Holy Spirit University of Kaslik in Lebanon, an educational institute for information technology, has
completed installing campus-wide
Aruba’s WiFi (
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The new network installed by Aruba authorized partner, TripleC, includes 600 access points and six 3600 Mobility Controllers. Installed as part of an infrastructure modernization initiative, the network is now used for e-learning applications, electronic class registration, guest Internet access, and wireless voice over IP communications in the university.
“We initially thought that our incumbent wired LAN vendor would win the project with their wireless solution,” Ziad Eid, USEK's IT director said. “What we didn't expect was that one vendor, Aruba, would so distinguish itself by exceeding our technical requirements and offering the best price.”
The latest deployment in the University uses Aruba’s ARM (
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It also provides a high degree of survivability in the event of damage to an access point, by automatically adjusting the power levels of nearby access points, and also fills in any coverage gaps in the event an access point is taken out of service.
In contrast, single channel networks that always operate at full power - or Wi-Fi arrays that pack multiple access points into one vulnerable enclosure - are susceptible to service outages if a device fails. In the case of Wi-Fi arrays, the impact of an outage is multiplied many fold because so many radios are affected, says Aruba.
'USEK's due diligence highlighted that Aruba's overlay WiFi solution was the best technical choice, but also far more economical than the integrated wired-wireless alternative offered by the incumbent LAN vendor,” Ammar Enaya, regional director of Aruba Middle East and North Africa, said.
Aruba is based in Sunnyvale, Calif. and has operations throughout the Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Asia Pacific regions. The company claims to deliver networks to users, wherever they work or roam.
Jyothi Shanbhag is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Jyothi's articles, please visit her columnist page.
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Amy Tierney
