Big WLAN on Campus

Big WLAN on Campus: "The public school system in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has begun deploying a WLAN that will provide wireless coverage for 35 buildings more than 14,000 students, faculty and staff over the next two years. The Wi-Fi network is expected to cost $500,000-$750,000 over the term of the project. Coverage will extend district-wide to include three high schools, four middle schools, 19 elementary schools, and various administration buildings.

Helge: I'd like to see much more WLAN in Finland.

The initial IEEE 802.11a/b/g WLAN deployment uses Meru solutions—already in use at three schools in the district. Plans are in effect to add draft 11n APs, as well. The Meru AP300 Access Point family and MC5000 Controller, which are being used in this deployment, are fully backward-compatible with the company's 802.11a/b/g products.

Helge: Difficult to find access points even in Helsinki

The district-wide Wi-Fi deployment is one element an ongoing infrastructure upgrade, which will enable teachers and students take advantage of an array of streaming video-based learning materials. The first Meru APs were installed in 2006. The district-wide coverage is expected to be completed by 2010."

Helge: More Wlan and less Mobile.

Big WLAN on Campus

Big WLAN on Campus: "Big WLAN on Campus | By Naomi Graychase | December 13, 2007

Cornell University announced this week that it has begun deploying Aruba Networks’ adaptive wireless LANs across its 745-acre Ithaca, New York campus.

The Ivy League university is home to more than 20,000 students and 14,000 faculty and staff. Once completed, the network will include 4,500 wireless indoor and outdoor access points.

The first phase of Cornell’s deployment involves replacing almost 900 legacy wireless devices with Aruba’s wireless access points, including new 802.11n devices. The APs will be managed by Aruba’s 80Gbps MMC-6000 Multi-Service Mobility Controller.

The School District of Philadelphia (SDP), the eighth largest school district in the U.S., is now home to one of the world’s largest enterprise-grade wireless LANs.

Meru Networks and Avaya teamed up on the project, which will provide applications including VoWi-Fi and video to nearly 268 schools. The new network will serve more than 166,000 students and 10,000 teachers.

Meru says it has deployed 7,000 radio switches and more than 28,000 radios. Avaya is providing the communications applications and services, and was the system integrator for the project, along with H. J. Heinz Company.

The network is part of the “School of the Future."

Broadband, WLAN and Wimax as Utility

Marketing Vox informs: "MuniWireless Founder Esme Vos said there is little else for small towns to do besides build a broadband infrastructure on their own.

Vos called public broadband is a utility, like water or electricity. She also cited examples in the US and Europe that less populated communities could look to for models of successful municipal broadband platforms.

Rural EU towns, for example, sometimes build fiber rings attached to WiMax antennae that send signals to a town. This signal is then conveyed to users through a wireless connection.

Vos and Gorsen added it is possible for small towns to make money after a broadband investment but, like any large undertaking, it merits careful planning."

• broadband
• wimax
• wlan
• utility

I would like to know if this is Esme Vos blog? Here is about Esme Vos. I take some notes:

"I am the founder of Muniwireless.com, the portal for news and information about municipal wireless broadband projects around the world. Muniwireless also organizes conferences, seminars, webinars and roundtables, and it has a quarterly magazine. Photos from my most recent conference in Santa Clara and from Supernova 2006." She writes in her blog that is maintained by Rose Cantine.

This post is related to this theme:

What's wrong with Wi-Fi access in Europe

"I've been guilty of dumping on Swisscom Eurospot's lousy Wi-Fi service in Europe (see Cory Doctorow's post) but today I had a really bad experience trying to get access through one of Belgacom's hotspots in Antwerp. The tech support was great - very friendly and sweet, but the process was painful." Writes the Industry Standard.

This article was written 2004, but what has changed since that date. Wi-Fi isn't strong in Europe yet. Who knows about the trends? Where is Wi-Fi and Wimax heading? What are small towns and communities doing?

• Voip Watch

I need to get more information. I guess Esme Vos is one of the persons challenging the traditional mobile phone. Need to learn more about the company and her statements.

Esme Vos

Esme Vos is the founder of Muniwireless.com, a blog that covers the ins and outs of the emerging municipal WiFi industry. I caught up with her at a conference she recently hosted in Dallas.