University of the West of Scotland Implements a Multi-Campus Wireless Network that Supports BYOD
University of the West of Scotland Implements a Multi-Campus Wireless Network that Supports BYOD
2 PagesChallenge The university’s 13,000 students and 2,500 staff needed a solution which would enablethem to connect seamlessly across its four main campuses. UWS is physically spread out across the region and has campuses in Paisley, Hamilton, Ayr, and Dumfries, as well as links to the University of Glasgow and Dumfries and Galloway College, all of which needed to be included in the wireless project. Selection Criteria David Johnston, assistant IT director of UWS, explains what he was looking for in a Wi-Fi partner: “With the enormity of the task and limited funds available, we were investigating modular solutions, so that we could tackle it over time. Having the right technology was very important to us, and we needed a highly robust solution which could be relied on in a tea
