The vendor will supply its OmniSwitch 6850 solution providing connectivity to more than 27,000 users across two UTS campuses in Sydney.

The solution will replace an existing multi-vendor legacy network, reducing the cost and complexity of network operations for UTS.

The 14,000 network ports that make up the access and distribution network will be upgraded in phases by systems integrator, Integ.

The initial phase has already been deployed to address UTS's immediate requirements.

UTS director of IT infrastructure and operations, Peter James, said the university was looking for seamless integration.