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United Arab Emirates : Emirates Palace Completes Landmark Wireless Deployment; Becomes First Hotel in Middle East to Deploy Gigabit Wi-Fi [TendersInfo (India)]
[February 27, 2014]

United Arab Emirates : Emirates Palace Completes Landmark Wireless Deployment; Becomes First Hotel in Middle East to Deploy Gigabit Wi-Fi [TendersInfo (India)]


(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aruba Networks, Inc., a leading provider of next-generation network access solutions for the mobile enterprise, today announced that Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, one of the world s most prestigious hotels, is the first hotel in the Middle East to deploy a 802.11ac wireless network allowing guests to use gigabit Wi-Fi across the sprawling property. This landmark implementation, by MDS UAE, a leading IT service Company in UAE, leverages Aruba Networks 802.11ac and advanced security solutions.



Commenting on his organization s decision to adopt the latest in wireless networking technologies, Mehmet Akdeniz, Director of IT and AV at Emirates Palace said, We remain deeply committed to offering our guests a truly remarkable experience. When we noticed that guest usage of bandwidth-hungry mobile applications was becoming a norm, we committed to deploying a solution that would meet their high expectations for the next four to five years. This is why we opted for Aruba s gigabit Wi-Fi solution.

Guided by MDS UAE through a six-month selection period, Akdeniz and his team evaluated solutions from Aruba Networks along with other wireless networking vendors. Aruba stood out by offering the most suitable 802.11ac technology for Emirates Palace. The Aruba 802.11ac solution, which includes the Aruba 220 Series Access Points, Aruba Mobility Controllers and the company s patented ClientMatch technology, delivered the capabilities, functionality, high degree of security and effortless integration with the hotel s newly deployed wired infrastructure that Akdeniz and his team required.


Emirates Palace deployed an Aruba 7220 series Mobility Controller and over 1000 Aruba AP-225 wireless access points across the expansive property about two months period to avoid inconvenience to guests. The hotel also implemented Aruba s AirWave Network Management platform, which delivers visibility into all devices and connections on the wireless network thus allowing administrators to proactively plan for capacity, visualize client performance and troubleshoot application issues.

Akdeniz said, Having a highly regarded Aruba Platinum Partner carry out the implementation was a huge benefit to us. Even industry-leading technology is only as good as its implementation and MDS UAE ensured that the entire system was configured for optimal performance.

While the most noticeable benefit of the new system was the increase in capacity from 54Mbps to 1.3Gbps, the centralized nature of the solution proved to be an appealing feature for the IT team. The Aruba 7220 series Mobility Controller has completely eliminated manual configuration of individual access points and has even automated software updates of all the Aruba 225 APs.

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