Telecom Solutions for Education Sector

Educational institutions operate in an environment where connectivity underpins every aspect of the modern learning experience - from lecture theatres and research labs to remote classrooms and multi-campus administration. As student expectations rise, bandwidth demands accelerate, and cybersecurity threats intensify, your network must deliver the performance, reliability, and scalability that today's education sector demands. Nexthop delivers enterprise-grade fibre connectivity purpose-built for universities, schools, research institutions, and education groups across Australia. Our infrastructure supports high-bandwidth teaching and learning environments, secure multi-campus networks, and the seamless cloud access that modern education depends on.

10G Fibre Internet: Upgrade your business internet to 10 Gigabit
nextXC - Datacentre Dark Fibre: Month-to-month contract - $250 per month. $1000 setup
Datacentre DIA - $499*/month: *excludes a data centre cross connect directly provisioned by a customer

Why Universities and Schools Choose Nexthop

High Bandwidth

Nexthop provides high-capacity, symmetrical fibre with scalable speeds - ensuring students and staff experience uninterrupted connectivity across campus, regardless of how many devices are connected simultaneously.

Reliability for Mission-Critical Operations

Downtime impacts revenue, compliance, and reputation. Our resilient network design, proactive monitoring, and rapid provisioning ensure your operations stay online and responsive.

Cybersecurity and Data Protection

Education organisations often face urgent relocation, expansion, or infrastructure upgrade requirements. Nexthop specialises in flexible and fast deployment, helping clients transition without operational disruption.

Cost-Effective Connectivity

Nexthop's month-to-month contracts, transparent pricing, and wholesale fibre model deliver significant cost savings compared to traditional carrier services - without compromising on speed, reliability, or security.

What Our Clients Say?

Nexthop has helped us extend our critical infrastructure throughout the Sydney Metro area, building a bespoke solution to reduce latency and optical loss between key facility locations for us, resulting in reduced cross connect costs and improved performance

Dave Pearson

MD Global Sales, RTI Cables

Nexthop has become a valued partner of Pentanet thanks to its high-quality carrier offerings and excellent service. The team at Nexthop are always responsive and reliable, and their IP Transit, nextXC, Dark Fibre and XFIBRE (10G Internet) services have never let us down.

Connor Llewellin

Chief Operating Officer, Pentanet

Nexthop has been entrusted with our global WAN over the last 6 years. During this time, they have provided us with fast and reliable connectivity. Nexthop has always been willing to push the envelope on our behalf with custom solutions, whilst continuing to support us with a high level of customer service.

Nectarios Lazaris

Chief Information Officer, Unispace

With US$300m+ of subsea cables connected to Australia, RTI almost immediately engaged Nexthop to help accelerate our network presence across Australia. The RTI + Nexthop strategic relationship formed quickly and naturally around Nexthop’s technical competence, our companies’ shared values, and each firm’s relentless drive to solve complex problems. Mutual trust and respect are key reasons why our firms are exploring how to best expand our relationship, but we really just want to hang out with each other more!

Russell Matulich

Chief Executive Officer, RTI Cables

We've used Nexthop for a couple of dark fibre links now, their build times are quick, their prices are great and they kept us updated throughout the process.

Timothy Neilen

Technical Delivery Manager PKCG

Great team, always very responsive, good quality transit connectivity, I hear the fibre is good too! Would recommend!

Brody Stockel

Senior Network Engineer Interphone

Nexthop is a key provider to IPC in delivering reliable, high performing connectivity for our Australian customers. Their flexibility and willingness to build customised solutions have allowed us to provide value added services to our customers.

Mark Curran

Vice President Network Services Asia, IPC

We have been extremely pleased with the performance of Nexthop’s transit as well as their can-do approach to solving problems. If you are looking for transit, look no further than Nexthop. They are attentive and always willing to go that extra mile to get you and your customers online.

Ashley Breeden

URL Networks’ founder

Working with Tim Jones and the team at Nexthop wasn’t just about replacing a vendor—it was about choosing a partner who understands the mission-critical nature of our services. Nexthop exceeded our expectations—not only in technical delivery but also in responsiveness and strategic alignment. The professionalism and speed with which they executed this transition reinforced our decision to trust them with the future of our infrastructure.

Shah Hardik

CEO of Techflow

From the initial setup to installation, the support we received from Nexthop exceeded our expectations. Their team demonstrated an exceptional level of responsiveness and technical expertise, ensuring a smooth deployment. Moreover, their advanced routing optimization support has been instrumental in enhancing our low-latency, gaming-optimized internet services—one of our key differentiators in the market.

Murry Mukhtarov

Co-founder, Neptune Internet

NextHop has been outstanding to work with. Their responsiveness is top-notch, and they consistently meet or exceed their committed ETAs for dark fibre delivery. Tim was an absolute joy to deal with -professional, proactive, and always on top of things. It’s rare to find a provider this reliable and easy to work with. Highly recommend!

