BePart Trust, Phase Two
A single Extreme network now runs across both the college and the school, with edge capacity lifted from 20Gb to 80Gb and more than 3,500 devices staying online through teaching and exams without the IT team having to firefight it.
Most education IT teams don't need a bigger network.
They need a better one.
One that scales with student numbers, cloud platforms and device density, without adding complexity or cost spikes.
After stabilising the school, BePart Trust rebuilt the college core and brought both sites onto one standardised Extreme platform.
That's what Netprotocol and Extreme Networks built with Birkenhead Sixth Form College, currently ranked among the top three sixth form colleges in the UK.
This case study walks through how.
A college still running a mix of legacy platforms and ageing switching, alongside a newly stabilised school. Two sites, one standard needed, with no disruption to teaching or exams.
Why Birkenhead chose Extreme switching, ENS, Cloud IQ and PPSK (secure per-user wireless access), and how each one maps to a specific operational pain point.
Edge capacity from 20Gb to 80Gb. Stable across 3,500+ concurrent devices. No single points of failure. Lower management overhead and faster deployment.
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"We now have a stable, future-ready system, delivered first-rate, on time and on budget."
Mike Kilbride MBE, Principal, BePart Trust
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