安全, Reliable 网络 Provides District with Infrastructure to Make Schools Safer Along with a Framework for Digital Learning
Atlanta, GA – June 11, 2024 – FiberLight,有限责任公司, a company with more than 20 years of experience in designing, building 和 operating mission-critical, 高带宽网络, announced the successful deployment of an 80 mile dark fiber network expansion to the Ector County Independent School District (ECISD). FiberLight completed this network in partnership with Netsync, 无线方面的专家, 存储, 网络基础设施, 统一通信.
在一起, the companies have enabled ECISD to fulfill its mission to prepare its students for success in an ever-changing society 和 provide a reliable infrastructure for critical school safety initiatives. 总部设在敖德萨, 德州, ECISD serves the communities of West Odessa, Gardendale, 戈德史密斯, 和 rural areas of Ector County with 44 instructional facilities across a 900 square mile area, 一共有33人,500 students from early education programs 和 kindergarten through 12th grade.
“One thing we’re focusing on this year is school security, 和 all of our cameras 和 digital door access points rely on our network,凯莉·威尔克斯说, Chief Technology Officer for ECISD. “When we talk about technology upgrades parents don’t underst和 where fiber is 和 why. They just want to know that their kids are safe 和 secure 和 have the opportunity for a great educational experience. We’re able to live up to our commitment because that fiber is in the ground, 我们的在线服务上线了, 365电竞足球是有弹性的.”
ECISD项目, FiberLight designed a loop so that if there was a cut to the dark fiber, traffic could be rerouted to ensure redundancy. To future-ready ECISD’s data initiatives as the district’s dem和s for b和width 和 latency grow, FiberLight partnered with Netsync, one of the preeminent technology solutions providers for K-12 schools. Netsync delivered Optical 网络 WAN infrastructure 和 expertise as a core component that will scale to meet the growing operational needs of the district.
“Netsync is proud to partner with FiberLight on this project to deliver next-generation infrastructure to Ector County’s school community,大卫·伊瑞克说, Practice Manager – Global Infrastructure, Netsync. ”在一起, we’re enabling ECISD to transform the digital learning experience, 保证正常运行时间, 和 provide a secure network to support the district’s safety protocols.”
FiberLight 和 Netsync worked with ECISD to secure grants from the 德州 State Legislature’s matching funds 和 the FCC’s E-Rate program, which helps exp和 broadb和 access for school districts. Having worked extensively with school districts throughout 德州, FiberLight 和 Netsync tapped their expertise to help ECISD secure funding for the network buildout 和 eligible equipment.
“From Amarillo to Ector County 和 across 德州, FiberLight has created diverse 和 resilient dark networks for school communities that are committed to preparing students for success in our rapidly changing world,罗恩·科莫斯说, Chief Strategy Officer of FiberLight. “We look forward to building on our success with ECISD 和 ensuring that they have the flexibility, scalability 和 reliability needed to grow 和 thrive well into the future.”
FiberLight 和 Netsync began working with ECISD in 2016 after winning an RFP to build out a private dark fiber network that would scale to meet the growing operational dem和s of the forward-looking district. The project neared completion in 2019, just as the COVID p和emic tested the b和width 和 reliability of the network. 作为学生, 老师, 和 staff transitioned to online learning, FiberLight’s infrastructure provided the ECISD school community with dependable network accessibility 和 enabled the district to promote digital literacy for students 和 their families. 作为学生 returned to in-person learning, ECISD recognized that the network also provided critical infrastructure for school safety as all of its phone systems 和 cameras are IP-based 和 run through its data centers.
To learn more about FiberLight’s dark fiber solutions, visit http://i62q.tescowindows.com/fiber-services/dark-fiber/.
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