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Top Pressures to Deploy Wi-Fi
Top Pressuresto Deploy Wi-Fi
Large campuses with many separate
buildings
Technology savyand high service
demanding end users
High technology innovation and demand-
ing environments
Limited IT staffand resources
MAINE’S THOMAS COLLEGE INNOVATES WITH LEADING EDGE WI-FI
THE WI-FI CHALLENGES FACING HIGHER EDUCATION
HITTING THE BOOKS AND BENEFITING FROM CLOUD-BASED WI-FI
83%of all students use personal mobile devices (BYOD) inthe classroom
58%54%
52% 50%
20%
40%
40%
52%
46%
36%
36%
High network demand fromincreased mobile device access
Organizational demand forwireless access at all locations
Security and compliance risks from BYOD
Demand for new service
Cost of IT service
Lack of internal expertise
Need to protect networkfor security and compliance
Enforce securitycompliance
Have networks with optimal performance
Secure great network access
Prevent unauthorizednetwork access
Smaller colleges and universities can represent one of the toughest use cases for campus networks. Some of the challenges these institutions face include:
Companies Using Cloud-based Wi-FiNetwork Management are more likely to:
AN EDUCATIONIN MODERN WI-FI
“We know that the majority of our bandwidth is used from our residential halls — why wouldn’t it be? Our students live on campus, and for them, it’s not
just where they go to school — it’s home.”- Chris Rhoda, Vice President for Information Services and CIO at Thomas
*Stats provided by Aberdeen Group, Inc. ILL526A