East Lothian Council is aiming to shave 40 percent of its networking costs over the next 12 months with a new wide area network (WAN) infrastructure.
The network will also enable the council to accelerate the rollout of home-working initiatives for employees, which form part of its wider commitment to reduce operational costs and on-site overheads.
East Lothian went to Updata Infrastructure to build and manage core network connectivity to both school and council corporate sites. The WAN will support the council's plan to move towards an accredited Public Services Network (PSN) architecture, which enables easier links with other organisations to support shared services.