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Increasing study flexibility

With the increasing number of remote and part-time students, improved access and flexible study continue to be a major focus. The resulting move towards putting course content online is also driving operational efficiency and improved productivity as educational institutions seek to appeal to a larger, more diverse student body. Additionally, students in remote areas require the ability to link up with lecture rooms via video links from satellite drop-in centres.

You want:

Enhanced student satisfaction
Flexibility in study/teaching
Increased enrolment
Reduced facilities costs


How THUS can help:

THUS' Ethernet wide area network services provide cost-effective, UK-wide networking solutions for the education sector. With scalable connection speeds from 2Mbps up to 1Gbps, our Ethernet services offer high-quality, next-generation private networking with flexible delivery methods, enhanced resilience options and comprehensive Service Level Agreements.
Our highly secure, high-speed MPLS IP VPNs let institutions keep a seamless flow of real-time information between students, staff and external bodies.
Our range of ADSL and SDSL broadband solutions can facilitate improved access and flexible study for both students and staff working remotely.
THUS' Private access DSL (PaDSL) services give you all the benefits of broadband on your own virtual private network.
Our audio-conferencing solutions allow you to deliver lectures easily and cost efficiently regardless of the location of the participants.
Our voice services, which include simple telephony, voice conferencing and VoIP/ IPT , offer education customers the ability to meet all of their internal and external voice needs via a single provider. With industry-leading performance levels as well as competitive call tariffs and e-billing, THUS' education customers can be sure of high-quality, low-cost services for staff and students.
Highly sophisticated storage networks give institutions high levels of service availability and load balancing, improving the accuracy and availability of information to students and staff in real time

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