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