Education 4.0

Preparing students for the future requires having the bestnetwork infrastructure now.

The exchange of information is the essence of organizations working within the educational sector whether they are universities, schools or research institutions.

With major technological and connectivity trends also arriving in the educational area, it has evolved in many interesting forms, thus this revolution being named Education 4.0. The way we deal with educational processes has undergone a substantial disruption, which has changed the way knowledge is acquired and disseminate. One clear example of this new era is the hybrid education, which combines online and face-toface classes, alternating ways to interact and innovating on ways to present content, such as virtual reality, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, gamification and collaborative tools.

Educational institutions must integrate these new technologies to completely change the current educational scenario. Moreover, these institutions also face common challenges, as any other business, such as operational and energy costs or the need to optimize their physical space.

Among the points to be considered in this convergence of technologies in the educational area, it is a fact that, in addition to educational services, there is a link to other areas. Administrative areas, property security, automation and several others must all converge into one single network.

Furukawa Laserway Solution: enabling Education 4.0 with an enhanced solution

Laserway technology utilizes a single-mode, fiber-optic based network topology with an extremely high transmission rate. A combination of high technology, optical transmission and optical splitters allows a single fiber to serve many network users, with full control by the IT manager. In addition, it also eliminates the need for access and distribution network switches, which have high energy consumption and require special infrastructure and precautions.