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Education Broadband Options for MATs
Whether your trust needs to upgrade broadband for a single academy or deploy a solution across multiple schools, Tel Group offers a full range of education broadband options to suit every requirement.
The right broadband solution for each site depends on factors such as school size, location, and current internet usage. We work closely with your MAT to recommend the most suitable broadband for each school, ensuring consistent, high-performance connectivity across your trust.
- FTTP (Fibre to the Premises)
- SoGEA (Single Order Generic Ethernet Access)
- Leased Lines
- Back Up Broadband
All our broadband contracts come with the option to include a backup line on another network to ensure resilience, prevent any disruption and provide an availability guarantee of 99.99%.
FTTP (Fibre to the Premises)
FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) is a pure fibre connection from the exchange into your premises, offering higher broadband speeds.
Full fibre services provide the capacity and speed needed for your daily operations with complete flexibility to future proof your MAT as demand for internet services increases.
- High Speeds – Using fibre optic technology, your trust can send data over 10x faster than traditional broadband.
- High Performance – FTTP is delivered via fibre, not copper lines, meaning bandwidth is unaffected by the distance between your premises and the cabinet.
- Unlimited Data – With no catches, caps or hidden penalties, you’re free to use as much data as needed.
- Cost Effective – FTTP is a cost-effective internet service, ideal for trusts who are looking for maximum performance.
SoGEA (Single Order Generic Ethernet Access)
As Openreach retires ISDN and PSTN by 2027, SoGEA offers a broadband only service with no PSTN line required.
SoGEA provides the internet connection you require within a single order, with lower installation and rental costs.
- Dedicated line – SoGEA is a dedicated internet line that connects broadband to your premises.
- Future Proof – SoGEA broadband will ensure your trust stays connected ahead of the 2027 PSTN switch off.
- High speeds – Download speeds of up to 80Mbps, using the same reliable and resilient fibre-based technology as traditional fibre broadband (FTTC).
- No Additional Charges – ‘Unmetered’ usage policy means you can use as much data as you need at no extra cost to your monthly fee.
Leased Lines
A leased line gives your trust a private, uncontended connection, eliminating the need to compete for bandwidth with anyone else, with no risk of connectivity disruption. Your staff and students will benefit from quick, dependable speeds every time.
- Dedicated line – Guaranteed speed even with high volume, providing connectivity to support your evolving needs.
- Reliability – 99% service availability with 24/7 monitoring, ensuring that you will always remain connected.
- Performance – Performance that won’t let you down, from backing up data to sending large files.
- High speeds – Super-fast speeds of 10Gbps as standard or up to 100Gbps.
- Long-term savings – Although leased lines initially cost more than alternative options, a dedicated connection lowers maintenance expenses and downtime over time.
Meeting the DfE Broadband Standards
All of our broadband services support your trust in meeting the Department for Education’s Broadband Digital and Technology Standards.
We are committed to making high-speed wireless broadband simple, affordable, and available for every school.
Choosing Tel Group as your MAT Broadband Supplier
Bringing all your academies under one connectivity strategy unlocks significant advantages. By standardising broadband and network infrastructure across sites, you can centralise management, reduce costs, and ensure every academy benefits equally from reliable, future-proofed technology.
- Centralised procurement and billing – one contract across multiple sites.
- Scalable bandwidth – align connectivity with each academy’s needs.
- Consistent performance – standardise digital infrastructure.
- Cost savings – through bulk purchasing.
- Future Ready – easily add new sites as your MAT grows.
