In Italy, the distribution of primary schools is uniform with respect to population distribution, whereas secondary schools generally tend to concentrate in larger municipalities.
In the 18 cities where GARR-X Progress will develop its points of presence, about 260 school buildings (for a total of 380 schools) will be connected.
These schools were selected on the basis of technical criteria, including:
- location in an urban area;
- proximity to a GARR PoP (i.e. within 15 Km) or a telco telehouse offering fiber connectivity (2 Km) or a GARR member institution (e.g. University) already connected to the GARR network.
The application of these criteria allowed the maximal number of schools to be connected by the project.
N° of school buildings connected
Region | School buildings |
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SICILIA | 97 |
CAMPANIA | 61 |
CALABRIA | 40 |
PUGLIA | 64 |
Totale | 262 |
The functional specifications for the new network infrastructure will adhere to the users’ requirements in terms of services and bandwidth.