The Networking People Ltd (TNP)

The Networking People Ltd (TNP) TNP provides Internet connectivity, network consultancy and engineering services to business, education and local authorities throughout the UK.

Three questions worth putting to your team before the next public wifi renewal. One, is our guest network genuinely sepa...
20/08/2026

Three questions worth putting to your team before the next public wifi renewal.

One, is our guest network genuinely separated from the systems holding resident and corporate data, and could we demonstrate that separation if we were asked?

Two, do we know who is accessing our public network, with proper authentication in place, and can we evidence how that access is controlled?

Three, are we paying a fair price for a service that actively supports our digital inclusion commitments, or simply covering the cost of basic access?

The answers usually reveal whether public wifi has been designed with intent, or inherited and left alone.

Guest wifi is often treated as a simple convenience, switched on because residents expect it and rarely revisited afterw...
17/08/2026

Guest wifi is often treated as a simple convenience, switched on because residents expect it and rarely revisited afterwards. The risk sits in how it has been built. Where public access has been added onto an existing network without proper separation, every visitor connecting in a reception area or leisure centre is a step closer to the systems holding sensitive resident data, financial records, and case files.

Logical traffic segregation between guest and corporate traffic is what prevents that, and it is not something you can assume is in place simply because the service works. The second question is value. Many councils are paying more than they need to for a guest wifi service that neither protects the corporate network properly nor supports the digital inclusion outcomes it was meant to deliver.

In a council library on any given afternoon, someone is applying for a job, someone else is completing a benefits form, ...
10/08/2026

In a council library on any given afternoon, someone is applying for a job, someone else is completing a benefits form, and an older resident is trying to book a GP appointment because the phone line has been engaged all morning.

None of them has home broadband, or the mobile data left to manage it. As more public services move online, the wifi in libraries, community centres, and leisure facilities has quietly become part of the safety net that keeps residents connected to the services they depend on. It is no longer an amenity. It is infrastructure that supports digital inclusion, and it deserves to be treated as such.

For a connectivity business, social value is not only about what we fund. It is about what we are uniquely placed to pro...
06/08/2026

For a connectivity business, social value is not only about what we fund. It is about what we are uniquely placed to provide.

We deliver free fibre connectivity to community centres, set up free guest wifi portals across council networks, and run digital inclusion briefings for residents at risk of being left behind by an increasingly online world.

Connectivity should not be a privilege. Where we can use our expertise to widen access and bring communities closer to the services they rely on, we do.

A resilient healthcare network is not one that survives an attack by luck. It is one designed so that security is presen...
30/07/2026

A resilient healthcare network is not one that survives an attack by luck.

It is one designed so that security is present in every routing decision, every hardware choice, and every connection, aligned to recognised standards from the very first day.

The benefit is not only stronger protection. It is a calmer, more predictable operation, where the team is no longer trapped in a cycle of reactive patching and where clinical services can depend on the infrastructure beneath them.

Secure by design means the network protects patient care quietly, consistently, and by default.

Three questions every NHS and healthcare IT leader should ask about their network architecture. One, was security design...
23/07/2026

Three questions every NHS and healthcare IT leader should ask about their network architecture.

One, was security designed into our network from the start, or has it been added on in layers over time?

Two, can we evidence alignment to Cyber Essentials Plus, ISO 27001, and the NHS expectations under the Cyber Assessment Framework, or would an assessment expose gaps?

Three, are we spending more time reacting to threats than we would if the foundations were stronger?

The answers reveal whether the architecture is genuinely resilient, or simply holding up for now.

Most network security is reactive. A vulnerability is found, a patch is issued, the team scrambles to apply it before so...
16/07/2026

Most network security is reactive.

A vulnerability is found, a patch is issued, the team scrambles to apply it before someone exploits it. Repeat, indefinitely.

For an NHS organisation running critical systems around the clock, that cycle is exhausting and it is risky, because there is always a window between the threat appearing and the fix being applied.

There is a better way. When security is engineered into the architecture from day one, the network is inherently harder to compromise, and the team spends less time firefighting and more time supporting care.

Secure by design is not a product. It is a way of building.

When a hospital's network is compromised, the consequences are not measured in downtime. They are measured in cancelled ...
13/07/2026

When a hospital's network is compromised, the consequences are not measured in downtime.

They are measured in cancelled operations, diverted ambulances, and clinicians locked out of the patient records they need to make safe decisions.

Healthcare has become one of the most targeted sectors for cyber attacks, and the reason is simple. The data is sensitive, the systems are critical, and the pressure to restore service fast makes the sector a target.

In that environment, security cannot be something added on afterwards. It has to be built into the foundations.

When our team raises money for a cause, we believe in standing behind that effort, not watching from the sidelines. That...
09/07/2026

When our team raises money for a cause, we believe in standing behind that effort, not watching from the sidelines.

That is why TNP regularly tops up or doubles what our staff raises for the charities they care about.

From Save the Children at Christmas to Mind on Mental Health Day, our people choose the causes, and we help make their contribution go further.

Giving back is not a campaign for us. It is part of how we work, every quarter, every year.

A future-proof education estate is not just about the network itself. It is about having the right expertise behind the ...
30/06/2026

A future-proof education estate is not just about the network itself. It is about having the right expertise behind the design and the day-to-day operation.

For most schools and academies, that expertise will never all sit in-house, and it does not need to. The right partnership extends the in-school team with specialist networking and cyber capability, so that decisions are taken with confidence, new technologies can be adopted safely, and the estate can grow without being rebuilt.

The result is a network that supports the institution's direction and an IT lead who is no longer expected to do it all alone.

TNP exists to make sure that complexity is not carried alone. We work alongside school and academy IT teams as a trusted long-term partner, bringing the specialist networking and cyber expertise that a modern education estate requires.

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Network House, Caton Road
Lancaster
LA13PE

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 6pm
Tuesday 8am - 6pm
Wednesday 8am - 6pm
Thursday 8am - 6pm
Friday 8am - 6pm

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+448456800659

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