Jonas Masakadza

Group IT Manager, Legend

Everything about working with Nexthop was easy — from tailoring the design to rollout and ongoing adjustments. Nothing was ever too hard or ‘not possible.’ This partnership gives us the confidence to accept jobs of any size into Perth, knowing bandwidth is no longer a bottleneck.

Jeremy Nottle

Senior Vice President, IT Innovation & Strategy, Tape Ark

As a New Zealand based service provider with trans Tasman customers, partnering with providers who deliver a quality service has always been difficult. Since our move to Nexthop, our last mile services are delivered seamlessly and the Nexthop team feel like an extension of our own network. Network uptime has been superb and when there are blips, the team are incredibly responsive. Their knowledge of local products and understanding of our needs is second to none

Rudi Hefe

Commercial Director, PlanB/Solarix

Nexthop have an extremely reliable Network and their sales and support staff are friendly and helpful.

Nathan Brookfield

Director, NABIH

Nexthop provided a DIA connection into our office at very short notice and delivered exactly by our deadline. Their team worked seamlessly with our building management and installers, ensuring a smooth and efficient installation. Throughout the process, they kept us well-informed and were always helpful and responsive. We would highly recommend Nexthop to other businesses looking for a reliable connectivity partner.

Global Private Equity firm

Tim and the team at Nexthop are amazing to deal with! Prompt response, quoting and excellent performance and stability. A very happy customer :)

Ian MacDonald

Solutions Architect PlanB New Zealand

Approximately 18 months ago our leadership team made the strategic decision to find a new partner for our network services. We were experiencing delays with service delivery, ongoing billing issues and overall slow response times from our previous supplier. Our company is growing fast, and our customers data requirements are ever increasing, with that in mind we set out to find a partner who was agile, responsive and customer focused. NextHop has played a key role in strengthening our network capabilities. Their dark fibre offering provides flexibility and scalability; their IP transit services have ensured reliable, high-performance and cost-effective internet for our customers. Beyond the technology, their team stands out for its responsiveness and commitment to service excellence. We view them as a strategic partner rather than just a supplier and intend to exclusively use them for our network needs into the future.

Martin Reidy

Head of Operations

Nexthop provided a DIA connection into our office at very short notice and delivered exactly by our deadline. Their team worked seamlessly with our building management and installers, ensuring a smooth and efficient installation. Throughout the process, they kept us well-informed and were always helpful and responsive. We would highly recommend Nexthop to other businesses looking for a reliable connectivity partner.

Anonymous, Global Private Equity Firm

Excellent service, extremely quick connection, super fast internet - 10/10 would recommend.

Alina Bermingham

Founder

The Nexthop internet that we have in our company is stable and fast. We didn't observe a high latency and packet loss. It's easy to connect our devices without any complication to set-up. Nexthop is easy to coordinate and the internet was set-up quickly.

Herson Macaraniag

Setting up a new office has it's challenges. But Nexthop made sure that getting our office connected to the Internet was going to be as painless as possible. From Day 1, they were confident in meeting our timelines and making sure it could be ready, no matter the curve balls that were thrown. Now that it's been a month, the service and connection has been solid. Would recommend.

Scott Sinclair

Lead Reliability Engineer, ROLLER

Such a pleasant experience to work with Tim and the team from Nexthop. Great communication, annd quick delivery of service within a narrow timeline. Can't recommend these folks enough!

Kieran Byrne

IT and Operations Manager, ROLLER

A great bunch of people who provide a great service! Would recommend to anyone needing fibre services.

Camden Webb

Flexible Workspace Technology Manager, GPT Group

Nexthop exceeded our expectations, providing exceptional white glove treatment. They kept us well-informed throughout the process, and when challenges arose, Nexthop was quick to provide solutions rather than excuses, meeting all our deadlines effectively.

Evan Wood

General Manager - Technology at Scape

Love working with the team at NextHop - they take the pain out of dealing with connectivity in Australia. Recomended A++

Craig Spiers

Chief Architect, Solarix

Great experience using Nexthop! The set-up process of a super fast fibre link to our new hub was seamless. Don't waste your time with other providers and go with Nexthop!

Guil Cunha

Director, Hub Operations Stone & Chalk

I would just like to say thank you again for getting us online on such short notice. It was a seamless and simple process which was very refreshing. Looking forward to a long relationship between NSB Cyber and NextHop.

Brett Johnson

Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer

Our Clients Success Stories

Nexthop Delivers Multigig Fibre Internet & Campus Interconnection for Leading Sydney Private School

A prestigious Sydney private school needed a high-performance network across multiple campus buildings to support 1,000+ concurrent devices, digital learning platforms, security systems, and future EdTech — all on ageing copper infrastructure.

