Awards
WiBUZ has been honored for their pivotal role in transforming Jamaica’s educational connectivity landscape.
Source: Noah Wire Services
WiBUZ has been named Technology Partner of the Year at the 2025 Broadband Communities Awards for delivering a vendor-agnostic Wi-Fi network in Jamaica.
Presented last month in Houston, the accolade highlights WiBUZ’s innovative wibipOS platform, which was instrumental in a groundbreaking project connecting over 360 schools across Jamaica with reliable, multi-vendor Wi-Fi infrastructure.
The challenge was daunting, according to WiBUZ’s nomination.
WiBUZ’s mission in Jamaica
The Jamaican Ministry of Education (MoE) sought to connect more than 1,000 schools nationwide without succumbing to the pitfalls of proprietary vendor lock-in, a common issue in large-scale network deployments.
The Ministry’s need was clear—scalable, cost-efficient, and future-proof connectivity capable of integrating emerging technologies like private 5G and IoT, all within strict budget constraints and minimal research and development overhead.
Magnus Johansson (left) of WiBUZ is presented the Technology Partner of the Year Award by Brad Randall (right) of TotalTelecom at Broadband Communities Summit 2025.
Rising to this challenge, Jamaican consulting firm MsTECH partnered with WiBUZ to deploy wibipOS, a vendor-agnostic, API-first platform specifically chosen for its ability to seamlessly integrate hardware from multiple vendors.
According to WiBUZ, this approach significantly reduced risk and costs. Furthermore, 3,150 Ruckus access points were deployed across 364 schools in just 90 days—50% faster than typical industry timelines—setting a new benchmark for rapid connectivity deployment in education.
The project’s success stemmed largely from the flexibility and scalability of wibipOS.
WiBUZ said its API connectors enabled integration with Ruckus and TIP OpenWiFi hardware from vendors like Actiontec and NetExperience, empowering the MoE to select optimal solutions based on performance and cost rather than vendor limitations.
The modular, reusable architecture also simplified network management with customized dashboards tailored for diverse stakeholders, from the Prime Minister’s Office to local school administrators, ensuring clear visibility and operational efficiency.
Key to the deployment’s smooth execution was WiBUZ’s embedded expertise delivered through LiveSDK, which provided MsTECH with real-time engineering support and rapid development capabilities without necessitating extensive internal resources.
Laying a future-ready foundation for Jamaica
WiBUZ said the collaboration accelerated timelines, enhanced project stability, and enabled seamless multi-vendor network scaling. Importantly, the avoidance of vendor lock-in also translated into significant cost savings—around 40%—allowing the MoE to redirect funds toward educational initiatives rather than technology overheads, WiBUZ said.
Looking ahead, the wibipOS platform has laid a future-ready foundation for Jamaica’s educational infrastructure.
Its open, scalable network design will support ongoing expansions and the integration of future technologies without costly upgrades, positioning Jamaica as a global exemplar in digital education innovation. As such, WiBUZ’s role in the transformative project, alongside MsTECH’s determined execution, clearly illustrates how innovative, flexible technology solutions can overcome complex national challenges and rapidly deliver impactful results.
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