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Case study Curro An education environment for 21st-century learning Vodacom’s MPLS VPN solution provides connectivity for Curro’s pioneering e-learning strategy
Vodacom Business partners with
Curro for 21st century learning
Vodacom Business connects Curro to an education environment for a better, bolder and
stronger business platform, thus driving its vision for a better South Africa.
Introduction
Curro’s teaching model involves Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN the network, based on the needs of
continuous exposure and interaction ensures a private network connection the business Class of Service (CoS)
with technology. Its pioneering that securely and cost-effectively links capabilities. The support of end-to-end
e-learning strategy is bandwidth multiple sites, regardless of geographical QoS helps to ensure time-sensitive traffic
intensive (and set to grow year-on- location. It also maintains the highest is given priority and that stringent latency
year) and it has entrusted Vodacom level of performance for voice, video and requirements can be met.
with its connectivity. data applications. MPLS provides several
advantages to users, such as scalability, Vodacom offers guaranteed network
Vodacom’s MPLS VPN solution enables security, redundancy and Quality of performance and security solution with
new methodologies and is improving Service (QoS). MPLS which benefits medium to large
educators’ ability to teach and engage. enterprises that wish to consolidate voice,
The way in which organisations engage Vodacom’s VPN solution is based on this video and data traffic in a converged
and interact with the world around them MPLS technology, unlocking all the cost environment.
has changed significantly, as has the benefits of a shared network infrastructure
technology that enables this exchange. without compromising quality. By design, it
Vodacom Business is the key enabler allows users to create end-to-end circuits
of digitised solutions and caters for an across any type of transport medium
evolved digital landscape by seeking ways using any technology.
to deliver simplified products that make
it possible for organisations to make the The attraction is its ability to provide
most of voice, video and data interactions. service differentiation, enabling different
applications to be prioritised across
2Summary Benefits Workflow description
Despite the substantial budget allocation • A
common, reliable platform from Vodacom currently hosts all Curro’s
by national and local government, there which a wide range of services can be servers, telephony and internet. Access
remains a shortage of quality schools and offered, including multimedia, VoIP, is via an MPLS VPN private network, with
educators in South Africa. Curro Holdings video conferencing, multicast, ERP point-to-point microwave connectivity in
is closing the gap through the provision and access to VPN those areas where fibre is not available.
of independent school education by All sites are connected to the Curro
developing, acquiring and managing a • Reduced VoIP and operational costs data centre, situated at its head office in
number of independent schools across the Durbanville, Cape Town. Internet access is
• Improved visibility and reporting
country. Its vision is to make independent through a single breakout from this data
schools education accessible to more • Easy
scalability for new sites, with centre through a central firewall, ensuring
learners throughout South Africa. rapid provisioning maximum control over connectivity and
security policies.
The Group currently supports more than • Safe, secure internet access
40 individual sites nationally and has Curro is 100% reliant on connectivity to
about 35 000 learners enrolled from three • SLAs
direct with carrier alleviate deliver its core services. Because South
months to Grade 12 in nursery, primary the need and hassle of dealing with African schools close early in December
and secondary schools. It aims to reach 80 third parties and reopen in mid-January, the entire
schools (accommodating 80 000 learners) installation was completed within this
by 2020. A number of these schools are Quality of service very short time frame, during a period
part of urban-edge developments where when industry resources are at their
Apps like VoIP are intolerant to latency
fixed line connectivity is not always lowest. When the initial migration took
and other irregularities. MPLS’s QoS
available. Newly built facilities are subject place in December 2012, Vodacom
capabilities guarantee bandwidth
to high expectations from students, exceeded client expectations with its
between each site and Vodacom’s
teachers and parents, while local legislation rapid roll-out without any down time for
network. Curro is now able to enjoy a 1:1
makes telephony a prerequisite for their the business.
contention ratio, point-to-point.
opening. With more than 27 000 learners
actively engaged on its network, Curro has Curro has since exceeded its own growth
Cost efficiency expectations, provisioning a further 13
extremely specific, stringent information
security requirements that need to be • VoIP
has enabled an average 35% new schools nationally in 2015 alone,
managed without hampering accessibility. reduction in telephony spend doubling its new school roll-out.
Curro’s incumbent service provider lacked • Curro
has collapsed its software Vodacom provides hosted PBX for each
the infrastructure to deliver reliable licencing from 41 individual sites new school, VoIP services to all sites,
connectivity in some of the Group’s more into a centralised single licence, at 10Mbps line per site, with dedicated
remote sites. The use of 3G and 4G as a stop a significant reduction in cost and internet access of 140MB and additional
gap was prohibitively expensive. administrative time 3G backup to the network via APN.
Vodacom’s MPLS VPN solution was • It
has digitised its physical security
chosen for several reasons – the operations. By replacing certain
unrivalled geographic footprint required guarding functions with CCTV, Curro
flexibility to create solutions that satisfy can secure assets at a lower cost
Curro’s education – and business-centric
needs, and the innovativeness and quality
of resources.
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