Fiber Optic Network Brings York County Schools High Speed Access
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Written by Colby C. Young
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Sunday, 08 March 2009 |
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Several school districts in York County, Pennsylvania have joined forces with the York Area Technology in Education Consortium (YATEC) to bring extended network capabilities to students. Using an infrastructure designed by Hyperion Communications, a leading competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), and using equipment from Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., students have high-speed access to the Internet and distance learning from computers in the county's school buildings.
The effort grew out of the districts' need to share course information within a single network. YATEC checked out 28 companies that handle hardware, software, Internet access, and network connectivity before selecting a network design from Hyperion. YATEC wanted a network that could handle different protocols, transport high-quality video, and share hardware that would provide those on the network with access to each other as well as to the Internet. After making their decision, the consortium went live with a wide area network that connects the districts' administrative and school buildings to a Hyperion central office in York County.
"This allows the districts to expand their curricular offerings and tie into institutions of higher learning to offer high school students college-level courses," says Dick Evans, first chairperson of YATEC and a founding board member of the consortium. "The districts also want to be able to offer online conferences and workshops to teachers to reduce the time and costs related to travel."
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 08 March 2009 )
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