Next Level Solutions, Inc. (NLS) was recently selected as the wireless Wide Area Network partner for Northland Pioneer College (NPC) of Holbrook, Arizona.  With 10 campuses across 21,000 square miles, making Northland Pioneer College the largest area community college in the United States, Next Level Solutions was awarded the Wireless Wide Area Network project for the purpose of further developing the college's Distance Learning Technology (DLT) initiatives, which provide basic services to faculty, staff, and students throughout NPC's campuses.

Following an extensive RFP and interview process, John Velat, Director of Information Services for Northland Pioneer College, explains why Next Level Solutions was selected for the project:

"NPC selected NLS because they offered us a solution that exceeded our needs at a price that competed against others who offered us solutions that didn't even meet the RFP requirements. We also expected NLS would exceed our expectations in the project implementation phase based on the thoroughness of their bid preparation, and they have met that expectation by going way beyond the project scope and helped us solve many unrelated problems while meeting every project goal. We expect the completion of this project to break us out of the cycle of ever-increasing bandwidth costs and give us the opportunity to expand our reach to students throughout our 21,000 sq. mile service area instead of cutting back on curricula to pay for bandwidth."

"Through the NLS deployment of secure, high bandwidth, wireless backhaul connections between each of NPC's campuses, centers, and educational outreach sites, the college not only significantly strengthens its distance learning capabilities, but also benefits from substantial cost savings through the elimination of costly leased lines while simultaneously enjoying as much as ten times the bandwidth on a completely privatized network."

"We are thrilled to have been selected by NPC for this extensive technology project. This is one of the reasons why we love what we do.  Providing cutting-edge, comprehensive solutions that allow organizations to leverage wireless technology as an asset to their businesses. A project like this is such a win-win for everybody. NPC can reduce operating costs through a more efficient infrastructure and increase revenues through tuition and state aid, while students, faculty and staff alike can reap the benefits of enhanced distance learning capabilities", says Adrianne Brees, Operations Manager for Next Level Solutions.  "It doesn't get much better than that," she adds.

Next Level Solutions launched the physical deployment in August of 2008 and looks forward to a successful project completion.