High-speed wireless Internet access will be available “24/7” to students at Christian Heritage School this year, Head of School Gerald Porter said last week.
Connectivity will not be lost when a student leaves campus, thanks to a partnership reached with Wildfire 5G, who through an alliance with OptiLink operates a Wi-Fi network in various locations throughout the city of Dalton.
The initiative, part of a renewed focus on creating a “high-tech environment” at Christian Heritage, is believed to be the first of its kind for any school, Porter said.
“We are going to be the first school, that we know of, that provides connectivity to kids off-campus. So we have a really unique partnership, that I’m really excited about for our kids,” he said. “It is a great opportunity for students to have connectivity wherever they go — whether they are sitting at the park, at the grocery store with mom, or at a coffee shop. The initiative supports the mission for our kids to learn and achieve. And the sky is the limit with this technology.”
Students will be able to access the Internet using personal log-in information provided by the school. They will access a Wi-Fi network that covers most of downtown Dalton, and is stretching to other areas.
Wildfire 5G makes its network available by creating wireless hot spots, using technology installed atop power poles. The service provides Internet with speeds greater than 200 megabits per second.
“It is as fast as your device will allow. It’s the latest in Wi-Fi,” said William Butte, a partner with the company. “We’re all throughout Dalton. We have hot spots at 42 locations.”
Butte said Wildfire 5G was a pilot program in Dalton, and is expanding both in the city and to other locations. The provider serves as an alternative for wireless data users, he said.
“We are complementary to a cellular system,” Butte said. “We’re an alternative so a family doesn’t have to have a huge data plan.”
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