Challenge

Legacy copper connections caused slow speeds and dropouts during peak usage, disrupting video lessons and online exams
Poor inter-building connectivity between classrooms, admin, and sports facilities
Student data and exam systems required a secure, compliant network environment
Existing infrastructure couldn't scale to meet growing device demand and emerging technologies

Solution

Deployed Multigig Fibre Internet (2.5G/10G Symmetrical) with 99.99% SLA and prioritised bandwidth for critical applications
Installed a Dark Fibre campus backbone connecting all buildings with near-zero latency and redundant failover paths
Integrated SD-WAN to intelligently route traffic, prioritising learning apps over non-critical use
Added cybersecurity layer — firewalls, content filtering, and DDoS protection — to meet education compliance standards
Future-proofed cabling infrastructure for 100G+ upgrades and Wi-Fi 6 access points for high-density classroom use

Scape Australia Expands Multi-Gigabit Agreement with Nexthop to Enhance Student Experiences

Scape Australia, the country's largest student accommodation provider, needed to scale reliable high-speed internet across a growing portfolio of sites — ensuring students could study, stream, and connect without disruption.

Challenge

Growing student demand for always-on, high-speed connectivity across multiple cities
Online learning, virtual labs, and multi-device usage putting increasing pressure on existing infrastructure
Need to scale connectivity rapidly across new sites without compromising service quality or deadlines

Solution

Expanded Nexthop's multi-gigabit fibre services from 16 to 29 Scape locations across Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane
Delivered high-bandwidth symmetrical connectivity supporting large simultaneous uploads and downloads
Ensured fast deployment with proactive communication and deadline adherence throughout the rollout
Built on a scalable network architecture ready to grow alongside Scape's expanding portfolio

Connectivity Solutions for Educational Institutions

Dedicated Business Fibre Internet: Symmetrical, high-speed fibre designed to meet the bandwidth demands of thousands of concurrent users across campus environments.
Dark Fibre: For institutions requiring full control over their network infrastructure - connecting campuses, data centres, and research facilities with dedicated, private fibre paths.
Wavelength Services: High-capacity, low-latency connectivity between campuses and data centres using DWDM technology, ideal for institutions with multiple sites requiring large-scale data transport.
Data Centre Interconnect (DCI): Secure, high-performance links between institutional data centres and colocation facilities, supporting cloud access, disaster recovery, and research computing.
Intercapital Connectivity: For multi-state education groups and research institutions, Nexthop's intercapital wavelength and Layer 2 services connect campuses and facilities across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide.
Out-of-Band Management: A dedicated, independent management network that ensures secure remote access to critical infrastructure — even during primary network outages. Essential for institutions managing distributed IT environments across multiple campuses.

FAQ

: Dark fibre gives educational institutions complete control over their network infrastructure. Unlike managed services or shared carrier networks, dark fibre is a dedicated physical connection between two points - only the institution's traffic travels over it. This provides inherent physical security, unlimited bandwidth scalability (the institution controls capacity by choosing the transmission equipment at each end), and consistent low-latency performance regardless of network congestion elsewhere. For universities, this means the same fibre that connects campuses today at 10Gbps can be upgraded to 100Gbps or beyond without replacing the physical infrastructure. For schools and TAFEs, dark fibre removes reliance on shared internet services that degrade during peak usage periods.
: Nexthop connects multiple campus locations using dedicated dark fibre, wavelength services, or Layer 2 ethernet - creating a private, high-performance backbone between sites. This is particularly valuable for universities with facilities spread across a metropolitan area, school groups operating multiple campuses, or TAFEs with teaching sites in different locations. Nexthop's dark fibre loops and wavelength services ensure each campus-to-campus link operates independently of the public internet, delivering predictable performance and enabling centralised IT management, shared cloud resources, and unified communications across all sites.
: Nexthop offers fibre connectivity ranging from 500Mbps to 10Gbps on its business-grade fibre products, and effectively unlimited capacity on dark fibre and wavelength services. For institutions requiring bulk data transport between campuses or to data centres, DWDM wavelength services provide 10Gbps, 100Gbps, and higher-capacity connections. All services are delivered on Nexthop's fully owned and operated Australian fibre network.
: Nexthop's pre-provisioned fibre cores and in-house project management allow for rapid deployment - typically days rather than weeks for standard data centre connections, and fast turnaround on custom campus builds. This is particularly important for education clients working to semester timelines or new building opening dates.

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Michael Lim

Co-founder | Managing Director

20+ years in the industry

Tim Jones

Sales Director

20+ years in the industry

James Marshall

Sales Director

25+ years in the industry

David Brown

Co-Founder

20 years in the industry

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