Being an alumni of Moorpark (if that’s even possible, since I was there for a few months), and now having my younger family members attend Moorpark High School, makes me glad that they chose to deploy Xirrus Wi-Fi. I remember the days of sitting outside with my laptop and trying my best to grab a connection around campus. Nothing would happen so I would have to go into the computer lab and literally wait 15 minutes to use a computer. Once I got on the computer, the connection was horribly slow!
With the deployment of Xirrus Arrays, Moorpark is able to deliver mobility for student learning.
Here’s the press release taken from the Xirrus site:
Xirrus, Inc., the Wi-Fi “Power-Play” that delivers the most wireless coverage, bandwidth, and throughput in the industry announced today the deployment of their 802.11n Wi-Fi Arrays across Moorpark Unified School District in Moorpark, CA. Moorpark’s decision to deploy 802.11n wireless mobility district-wide empowers student learning and achievement by increasing mobility and collaboration. Xirrus was chosen by the Moorpark’s technology team because Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays deliver far greater coverage, bandwidth, and user density over traditional access point systems and even Ethernet workgroup switches, saving the district money while making it possible to replace antiquated wired computer connections with wireless mobility.
Moorpark Unified School District, consisting of 7,200 students and 500 staff members, operates eleven schools; six elementary schools, two middle schools, one comprehensive high school, a continuation high school, and a middle college program with strong and innovative instructional programs. Seven out of eight eligible District schools have been named California Distinguished Schools, one a National Blue Ribbon School, two Title I Academic Achievement awarded schools, and Community High has Model Continuation High School status.
“Our department’s mission is to provide our students, staff, parents, and the community with the equipment, training, support in a robust, secure infrastructure that enables student learning and achievement, while preparing the staff and students to meet the ever-changing technology challenges of our global society,” said Julie Judd, Director of Information/Education Technology Services and Support at Moorpark. “I wanted an environment that would allow teachers and students to collaborate at any site regardless of their home base. We are beginning to deploy laptops for students and teachers and it was a goal that we weren’t limited to the classroom walls, as learning happens everywhere, so we elected to begin replacing our wired network classroom connections with wireless mobility. Finding the right solution that would deliver the necessary bandwidth, be easy to install and maintain, and not cost the district an arm and a leg was as easy as calling Xirrus.”
“Xirrus has exceptional products that merge Array antennas, like those found in cellular towers with that of Ethernet switching,” continued Julie. “Unlike the lackluster thin access points, which must be tied back to a closet controller to function, the Arrays encrypt and manage the network connectivity at the edge of the network making our user data much more secure. Further, placing the intelligence at the edge delivers greater efficiencies and cost savings as there is no requirement for expensive and often outdated Wi-Fi controller taking up valuable real-estate in IT closets. We have been very pleased with our decision to go with Xirrus – it doesn’t go down, is consistent, and requires very little, if any, maintenance. From their products to their personnel, Xirrus is a vendor who understands my needs and works to ensure those needs are met. I highly recommend inviting Xirrus in for a quick site survey and demo of their products – seeing is believing.”
“Moorpark is a great example of a district using technology to further enhance the quality of education for students and the collaboration between student and teacher,” said Charles Bettinelli, Regional Manager at Xirrus. “Schools can save time and money associated with wired connectivity like moves, adds, and changes by deploying our Arrays – one 802.11n Array can deliver a few Gigabits of Wi-Fi bandwidth and support a few hundred users off one cable drop. There is no need to deploy an access point every 20 feet like some vendors profess, which costs a lot of money and time while not solving the issue at hand—that Wi-Fi can and ought to be the primary connection for network users.”
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