease-of-use required for actual use. Leased lines would address these issues, but would add unreasonable cost – and may not be available in many locations. The cost of trenching fiber can run into the millions.

 

Suggested Products:

Tsunami™ MP-8160

Tsunami™ MP-8160 CPE

Tsunami™ MP-8200 Series

Tsunami® QB-8200 Series

Tsunami™ MP-8100 Series

Tsunami® QB-8100 Series

Tsunami™ MP.11Series

Tsunami® QuickBridge®.11 Series

Tsunami® GX800

The Solution:

Wireless metropolitan area networks are a perfect solution for linking many schools in a region. Because wireless systems can be installed simply and affordably relative to fiber optics, a service provider could afford to offer an inexpensive MAN to school districts at a monthly fee. Or, the school district could opt to own the infrastructure itself. Either way, wireless provides a viable solution for improving communications and sharing resources between many schools.

 

As an added benefit, the district could offer low or no-cost Internet access to households in the immediate vicinity to the schools. Using an inexpensive multipoint network or standard Wi-Fi technology, broadband access can be fanned out from the school.

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