Customer Deployments - Pierce Transit

Pierce County Public Transportation Deploys Xirrus Wi-Fi at Headquarters




 The Pierce County Public Transportation Benefit Area Corporation was formed in 1979 when voters passed a 0.3 percent sales tax to fund public transportation. Pierce Transit's mission is to provide safe, courteous, reliable transportation services over a 414 square mile area in Washington State with an estimated population of 721,000. Pierce Transit is mobilizing its managers and project managers to improve productivity with a rollout of tablet PCs that will run its mission critical maintenance application. To this end, a powerful Wi-Fi solution is needed to wirelessly enable the tracking of parts and work orders throughout the facility.

Requirements
  • Provide better coverage and reliability than currently deployed Wi-Fi network
  • Pervasive Wi-Fi coverage across 3 buildings covering over 125,000 square feet
  • Provide reliable access during meetings using a strong security scheme
  • Support Core Business System applications
  • Easy to deploy and cost effective using a minimum amount of ports and cable runs

Solution
  • Five XS4 (4-radio) Wi-Fi Arrays
  • Three XS8 (8-radio) Wi-Fi Arrays

Benefits
  • Seamless wireless network coverage across the 3 buildings
  • Superior performing Wi-Fi network than previously installed in Building 1
  • Reduced the number of access points and cable drops needed by 900% versus competitive bids yielding significant cost savings

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