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Kent Public Service Network. KPSN Vision To deliver high-quality network services to Kent ’ s communities, local authorities and public service providers as they meet the challenges facing government, education and health in the 21 st century. KPSN Partnership
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KPSN VisionTo deliver high-quality network services to Kent’s communities, local authorities and public service providers as they meet the challenges facing government, education and health in the 21st century
KPSN Partnership KPSN is governed by its Partners: • Sevenoaks District Council • Thanet District Council • Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council • Unisys • Canterbury City Council • Dover District Council • Kent County Council • KCC Schools • Maidstone Borough Council
Capacity: • High capacity Backbone • Dual 10 Gbps Internet • Twin WAN Centres • Security: • Government Secure eXtranet (GCSx) • Industry standard firewalls • Filtering, Email relay • Business Delivery: • Understands individual Partner business • Responds to changing business requirements • Partnership: • Supports multi-agency working • Joint governance • Collaboration across sectors
Kent’s Geography • Challenged by the North Downs and water on three sides! • Urban, rural, marsh, and coastal areas. • Large area and population. • Low competition - expensive telecoms.
1100 Locations • Urban Concentrations. • 180 village locations present distance costs. • Coastal areas can be expensive to connect. • Opportunities to share broadband services between Partners.
Serving All Parts of Kent • KPSN reaches coastal, rural and urban areas. • Multiple-ring design for resilience. • 53 points of presence (PoPs)
Who Uses KPSN? Councils Police HQ Schools Libraries Harbours Museums