Enterprise-Class Wi-Fi Network Able to Support more than 32,000 Mobile Devices across 3,000 Guest Rooms and Hotel Facilities
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARUN) has successfully completed one of the
Middle East’s largest wireless LAN projects in hospitality at the 3,000
room Ezdan Hotels West Bay in Qatar. In addition to enabling
complimentary Wi-Fi services across the facility, the Aruba wireless
overlay design dramatically cuts network cabling costs.
“Today Wi-Fi is an essential technology to satisfy travellers who expect
to stay connected at all times,” said Samer Habbouch, Territory Manager,
Qatar at Aruba Networks. “Although most guests expect Wi-Fi to be a free
service, they are quick to vocalize their dissatisfaction if the
wireless quality is not up to mark. Aruba's enterprise-class mobility
solution has enabled Ezdan to provide its guests with hassle-free,
secure and reliable Internet access.”
According to Ezdan Hotels West Bay, the decision to select the Aruba
wireless solution was based on the proactive support of Aruba Networks
and its integration partner, Qatar Datamation Systems (QDS), and Aruba’s
ability to centrally manage and automate labor-intensive tasks. This was
particularly important given the large size of the property, which made
manually configuring and maintaining Access Points (APs) a significant
challenge.
While the Hotel continued to operate at full capacity, QDS completed the
deployment in just three months avoiding any inconvenience to guests.
QDS installed Aruba
wireless across the entire facility including guest rooms, banquet
halls, parking, pool and additional guest areas. Each AP was
strategically deployed to extend wireless coverage to more than one
room, reducing the number of APs and installation time to reduce overall
cost. The Hotel utilized Aruba
Mobility Controllers giving its IT team the ability to manage secure
authentication, encryption, VPN connections, IPv4 and IPv6 services, and
wireless intrusion protection for more than 32,000 mobile devices
simultaneously.
With Aruba's solution in place, Ezdan Hotels West Bay now has complete
visibility and control of the network and devices on it from a single,
easy-to-use interface. The Hotel's IT Team has also added comprehensive
real-time monitoring capabilities to streamline troubleshooting and
remediation by implementing Aruba
AirWave Network Management. According to Aruba, AirWave allows the
Hotel to ‘identify and resolve problems in its wireless network before
the issue results in helpdesk calls from guests’.
“Aruba's mobility solutions are centered around delivering
enterprise-grade quality and performance in a cost-efficient package,”
said Samer Habbouch. “This huge project at Ezdan Hotels West Bay is
further validation of our capabilities to meet #GenMobile
mobility needs in the hospitality sector. The new Aruba infrastructure
not only supports complimentary Wi-Fi for guests but can also be
leveraged as a platform to generate new revenue streams through premium
service offerings.”
Ezdan Hotels West Bay is a part of Ezdan Holding Group, which is
featured among the world's leading organizations in Forbes Magazine’s
Global 2000 list. With the Hotel already reaping the benefits of Aruba's
wireless network, plans are underway to replicate this success in other
companies that are a part of the Group.
About Aruba Networks, Inc.
Aruba Networks is a leading provider of next-generation network access
solutions for the mobile enterprise. The company designs and delivers
Mobility-Defined Networks that empower IT departments and #GenMobile, a
new generation of tech-savvy users who rely on their mobile devices for
every aspect of work and personal communication. To create a mobility
experience that #GenMobile and IT can rely upon, Aruba Mobility-Defined
Networks™ automate infrastructure-wide performance optimization and
trigger security actions that used to require manual IT intervention.
The results are dramatically improved productivity and lower operational
costs.
Listed on the NASDAQ and Russell 2000® Index, Aruba is based in
Sunnyvale, California, and has operations throughout the Americas,
Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific regions. To learn more,
visit Aruba at http://www.arubanetworks.com.
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Aruba Networks, Inc.
Manish Bhardwaj, +971 50 495 6143
Marketing Manager
mbhardwaj@arubanetworks.com
or
Procre8 for Aruba Networks
Colin Saldanha, +971 50 6400 762
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