| Reducing
costs and increasing efficiency |
Benefits |
THUS
services |
| Educational
establishments are under pressure
to achieve more, in quantity
and quality, for the same amount
of money or with fewer resources.
Convergence technologies such
as those based on IP platforms
and the adoption of applications
such as Voice over IP can demonstrate
significant cost savings compared
to traditional PSTN |
 Reduced
costs
Greater
efficiency
Efficient
use of
public money
|
IP
infrastructure
Voice
services/VoIP
MPLS
Ethernet
wide area network
services
Managed
solutions
|
| Flexible
study and enhanced access |
Benefits |
THUS
services |
Growing numbers
of remote and part-time students
and an increase in laptop
ownership is encouraging
the adoption of e-learning
and wireless solutions. These
initiatives can enhance operational
efficiency, improve productivity
and increase revenue.
The key beneficiaries are
students who live off campus.
In addition, students in
remote locations can make
use of drop-in centres with
video telephony to virtually
attend lectures. Likewise,
flexible working allows academic
staff to work from home,
increasing productivity and
staff retention. |
Enhanced
student
satisfaction
Flexibility
in
study/teaching
Increased
enrolment
Reduced
facilities
costs
|
Storage
solutions
MPLS
ADSL
and SDSL
Ethernet wide area network services
PaDSL
Videoconferencing
Voice
services |
| Virtual
organisations and inter-campus
working |
Benefits |
THUS
services |
| Increasingly,
academic institutions are pooling
their resources to work on
joint research projects in
order to increase quality,
cut costs and reduce duplication.
Use of highly flexible bandwidth
solutions, such as MPLS, allow
a high level of inter-campus
collaboration. Academic institutions
are also collaborating with
private enterprise, using networked
communications, to increase
the effectiveness of virtual
working. |
Efficient
use of expert
resources
Reduced
project
duplication
More
robust research
Shared
learning
Reduced
costs |
Ethernet
wide area network
services
MPLS
PaDSL
Audio-conferencing
Voice
services
|
| Effective
management of information |
Benefits |
THUS
services |
| Effective records
management, together with storage
and submission of electronic
exams, is vital to the efficiency,
confidentiality, security and
real-time management of student
information. Networked documentation
solutions allow administrators
and academics access to information
regardless of time or place. |
Greater
efficiency
Real-time
access to documentation
Cost
reductions |
Storage
solutions
MPLS
Ethernet
wide area network
services
PaDSL
Managed
solutions |
