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How public sector organisations can access or provide free-of-charge services over PSN and how commercial service providers can sell services on PSN.
How organisations can renew or get a PSN connection compliance certificate so they can connect to the PSN.
How commercial suppliers can renew or get a PSN connectivity service compliance certificate so the service can be used by public service organisations connected to the PSN.
IT managers should now be planning how to migrate their PSN services to the cloud.
These documents place governance and service management obligations on all PSN connectivity services. They are part of the November 2015 release of the PSN obligations.
This guide provides an overview of PSN compliance, why it is important and how you can go about applying for and achieving it.
This guidance explains why and how public sector organisations should move to modern network solutions and away from legacy networks with information on standards you need to follow and case studies.
This is a list of designated Virtual Points of Connection (VPoCs) on the Public Services Network (PSN).
Information on enhancing communications resilience and how we work with telecommunication service providers to manage the risk of disruption to public networks.
The PSN is the government’s high-performance network, which helps public sector organisations work together, reduce duplication and share resources.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to interact, and to share text and other content.
These documents place technical interoperability obligations on the three kinds of PSN network service: GCNSPs, DNSPs and other PSN networks. The obligations create the effect of a single network by defining what happens at the interfaces between different suppliers' networks,...
How organisations can report and manage operational issues on PSN.
This guide groups together all the documents and document collections that relate to the current release of PSN obligations.
This page includes summaries of the winning bids for the Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Accelerator (DCIA) pilots competition
The Public Switched Telephone Network charter sets out a voluntary agreement between the government and communication providers to protect vulnerable people when they are moved onto digital services.
Using recommended patterns for workplace wifi networks and sharing infrastructure.
Events courses and programmes to develop skills, knowledge and networks for chief executive officers, deputy-CEOs and their equivalents in public service.
Find out what is classed as a PSN connectivity service.
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