Higher Education
Why do Colleges and Universities Want FTTx?
Universities have played a historic role in the creation and advancement of the Internet. In 1969, the first nodes of the U.S. Defense Department’s ARPANET were located at four universities. The first million-user scaled-up demonstration of a national IP-based network was deployed among U.S. universities in the late 1980s. And it was a U.S. university student, supported by federal funds, who developed in 1993 the Mosaic web browser, later to become Netscape.
Students and teachers continue to push the boundaries of the Internet and communications technologies with bandwidth intensive applications for which the near unlimited capabilities of fiber are ideal. They demand cutting edge next-generation broadband services for complex projects that involve video, research, online collaboration, resource sharing, distance education, and more.
Today’s young people have been described as “digital natives” weaned on social media, on-demand connectivity, and high-speed sharing of rich media. Podcasting, online gaming, instant messaging, music downloading, video streaming, IP telephone services, smart phones, HDTV and many other applications are part of everyday life at work and play. Meeting the expectations of this dynamic demographic is fundamental to success in the 21st century.
Why do Colleges and Universities Turn to Enablence?
Some 17,000 post-secondary institutions the world over are in competition for top tier faculty and students with enrolment numbers crucial to fiscal success. Advanced broadband services are not only an enabler for research and learning, they are a differentiator that will drive interactivity, faculty and student engagement.
Enablence’s carrier-grade solutions offer the technical depth, ease of use, low cost of ownership and industry leading support colleges and universities need to deploy triple-play broadband services to research facilities, dormitories and classrooms. We have the advanced MDU capabilities and comprehensive portfolio of ONTs that make it easy to roll out, provision and manage fiber to the desk.
Learn how Enablence can help your institution meet the growing demand for next-generation communications and interaction services.
