Report: It Will Cost $3.2 Billion To Upgrade Schools To Wireless Internet | StateImpact Florida
“Wireless access is no exception. With more than twenty schools throughout our district, there was a real need for a Wi-Fi solution that addressed the challenge of scalability, as traffic growth has been tremendous. ExtremeNetworks’IdentiFi Wireless solution enabled us to face these challenges head on, and provides our staff and students with an outstanding smart Wi-Fi solution and the tools that they need to succeed.” Bart’s Health isthe largest NHS Trust in the United Kingdom serving a population of2.5 million in east London and beyond. Working with its integration partner, Netconnection Systems, the Trust has deployed over 2,000 wireless access points, including Extreme Networks’latest IdentiFi 802.11ac solution. Commenting on the benefits, Jason Bincalar, deputy director of ICT at Bart’s Health said: “We have a large number of mission-critical devices on our high-density wireless network, including workstations on wheels, mobile image intensifiers, blood dispensing fridges, handheld devices and VoIP cordless telephone handsets. These are in addition to the computers, tablets and smartphones you’d expect. Our wireless infrastructure needs to meet the demands of all our users, including hospital staff, patients and visitors, and IdentiFi’s proven performance capability and adaptable architecture enables us to do this, delivering a high-functioning ICT network for the best patient care and user experience.” Proven Products and Capabilities Extreme Networks is used in a diversity of environments, such as working with the National Football League (NFL), where over 70,000 users gather in stadiums and watch videos and upload to social media. Extreme’s Gigabit Wi-Fi achieves full 802.11ac gigabit speeds and functionality with 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE) for the indoor 3825 access point The 3865 outdoor AP extends IdentiFi’s high performance capabilities and scale beyond the brick and mortar by offering complete parity for software capabilities and functions found with the indoor solution. IdentiFi provides more capacity with three times over-the-air performance compared to 802.11n,and offers greater throughput with air-to-wire transition, supporting 75,000 packets per second for both indoor and outdoor APs. IdentiFi makes implementation simple with zero-touch AP initialization and allows new applications and services to be delivered with a single click. Additional Resources Connect with Extreme via Twitter , Facebook , YouTube , LinkedIn and Google+ About Extreme Networks Extreme Networks, Inc. /quotes/zigman/63112/delayed/quotes/nls/extr EXTR -0.25% is setting a new standard for superior customer experience by delivering network-powered innovation and market leading service and support.
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These are stories about the parents, politicians, companies, lobbyists and other leaders seeking to impact education decisions. RELATED TOPICS Report: It Will Cost $3.2 Billion To Upgrade Schools To Wireless Internet May 29, 2014 | 10:39 AM Tweet alicegop / Flickr To meet requirements for online testing and digital instruction, schools are considering laptop carts like this for classrooms. President Barack Obamas proposal to equip nearly every school with high-speed wireless Internet will cost $800 million per year $3.2 billion total by the 2018 deadline according to a new estimate given to the Federal Communications Commission . Second, Florida lawmakers have required half of all instruction to be digitally delivered when classes begin in 2015. Most schools have found the best way to accomplish those goals is with wireless networks and more laptops or other portable computers. But many Florida schools will need to be rewired, and districts will have to purchase or lease additional computers. Orange County schools estimate it will cost roughly $280 million to upgrade their schools.
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