London Metropolitan University
London, UK
Education
Client background
London Metropolitan University serves approximately 14,000 students and 1,000 staff across three main campuses and dozens of buildings throughout London.
The university wanted to modernise both its physical and digital environments, creating flexible learning spaces supported by reliable wireless connectivity, improved estate management and enhanced student experiences.
Its long-term vision was to deliver a digital-first campus capable of supporting innovative teaching, sustainability initiatives and future smart building technologies.
The challenge
The university’s previous network had reached end of life.
Wireless weak spots, intermittent downtime and increasing management complexity were affecting both student experience and IT operations.
The new network needed to:
🔹 Deliver reliable education WiFi across three campuses
🔹 Eliminate wireless dead zones
🔹 Support thousands of students, staff and visitors
🔹 Simplify network management
🔹 Improve security through network segmentation
🔹 Support digital teaching and learning
🔹 Enable smart building technologies
🔹 Provide a scalable platform for future growth
With campuses spread across London and users constantly joining and leaving the network, maintaining consistent connectivity had become increasingly difficult.
We want to create a student-focused learning environment, ensuring the physical and digital estate is as flexible as we can make it to support the delivery of learning in as innovative a way as possible.
Director of IT Services, London Metropolitan University
The solution
London Metropolitan University replaced its legacy infrastructure with a centrally managed enterprise network designed to support teaching, collaboration and campus operations.
The solution unified all campuses under a single network architecture while improving visibility, security and operational efficiency.
The deployment included:
🔹 Enterprise Wi-Fi 6E across all campuses
🔹 Centralised cloud network management
🔹 Zero-trust network segmentation
🔹 Policy-based access control
🔹 AI-assisted network monitoring
🔹 User experience monitoring
🔹 High-performance campus switching
The new infrastructure provides the foundation for future innovations, including smart access control, environmental monitoring, digital wayfinding and advanced teaching technologies.
The result
The modernised wireless infrastructure has transformed the digital experience for students, lecturers and visitors while giving IT teams greater visibility and control.
Consistent student experience
Students now benefit from reliable wireless connectivity across teaching spaces, social areas and every university campus, creating a more seamless learning experience.
Simpler network management
Centralised management enables the university’s small IT team to monitor, optimise and maintain the network more efficiently while proactively identifying issues before they affect users.
Stronger security
Identity-based access controls segment students, staff, contractors and visitors, helping the university implement a modern zero-trust security strategy.
Smart campus foundation
The network provides the platform for environmental monitoring, intelligent lighting, digital wayfinding, CCTV integration and other smart campus initiatives.
Supports teaching innovation
Reliable, low-latency connectivity enables virtual desktop infrastructure, graphics-intensive learning applications and more flexible teaching environments.
Ready for future growth
The university now has a scalable network capable of supporting increasing numbers of users, connected devices and digital services while removing technology as a barrier to innovation.
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At DTE, we design, install and optimise education WiFi solutions for universities, colleges and schools.
From professional WiFi surveys and wireless network design to installation, optimisation and ongoing support, we help educational organisations build secure, high-performance wireless networks that keep students, lecturers and staff connected.
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