Flagship BSF Academy Solves Capacity Wireless with Xirrus
Located in Bristol, UK, the Bristol Brunel Academy opened in September 2007 by the Prime Minister Gordon Brown. BBA is the first Building Schools for the Future campus and opened with a vision of a wireless education environment with hundreds of pupils accessing learning services and curriculum content through an advanced IT infrastructure. Students enjoy their journey through the Academy and in doing so become ready and equipped to face 21st-century challenges and flourish in an ever-changing environment.
Requirements
- State-of-the-Art Wi-Fi capable of handling highly dense populations
- Ability to support all student and faculty applications
- No-risk solution with implementation guarantee
- Maximum throughput to support a total wireless learning environment
- Drastically increase performance and reduce maintenance
Benefits
- Seamless product integration
- No controller at the center of the network thus eliminating network overload
- Significantly more bandwidth, capacity, and coverage with fewer devices than any other competitor
- Real-life site survey at no cost to the customer
Savings
- Ratio of Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional APs
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1:4 |
- Number of access point saved
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48 |
- Number of additional cable runs saved
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48 |
- Number of switch ports saved
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48 |
- Average power savings per year (Kwh)
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4,730 |