Thessaloniki International Airport

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
1:4
  • Number of additional access points saved
48
  • Number of additional cable runs saved
48
  • Number of switch ports that saved
48
  • Average power savings per year (kWh)
4,730