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 KPSN is governed by its Partners: Canterbury City Council Dover District Council Kent County Council KCC Schools Maidstone Borough Council Sevenoaks District Council Thanet District Council Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council Unisys

Capacity: High capacity Backbone Dual 10 Gbps Internet Twin WAN Centres Security: Government Secure eXtranet (GCSx) Industry standard firewalls Filtering, relay Partnership: Supports multi-agency working Joint governance Collaboration across sectors Business Delivery: Understands individual Partner business Responds to changing business requirements Business Delivery: Understands individual Partner business Responds to changing business requirements

Challenged by the North Downs and water on three sides! Urban, rural, marsh, and coastal areas. Large area and population. Low competition - expensive telecoms. Kent’s Geography

Urban Concentrations. 180 village locations present distance costs. Coastal areas can be expensive to connect. Opportunities to share broadband services between Partners Locations

KPSN reaches coastal, rural and urban areas. Multiple-ring design for resilience. 53 points of presence (PoPs) Serving All Parts of Kent

Who Uses KPSN? Libraries Museums Police HQ Harbours Schools Councils

Collaboration with Kentish MAN and JANET

Kent Public Service Network