Students as young as first graders can connect their school-issued computers to Wi-Fi on the school bus.
Meanwhile, Kajeet has over two decades of experience specializing in
mobile technology and connectivity in the K-12 education space as well as in higher education. The company has more school buses with Wi-Fi hotpots than any other. “With SmartBus the ability we have in content filtering can be tailored for each situation,” said Chief Technology Officer Greg Jones. “There can be one set of filters for K-6, another for middle school, and in high school the filters might be a bit more open to the sites they can go to.” The types of devices that go on the bus that offer student access, known in
Kajeet’s case as smart spots, are only about the size of a hockey puck. These hubs enable the students to connect like they do using any other Wi-Fi hot spot. But Kajeet actually provides access to cellular service. Any device that is connected to a Kajeet smart spot has its content filtering done through that device. Chromebooks have embedded devices, with a SIM card talking to the network individually, that are also on a server filtering content. “In a SmartBus, we’re talking about a big router with much more band-
width,” Jones explained. “Our Sentinel platform lets a school custom build what filters they want. Depending on the scenario, you might let a teacher
“There can be one set of filters for K-6, another for middle school, and in high school the filters might be a bit more open ...”
-Greg Jones, Kajeet
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