Case Study: Fort Wayne Community Schools achieves 100x bandwidth, nearly $100K annual savings and expanded learning opportunities with Comcast Business

Comcast Connection Provides Endless Educational Opportunities for Students in Indiana School District

Fort Wayne Community Schools, serving 31,000 students across more than 50 locations, faced severely limited bandwidth from aging ISDN/T1 links that made data sharing and Internet access slow and unreliable. The district needed a faster, more scalable, and cost-effective way to connect 56 sites — including schools, administrative offices, and support facilities — and give teachers and students better access to online resources.

Comcast Business Ethernet Network Service provided secure any-to-any connectivity and a 10‑gig upgrade, delivering nearly 100 times the previous bandwidth and allowing easy expansion of sites or capacity. The district now saves nearly $100,000 annually, experiences reliable performance with few outages, and supports enhanced learning opportunities — including up to 50 electronic field trips a year — with Comcast also assisting through the E‑Rate application process.

Fort Wayne Community Schools

Jack Byrd

Director of Technology, Fort Wayne Community Schools