Seamless connectivity across every campus
Increasing reliance on IoT devices and edge computing creates connectivity challenges for IT managers.
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The connected campus of tomorrow
Classrooms powered by immersive virtual reality. Real-time access to and updating of medical records
from anywhere on a large hospital campus. Enabling smart factories in an industrial campus. Different
types of campuses have different kinds of needs, but they share similar connectivity challenges.
It’s a digital world
Medical schools and engineering institutes find that doing practical training with VR greatly reduces
training errors. Over 60% of American universities have adopted VR, and the market is growing by over
30% per year.
Everything from security cameras to thermostats can now be controlled remotely.
Connecting all of these devices means a campus needs solid connectivity even in places that weren’t
considered important in the past, such as basements and the far ends of parking lots.
Wi-Fi doesn’t have the range. Public cellular does not guarantee coverage and can be expensive.
Private 5G wireless is the most cost-effective way to ensure campus connectivity with superior performance.
Delivering results for campuses
Take control of coverage
Ericsson Private 5G gives you the ability
to extend coverage throughout the campus
Peak period capacity
Don’t run out of bandwidth when there are
crowds on campus
Reduce costs
Fewer access points needed to provide
campus-wide coverage
Digital transformation of campuses
Campuses of all
types – higher education, healthcare, office/industrial – are ever increasingly reliant on high quality,
secure, wireless connectivity throughout the campus. Whether it’s connecting medical devices, students,
virtual reality, or machines, connectivity is essential. Some of the factors driving a need for
Enterprise Cellular solutions include:
Extending coverage throughout a large a campus
Wi-Fi access points have limited range, and there may not be
Ethernet connections available at desired access point locations.
Running out of capacity
Anytime a large number of people gather, whether it’s for a
conference or a football game, Wi-Fi can run out of bandwidth. When that happens, frustrated users
are unable to connect, or they connect with greatly degraded speeds.
Unlimited data is not really unlimited
When using public cellular networks a data plan may be called
“unlimited.” However, usage beyond a certain limit can result in data throughput being throttled,
severely impacting usability.
Security concerns
AI is making it easier for unskilled hackers to steal your data
or crash your network. With a SIM card and zero trust features Private 5G is much more secure than Wi-Fi.
Controlling cost
Providing complete coverage of a large campus would require five
to seven times more Wi-Fi access points than cellular access points. And Wi-Fi could still leave gaps in
coverage.
Ericsson Private 5G is a cost-effective way to solve the thorniest campus connectivity problems.
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Ericsson Private 5G
The best of both Wi-Fi and public cellular: control and fixed costs of Wi-Fi with the
flexibility and security of public cellular.
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Cellular spectrum flexibility
Ericsson 5G supports licensed, shared, and unlicensed spectrum to provide ports with
optimal connectivity.
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Ericsson NetCloud Manager
Intuitive, easy-to-use platform that simplifies deployment, operation, and troubleshooting of wireless routers.
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SASE options
Zero-trust based security keeps your entire network and endpoints secure.
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