IFB Sign Contract to Help Bring Full Fibre to 50 Aberdeen Education Sites

Aberdeen-based UK broadband and I.T solutions provider Internet for Business (IFB) has secured a new contract worth £300,000 that will see them support and deliver the rollout of a new full fibre network in the Scottish city, which aims to bring multi-gigabit speeds to 50 key Aberdeen City Council (ACC) education locations.

The agreement – in partnership with Cloud and network services provider EXPO.e – means ACC will now have access to multi-gigabit speeds between key locations, allowing them to future-proof the delivery of critical services across schools and educational resources in the city.

The design of the new dedicated fibre connections will link the education sites back to two key council data centres, providing a resilient network. IFB and EXPO.e will be responsible for the new fibre delivery and support, along with the supply, configuration and support of the hardware and devices required across all locations, including the data centres themselves.

IFB CEO, Graeme Gordon, said:

“We are delighted to have been selected by EXPO.e to design, deliver and support them with this key upgrade for Aberdeen City Council. This will mean faster, more reliable, and more secure connections across many locations and schools which increasingly rely on digital connectivity everyday as part of core teaching and education.”

ACC’s Steve Robertson added:

“Delivering and supporting the best digital educational resources and capabilities across Aberdeen City for our schools is a key part of our hybrid learning strategy for the Council. This means schools, teachers and pupils will be able to use the internet without the risk of interruptions, even if multiple classes are using it at the same time. Teaching won’t be hindered by limited connectivity resulting in devices not connecting to the internet, videos buffering or by the lack of access to online resources.

Pupils will benefit from being able to securely connect with others anywhere. Locally and globally, in to learn from one another, with access to an ever-growing library of online tools designed to make lessons more fun and engaging.”

Sadly, the announcement doesn’t tell us much about the network itself or precisely which sites it will reach.