An update on Oxford's Improving Wireless Programme

The Improving Wireless programme aspires to deliver one wireless infrastructure across the collegiate University, providing consistent and reliable Wi-Fi for students, staff and visitors wherever they are located within the University.  ​  

What activity is underway?  

Information and Digital Committee (IDC) has approved an extension to the pilot until 31 December 2024. This will enable the programme to: 

  • Continue the data collection exercise to ensure we have as complete a record as possible of the collegiate University’s current Wi-Fi landscape 
  • Carry on testing our processes and refining these as we progress so we reach the optimum planning, resource and implementation approach  
  • Continue discussions with the Conference of Colleges to ensure the colleges are appropriately included in the service roll out proposal 

What comes next? 

The information gained from the pilot will allow us to develop a costed implementation proposal to enable a scalable and supportable Managed Wireless Service for the collegiate University; to be submitted to IDC in December 2024.  

Need more information? 

For more information, see the programme overview and pilot progress webpages. You can also contact the team via the programme mailbox.