Largest Meeting Facility in Ontario, Canada’s Waterloo Region Modernizes its Network with Aruba to Ensure Gigabit Mobile Coverage across Indoor/Outdoor Venue for Nearly One Million Annual Visitors
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE:HPE), today announced
that Bingemans Conference Centre of Ontario, Canada, the Waterloo
Region’s largest and most dynamic meeting and conference facility, has
deployed an Aruba 802.11ac wireless network with Wave 2 technology to
support the growing wireless usage demands of the estimated one million
visitors the Centre serves annually.
Bingemans hosts thousands of events annually from small meetings to
large conferences including the upcoming Tech Leadership Conference on
May 12, 2016, which brings together technology leaders from Silicon
Valley, the local Waterloo region and other tech-focused areas.
Bingemans also hosts concerts, festivals and family events in its 40,000
square feet of indoor conference space and additional outdoor areas,
including a water park.
Bingemans’ primary goal for its new network is to give its clients and
visitors seamless, reliable wireless coverage from anywhere in the
indoor complex and several of its outdoor areas. The facility’s previous
wireless infrastructure was unable to handle the density and increasing
number of mobile devices coming onto the network.
“Our continued growth in digital services for guests the past few years
has taught us a significant lesson: that we had to take them far beyond
the next steps, providing cutting-edge services to meet and surpass
their expectations and lead the way for our dynamic region and beyond,”
said President Mark Bingeman.
To prepare for future growth, Bingemans enlisted the help of partner
FoxNet, who recommended and helped deploy a new Aruba wireless network.
Bingemans was already using HPE OfficeConnect 1920 switches so adding
Aruba mobility controllers and access points to its network simplified
the purchasing decision and installation process. The Centre has
completed its indoor deployment with Aruba 320 Series 802.11ac Wave 2
access points and plans to complete its outdoor deployment, using Aruba
270 Series outdoor access points, in mid-May. Bingemans is also using
Aruba AirWave for network management.
With the Aruba wireless LAN (WLAN) in place, Bingemans is equipped to
handle the expected peak of 2,000+ mobile devices on the network. Said
Bingeman, “We’ve been upgrading all of our systems and infrastructure
over the past year to increase our speed and capacity, benefitting both
our employees, as well as improving our guests’ experiences. The new
WLAN prepares us for our future needs and allows us to showcase our
facilities and the Waterloo region to drive more business beyond our
borders.”
For the future, Bingemans is evaluating Aruba’s Mobile Engagement
Solution including the Meridian Mobile App Platform to develop its own
branded mobile app. Adding customer and visitor engagement capabilities
would be simplified greatly since the Aruba APs that Bingemans has
deployed include built-in beacons with unique remote management
capabilities.
Said Bingeman, “Although our IT infrastructure certainly increases our
internal efficiencies, our first priority as a hospitality business is
delivering exceptional guest experiences. With our Aruba network in
place, our team can focus on working with clients and delivering that
high-quality experience to our guests and visitors.”
About Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is a leading provider of
next-generation networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes
worldwide. The company delivers IT solutions that empower organizations
to serve the latest generation of mobile-savvy users who rely on
cloud-based business apps for every aspect of their work and personal
lives.
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