Enriched Learning with Scalable Solutions
Partnering to Leverage USAC Opportunities
Astound Business meets you where you are and how you want to communicate. We're focused on taking out friction points, delivering solutions to leverage USAC, and future-proofing your growth. We work in hours not months without shortchanging the details.
Listening & Discovery
Understanding the key issues that need to be solved is first, we’re not going to sell you a fixed set of products. Up front, our experts know the E-Rate program and seek ways to save you costs through architectural efficiencies. We listen and provide a diversity of connectivity solutions aligned to your library or school system.
Solutions Planning & Design
As student populations grow and administrative structures expand, Astound technical experts plan for single site or multi-site builds with foresight. A dedicated account team provides custom solutions by creating a project plan that covers scope, timing, cost and execution. From kick-off to site survey to construction and integration, Astound provides a comprehensive support structure to build your trust.
Implementation
You’ll receive end-to-end project management from a dedicated account manager and implementation driven by local experts. We are never bureaucratic. Key build, billing and activation dates are aligned to Federal funding cycles. We offer flexibility in infrastructure and expansion, where others can’t, through dark fiber delivery.
Monitoring & Maintenance
Focused on your connectivity, we care about our own network and are not overextended. Experienced staff are monitoring the infrastructure around the clock and understand the support needs of entire school districts. We’ll sit down and plan alongside you to address bandwidth, software and technology changes with proper forethought. Astound’s organizational structure is set up for superior response and support: from re-routing, to handling vandalism, to backup solutions, and beyond.
Empower Students’ Future with Enhanced Learning Connectivity
Administrators, educators and students are growing more dependent on the Internet. To ensure success, Astound’s high-bandwidth network enables future growth and meets your system’s security policies.
Your students will be empowered to grow academically when sharing information efficiently, securely and cost-effectively at lightning-fast speeds.
School systems served
School sites connected
Education Solutions
SD-WAN
Unlock the full potential of your network with our SD-WAN solution. Simplify the management of various network connections while ensuring top tier security and robust performance. With advanced security protection and streamlined network connectivity, you can manage your business’s network effortlessly and securely. Safeguard your data and control your network with confidence.
Unified Communications
Our UCaaS platform integrates voice, video, messaging and conferencing into a single, easy-to-use solution, helping your team stay connected from anywhere. Designed with enterprise-grade security and reliability, UCaaS ensures that your communications are protected while providing the flexibility needed for remote work and distributed teams. By unifying all your communication channels, UCaaS helps improve productivity, streamline workflows and foster better collaboration across your organization.
Dark Fiber
Astound provides your organization with Dark Fiber solutions, giving you full control and unmatched security without any restrictions on equipment or protocols. We deliver the fiber – you provide the equipment. The result is a customized, high-speed network that integrates effortlessly with any device or application. Our Dark Fiber offers exceptional scalability and security, with nearly unlimited bandwidth. Gain control over your operations while leveraging the power of our network.
Wavelength
High-capacity connections for data-intensive applications—ensuring fast and efficient communication across all financial services operations. Our wavelength services provide dedicated, point-to-point connectivity that supports large volumes of data with minimal latency. This makes it an excellent choice for enterprises that require high-speed connections between data centers, branch office or other critical locations. With the ability to customize bandwidth to match your specific needs, our wavelength solution ensures that your network can handle even the most demanding data applications, providing the performance and reliability your business requires.
Ethernet
Connect critical locations and transfer high-volume traffic using Astound’s versatile, high-performance Ethernet solutions. We offer flexible configurations — including Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) and Ethernet Local Area Network (ELAN) — so you can optimize your network architecture and management across multiple locations.
