About this tag
The public sector networks tag collects WindowsForum.com coverage of how councils, agencies, and other public bodies build and refresh the connectivity their services depend on. The tagged discussion follows Shropshire Council's five-year, £1.5 million extension with MLL Telecom, covering a network refresh, expansion to 87 sites, an SD-WAN overlay, and gateways into UK public-sector networks. For Windows and Microsoft 365 administrators, the notable thread is the added voice capacity delivered through Microsoft Teams Direct Routing, which ties wide-area networking decisions directly to Teams calling and the Microsoft stack. Expect this tag to track similar procurement, SD-WAN, and Teams telephony stories as they appear.
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    Shropshire Council Expands MLL Telecom Contract for SD-WAN and Teams Direct Routing

    Shropshire Council is sticking with its current network supplier and giving it more to run. Comms Business reports that MLL Telecom has signed a new five-year contract to provide network services to the council, with an option to extend it by two more years. The deal is valued at more than £1.5...