SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks,
Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR), a cloud-driven networking company, in
partnership with NetNordic, has established one of the largest
cloud-managed network infrastructures in Borås Stad, Sweden,
transforming the municipality into a smart city. The new
infrastructure delivers faster and more advanced connectivity,
extending secure public Wi-Fi for its citizens, local government,
schools, and services, while automating and simplifying network
management for the IT team. The transition to smart cities is
designed to provide more sustainable resources to residents, while
improving quality of life and fueling business innovation.
Municipalities in Sweden are
required by law to provide critical welfare services such as
schools, childcare, social services, and elderly care, among
others. The departments and institutions that power these services
require a robust, secure network infrastructure to share
information seamlessly and securely. As a result of the global
pandemic, Borås Stad has also worked to roll out new services, such
as Wi-Fi connected medical wristbands which allow immediate contact
with doctors, real-time heartbeat monitoring, and user location
information – making reliable, high-speed Wi-Fi critical for proper
care.
The ExtremeCloud™ IQ platform reduces the
complexity of network management, streamlines operations, lowers
maintenance costs, and provides visibility into actionable data and
insights from network usage to performance.
Borås Stad as a smart city is another example of how Extreme
Networks is helping to lay the groundwork to integrate 5G and Wi-Fi
and deliver cloud-based networking services to gain more visibility
and better manage networks across the city. Extreme helps provide a
seamless connectivity and authentication experience between 5G
and Wi-Fi networks, ensuring uninterrupted connectivity for
users.
Key Benefits:
- Advanced public Wi-Fi connectivity: Borås Stad has
deployed approximately 3,500 ExtremeWireless™ Wi-Fi 6 Access Points
to deliver reliable coverage, improved network capacity, and faster
data speeds across the city's services. As a result, Borås Stad can
deliver seamless digital experiences in sectors such as education
and healthcare, attracting businesses to the city and supporting
rapid economic growth in the region.
- Streamlined network management and insightful data:
ExtremeCloud IQ has given the city's IT staff full oversight of its
network infrastructure, enabling nearly all operations to be
accessed and viewed in a single cloud network management solution.
By reducing the complexity of managing the networking
infrastructure, the 3-person engineering team can scale, manage,
and maintain over 3,500 access points and millions of connected
devices with ease. Additionally, ExtremeAnalytics™ enables the team
to optimize the network and leverage insightful usage trends to
improve consumer experiences.
Executive Perspectives:
Andrzej Kardas, Chief
Technology Officer, Borås Stad
"Extreme Networks has been a
key partner in helping us to build a smart city that meets the
current and future demands of our citizens. Leveraging Extreme's
solutions, we've created an advanced cloud-managed network that
helps us roll out new initiatives through seamless, world-class
public Wi-Fi – with minimal overhead, management, and maintenance
required on our end. We're proud to have established Borås Stad as
a modern and dynamic smart city."
Boris Germashev, Senior
Regional Director Northern & Eastern
Europe, Extreme Networks
"Borås Stad was struggling
to provide its growing population with fast and reliable public
Wi-Fi, resulting in connectivity issues that absorbed a lot of the
IT teams' time. But with the deployment of ExtremeCloud IQ, Borås
Stad has proven that with the right cloud-managed network and
solutions, a city can cost-efficiently streamline all networking
operations, increase connectivity, and enhance services without
complicating its fundamental infrastructure. Borås Stad has now
established a strong and functional network to provide the best
possible public service benefits for its users."
Additional Resources
- The Era of Smart Communities and Infrastructure Blog
- The Very Latest Smart City Trends Blog
- How the Cloud is Making Smart Cities Safer Blog
- The Smart City – What is it and Where is it Going? Blog
- Simple Steps to Get Your Smart City Strategy Back On Track
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