The importantance of high quality broadband.
It’s rarely considered but in further education, high-quality broadband is key. As colleges will usually have a higher number of students compared to a school, more pressure gets put on a broadband system. But on top of this, students are also using broadband for non-educational purposes between lectures, increasing pressure on the system further. On top of that, some colleges even have accommodation for students that live on-site due to the distance of travel. This is less common but has to be considered!
Nowadays, there is a huge range of choice for most students when choosing where and how to complete further education. From 6th form to collage, and from A levels to apprenticeship the choice is endless. One of the key factor’s students consider when choosing where to complete their further education is the quality of teaching, they receive. High quality and interactive teaching now relies heavily on internet services and applications which in turn required high quality, fast broadband. Slow broadband leads to periods where students are sat waiting for the buffering wheel of doom to disappear. This creates frustration and boredom which will inevitability lead to lower productivity and lower engagement from the students.
We can help!
This is where we can help. At Unite 6, we specialise in broadband services for education, as we know exactly what you want and need. There is so much more to consider than in a standard commercial or residential situation. This is because you are dealing with students that are under the age of 18 and require far more protection and filtering than in an office with no minors.
The main considerations are; to be able to filter websites so that pupils are unable to get onto inappropriate websites as well as filtering anyone that may try to get onto the system, not in the college, high-quality firewalls to prevent hacking, extremely high-speed connectivity and finally a system that will report pupils on inappropriate sites. At Unite 6 we can cover all of these things with our packages and we can almost all of the time beat your current provider’s price. As we don’t rely on expensive advertising and sponsorships to advertise.
Choose your package
So here are some of the packages that we can offer to colleges. We offer packages ranging from 80Mb/s download speed to 1Gb/s download speed. But as a college, we would recommend one of our top 2 packages due to the high user rate and large number of devices on the system. These 2 packages offer two styles of broadband.
Firstly, our FTTP package, which uses a regular internet connection where you use the normal internet line off of the street with any other broadband users using that line. This option can see lower internet speeds when there is a high user rate but can be appropriate. The second package is our leased line package. This is where you get your internet line and has guaranteed fast download and upload speeds as you will not get interruption from other properties. Leased line internet is a great option for any educational centre as having your independent broadband line reduces all risk of hacking and gives guaranteed high-quality internet. What more would you need?
So, if you would like any more information please get in touch with us at Unite 6, we are always here to help. Find out more about our packages here.