Elevate your campus experience with managed solutions

Technology has transformed the higher education experience.

Faculty, staff and students expect secure, always-on connectivity across all areas of campus. Reliable, secure WiFi has become a non-negotiable requirement. Meanwhile, cyberattacks continue to escalate and grow more sophisticated as IT departments experience their own staff and resource challenges.
 

Chart your path to a smart campus

By working with the right managed solutions partner, institutions can confidently and effectively:

• Create a tailored plan for upgrading legacy systems to digitally transform the institution.
• Rely on an expert partner for installation, maintenance, support and ongoing management of many IT solutions.
• Reduce the burden on IT staff to focus on campus initiatives instead of day-to-day network maintenance.
• Incorporate customized solutions for secure connectivity, communications and equipment.
• Manage security policies and protection for your network, cloud apps and remote access in a single platform for greater visibility.
• Ensure faculty, staff and students have reliable WiFi and uninterrupted internet connectivity across campus.
• Enhance campus safety with cloud-based smart devices.
   

Built to work together
 

Managed solutions for higher education from Spectrum Business®

Experience the simplicity, predictability and peace of mind made possible by our managed services.
 

Network management platform
See and control your entire campus network from anywhere via a single, cloud-based portal with Managed Network Edge, powered by Cisco Meraki.
 

Advanced network security
Minimize risks using UTM, firewalls and advanced security features with Managed Network Edge, and help mitigate attacks with DDoS Protection.
 

Security in the cloud
Keep your data protected and secure with Cloud Security with Cisco+ Secure Connect. Easily establish zero trust network access and safeguard resources in the cloud with Secure Access with Cisco Duo.
 

Monitor and protect
Enhance campus safety with smart cameras while environmental sensors protect physical spaces with door sensors and by intelligently monitoring and alerting about environmental events.
 

Visibility and control
Streamline your SD-WAN implementation, from solution design and installation to portal-based management and ongoing support.
 

Switching
Reduce complexity by connecting your existing office and classroom infrastructure with the scalable switching of Managed Network Edge.
 

Internet connectivity
Power the student experience via our dedicated, high-performance Dedicated Fiber Internet service with our powerful service-level agreement (SLA), including a 100% uptime guarantee.
 

WiFi
Deliver secure and simple access to your network for faculty, staff and students everywhere on campus with ubiquitous coverage designed by our network engineers.
 

Unified communications
Seamlessly communicate and collaborate across campus with calling, videoconferencing, messaging and more in a single application.
 

Streaming TV
Enable students to access live and on-demand video programming on personal devices, anywhere, anytime with SpectrumU TV.
 

Support
Reduce the burden on lean IT staff and free them to concentrate on higher-priority projects by relying on 100% U.S.-based support, available 24/7/365.
 

When you rely on a single partner for networking, connectivity, security and other solutions, you can streamline planning, implementation, management and support. For more than 20 years, Spectrum Business has collaborated with schools to deliver tailored education technology and managed solutions. Partner with us to create the right digital infrastructure to power your smart campus.