The average number of different students who connect is 19,384, which represents an average percentage of 73.99% of the total students.
Furthermore, the report indicates that investment in commonly used technological equipment that universities make available to the university community has increased significantly in the form of classroom equipment, access and quality of the wireless network.
Due to the interest shown by universities in offering wireless connections to students and employees, the wireless systems supplier Ruckus Wireless considers four key elements when making quality Wi-Fi technology available to these educational centers, adapted to their needs:
1. High Density Support: It's important to consider that the network must support a high density of users connected simultaneously. Furthermore, many classrooms are beginning to use high-definition video streaming to students' devices as an additional teaching tool, and the Wi-Fi must be able to support this.
2. Simple and quick deployments: Campuses often don't have much IT staff or need to cover large areas of land, so an easy-to-deploy Wi-Fi solution is vital.
3. Flexible and easily scalable solutions: With the rapid pace of technological advancement, universities cannot afford to upgrade their wireless network solutions every three or four years. They must be prepared to support the evolving needs of their users, and a flexible, scalable solution is crucial to meeting future demands.
4. Multi-tenant control: Universities require separate control systems for each faculty, school, or even department, to allow each of these entities to manage the network separately but without losing centralized control from the IT department.
“Seeing the growing demand for Wi-Fi connectivity from educational institutions, at Ruckus we pay special attention to developing solutions that adapt to their needs. We believe it is essential to stay one step ahead of their requirements and the devices of the future,” stated Óscar Vigo, Sales Director of Ruckus Wireless in Spain and Portugal.
Ruckus Wireless' smart antennas offer the flexibility and ability to mix indoor and outdoor access points, ensuring they meet the demands of users eager to use their devices. Thanks to Smart Wi-Fi technology, a suite of technologies designed to extend the range and reliability of wireless signals, some of the cost and complexity of wireless LAN (WLAN) deployments are eliminated. Smart Wi-Fi incorporates the latest technical advancements in beamforming, adaptive signal selection, quality of service, traffic classification, and robust RF routing.
