University campus wireless programme
Survey, design and deployment across teaching and residential buildings inside a single summer window.
The sector
What matters here
Education IT runs on an unforgiving calendar: everything difficult must happen between the end of one term and the start of the next, and everything visible must work from the first teaching day. The practical requirement is surge capacity for a few weeks and steady, patient support for the rest of the year - which suits a directly-employed workforce with in-country stock.
Challenges we solve
Three problems, addressed by design
A refresh window measured in weeks
Summer programmes need a lot of hands briefly. We stage and image at the hub, then surge employed workers onto campus in waves, so the work completes inside the window without a hiring scramble.
WiFi that has to hold under density
Lecture theatres and halls of residence are the hardest wireless environments there are. Predictive and validation surveys with Ekahau, then design, deployment and post-deployment remediation against measured results.
Fleets that move, break and disappear
Student and staff device populations churn constantly. One asset record from procurement through deployment and support to certified disposal keeps the register honest and the audit straightforward.
Compliance & governance
How we hold the line
Stated generically - the specific frameworks, clearances and evidence formats are agreed per contract and enforced in Cogent OS rather than promised in a policy document.
✓Student and staff personal data handled under GDPR with retention awareness
✓Safeguarding-aware worker screening and right-to-work checks, with expiry enforcement
✓Information security aligned to ISO 27001; quality management aligned to ISO 9001
✓Secure disposal to NIST 800-88 with certificates for retired staff and lab devices
✓WEEE-registered disposal with diversion and environmental reporting
✓Asset and CMDB records maintained per campus, building and room
Proof
Comparable engagements
Anonymised by agreement. Client names available under NDA.
Multi-site college device refresh
Staged and imaged at the in-country hub, deployed in waves, retired assets certified for disposal.
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