Warwickshire County Council will use Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise solutions to roll out Wi-Fi in a number of its public sector buildings.
In addition to the corporate locations, over 150 schools have signed up to use the wireless network solution.
Many of the smaller schools have deployed Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Instant Access Point technology to deliver Wi-Fi, eliminating the need for them to pay additional controller charges.
To allow schools to make best use of new technology, the council has developed a new, separate and secure Internet-only wireless service called BYOND (Bring Your Own Network Device), enabling staff and pupils to download learning-based applications for their tablets and smartphones.
The service installed by Khipu Networks, a key business partner and winner of the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Global Partner of the Year Award, is currently available across 150 schools, 27 public libraries, 15 fire stations and 28 other sites including social services, corporate buildings and training centres.
The free public Wi-Fi service has also been rolled out to a number of independent community libraries across the county, enabling them to offer internet access as a local community service.
Claire Darling, Data Network Manager, Warwickshire County Council, said:
"The new solution allows us to provide powerful Wi-Fi access for staff to the corporate network as well as providing free public Internet facilities for staff and for the general public."
Steve Davey, Account Manager, ALE UK, added: "The implementations by Warwickshire County Council will dramatically improve public services through better communication and connectivity, allowing anyone, anywhere and at anytime to gain access to the network for their specific needs."