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CASE STUDY

THE COMPANY IS IMPLEMENTING THE ENTIRE WI-FI NETWORK THAT WILL BRING WIRELESS INTERNET TO THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS WITH MONITORED MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY .

In collaboration with RNP , the company is implementing the entire Wi-Fi network that will bring wireless Internet to the school environments with monitored management and security .
To ensure quality , the solution adopted was from Cisco ( Meraki ), a complete network architecture managed 100 % in the cloud , which includes wireless technology , switching , security ( UTM ) and mobile device management ( MDM ), all centralized through a cloud control panel .
Roberto Oguma , General Director , Bedu . Tech , said : “ We use state-of-the-art technology to meet the need for excellence in the final result .”
City of Petrolina , Pernambuco , Brazil , one of the cities benefiting from the Connected
Education project

This project ’ s challenge is to offer broadband Internet with very high speed and provide training for education professionals as well as digital educational resources for students and workers from 473 public and urban elementary schools , in six cities in four states in the Northeast region .

According to him , the quality of the equipment and the company ’ s team of network technicians have made all the difference .
“ The customized installation , which takes into account the needs of each school combined with a threeyear full support guarantee , gives local managers confidence and peace of mind ,” said Oguma .
The Connected Education pilot project was developed by the Brazilian Federal Government through the Ministries of Education ( MEC ), Ministry of Science , Technology and Innovation ( MCTI ) and implemented by the National Research Network , in partnership with Bedu . Tech , a technology company specialized in providing cloud computing , integration and infrastructure services .
Bedu . Tech will also carry out maintenance that includes technical assistance in many situations , such as cable breakage , connectivity problems and even difficulties with any type of equipment configuration in the classroom .
In the deployment , the project was divided into two major fronts called internal networks ( executed
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