The radio system was selected around thick-walled buildings and an approximately 18-acre mixed indoor/outdoor estate.
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Ringwood School
Customer case study · Education
Reliable communications across a complex 13-building school campus
What began as a radio coverage problem became a broader operational solution covering campus communications, vehicle tracking and managed mobile connectivity for off-site activities.
Ringwood School13Buildings across campus
~18 acresIndoor and outdoor coverage
~25Radio users
01 · The challenge
What had to change.
Ringwood School needed to address the operational issues below.
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Previous radio systems struggled through older buildings with very thick walls
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Neighbouring leisure-centre channels could interfere with school communications
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School vehicles and minibuses needed better location visibility
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More than 60 off-site visits each year required managed mobile connectivity
02 · The Foresolutions fix
Designed around the operation.
Foresolutions designed the deployment around Ringwood School’s workflow, combining the required hardware, software and implementation support.
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Deployed a Hytera radio system designed for reliable campus-wide communication
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Added tracking to grounds vehicles and minibuses
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Provided a managed pool of mobile phones for domestic and overseas trips
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Applied mobile-device management so lost or stolen devices can be controlled remotely
03 · Technology deployed
The technology behind the outcome.
The project used the following technology as part of the deployed solution.
Hytera two-way radio system
GPS vehicle tracking
Foretrack location platform
Managed mobile phones
Mobile Device Management (MDM)
04 · Customer outcome
What the customer gained.
Ringwood School gained the following operational improvements from the deployment.
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Reliable communication for site, medical, cleaning and support teams
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Vehicle locations can be checked instantly, including off-site journeys
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Greater reassurance for school trips and sports fixtures
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Improved control and GDPR support for managed mobile devices
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What this project demonstrates
Campus communications work best when coverage and wider mobility are considered together.
Ringwood School’s 13-building campus required reliable two-way radio coverage while vehicles, minibuses and off-site activity created a separate need for tracking and managed mobile connectivity.
Tracking gives staff a faster way to locate grounds vehicles and minibuses, including when they are off site.
Managed mobile devices support the school’s regular domestic and overseas trips with greater operational control.