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Challenges
Remote access and flexible working

Given that time is of the essence for emergency services, a particular problem in recent years has been the need to disseminate information to remote personnel quickly and efficiently, especially in non-urban areas, in the event of emergencies. IP-based technologies, such as Private Access Broadband, can enable this deployment to happen more quickly than with older connectivity solutions such as dial-up or leased lines. Similarly, allowing senior staff to have remote access allows for flexible working, thereby increasing productivity and enhanced staff morale, which may lead to greater staff retention.

You want:

Reduced support costs
Optimised and integrated communications
Collaborative planning
Increased productivity
Staff retention
Virtual working

How THUS can help:

THUS' outsourced managed solutions are tailored to relieve organisations of the burden of running and managing all or part of their network infrastructure. Our ONE Managed Solution portfolio has a modular structure that allows you to select the level of support that fits best with both your organisation's needs as well as your existing staff.
THUS can provide a converged IP-based network infrastructure that gives your organisation the power of web-enabled applications and communications. 
THUS' highly secure, high-speed MPLS IP VPN service allows public sector customers to maintain a seamless flow of real-time information. The service delivers a flexible, customisable, any-to-any network that lets you connect all your organisation's sites with ease. In addition the solution enables you to converge all your existing communications traffic, even latency-sensitive applications, onto a single network, allowing you to reduce your costs and simplify operations.
THUS' Private Access Broadband (PAB) is a cost-effective solution that provides all the benefits of broadband on a contention controlled virtual private network.
THUS can offer a number of mobile services from cost-effective handsets and voice tariffs to bespoke applications and mobile data services. Through our consultative approach, we can provide a package and personal service to suit your organisation's requirements.
Our voice services, which include simple telephony, voice conferencing and VoIP/IPT, offer public sector organisations 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' customers can be sure of high-quality, low-cost services.
THUS' audio conferencing solutions allow you to hold meetings easily and cost efficiently regardless of the number or location of the participants.
THUS' Ethernet wide area network services provide cost-effective, UK-wide networking solutions for the public 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.
THUS' virtual private networks give you the security and predictability of a dedicated network for a lower set-up cost than a traditional network.


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