Tessaloniki International Airport is High-Tech with State-of-the-Art 802.11n Xirrus Wi-Fi
Thessaloniki Airport opened in 1930 and is the second biggest airport in Greece, located 14 km from the city center servicing nearly 4 million passengers per year. The airport is the first and only airport in Europe to deploy the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi technology and is undergoing a massive expansion including a bigger terminal building that can accommodate 9 million passengers per year.
Requirements
- Support large number of connected users all across the airport
- Support 802.11n latest Wi-Fi technology
- Minimum number of cable drops
- Provide Web Page Redirect
Benefits
- Support for data, voice and video on a single infrastructure
- Controller based solution to support voice roaming and QoS
- Fewer devices installed to result in less cabling, switch ports, cost, and installation time
- Easy connection to Internet for passengers
Savings
- Ratio of Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional APs
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1:4 |
- Number of additional access points saved
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48 |
- Number of additional cable runs saved
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48 |
- Number of switch ports that saved
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48 |
- Average power savings per year (kWh)
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4,730 |