London schools offered superfast Wi-Fi

Schools across London have been given access to a new Wi-Fi network, enabling staff and pupils to take advantage of more technology in the classroom.

The network will be available to 2,000 schools across the capital through a partnership between London Grid for Learning (LGfL) and Virgin Media Business.

The two organisations have worked together for three years on creating a public sector network in London – the London Public Services Network, or London PSN – replacing the ageing infrastructure LGfL had to serve the education sector in the city with superfast broadband.

Now, they are offering wireless on top of the wired connections. Schools wanting to take advantage will need to purchase wireless access points to cover their buildings, but the network itself is run and managed centrally by LGfL, cutting costs significantly when compared to rolling out their own system.

Schools using the service are also being encouraged to install Voice over IP (VoIP) systems too, enabling them to cut existing costs on telephone services and contact other schools within the network for free.

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