Customer Deployments - Farnborough International

Farnborough International Selects Xirrus for Complete Wi-Fi Coverage










The Farnborough Aerodrome is home to both the FIVE, (Farnborough International Venue and Events) a permanent events venue, and world's largest temporary event, The Farnborough International Airshow. Orgainized by Farnborough International Ltd (FIL), a subsidiary company of the UK's aerospace trade association, the focus is on delivering an innovative and cost-effective exhibition, and maintaining the standing of the show as a world-class event in a competitive global industry. The Airshow features 1,480 exhibitors from 35 countries, over 150 aircraft on display, 140,000 trade visitors, 130,000 public visitors, 1,800 media representatives, 83 defense delegations from 43 countries, and 40 civil aerospace delegations from 15 countries. This experience has given the FIL exceptional and world-class strengths and expertise in the exhibition and airshow industry, leading them to partner with Wireless LAN Source as the official communications provider for the venues.


Requirements
  • Complete campus-wide indoor/outdoor Wi-Fi network supporting tens of thousands of concurrent attendees and exhibitors
  • Sufficient bandwidth to support voice, video, and data applications
  • Nine different SSIDs and 17 VLANs across the network
  • Ease of deployment for temporary venues
  • 802.11n Upgradeability without folklift upgrade
  • Reduce infrastructure costs

Benefits
  • Complete 802.11a/b/g/n network covering 23 million square feet with only 60 devices
  • Over 45Gbps of Wi-Fi bandwidth for thousands of concurrent users
  • Simplified infrastructure 75% fewer devices, cabling, and switch ports
  • Unrivaled security features with dedicated Wi-Fi Threat Sensor, Firewall, Wi-Fi Controller and embedded Spectrum Analyzer
  • More range, throughput, intelligence, bandwidth and coverage than any other offering

Savings
  • Ratio of Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional APs
        6:1
  • Number of additional access points not installed
        360
  • Number of additional cable runs not pulled
        360
  • Number of switch ports not consumed
        360
  • Average power savings per year (kWh)
        30,222

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