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Customer Deployments - Enbridge

Enbridge Deploys Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays for Mission-Critical Applications




Enbridge operatesthe world's longest crude oil and liquids pipeline system. The company owns and operates Enbridge Pipelines Inc. and a variety of affiliated pipelines in Canada, and has an approximate 15% interest in Enbridge Energy Partners, L.P. which owns the Lakehead System in the U.S. These pipeline systems have operated for over 55 years and now comprise approximately 13 500 kilometers (8,500 miles) of pipeline, delivering more than 2 million barrels per day of crude oil and liquids. Enbridge is also the sponsor and manager of the Enbridge Income Fund.The company employs more than 5,000 people, primarily in Canada, the U.S. and South America.

Requirements

  • Reliable Wi-Fi connection throughout offices and plants
  • Resilient architecture
  • Bandwidth for the growing number of Wi-Fi devices and applications

Benefits
  • Superior range and coverage with 75% fewer devices and cable pulls
  • Resiliency at all levels of the Wi-Fi Array providing confidence for mission-critical applications
  • Ability to support all voice, video, and data devices and applications...real-time

Savings
  • Number of additional access points that did not have to be installed
        72
  • Number of additional cable runs that did not have to be pulled
        72
  • Number of switch ports that did not have to be consumed
        72
  • Average power savings per year (kWh)
        34,632