Press Release: Xirrus Wins Pervasive Wi-Fi Deployment Throughout Boulder Valley School District

Xirrus Wins Pervasive Wi-Fi Deployment Throughout Boulder Valley School District

Wi-Fi District Deployment to Cover 55 Schools Providing Wireless Access for Over 28,000 Students

July 31 -- Xirrus Inc., the only provider of high-performance, long-range Wi-Fi products, announced today that it is deploying a high performing Wi-Fi network for all of the 55 schools in the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD). BVSD is comprised of 29 elementary schools, 10 middle schools, 10 high schools and six multi-level schools that are supported by 4,200 employees servicing over 28,000 students.

The district-wide deployment is part of an overall infrastructure upgrade that includes a high speed Wide Area Network, Voice over IP implementation, and a video distribution system allowing educators to further enrich the district’s curriculum through distance learning, e-learning and the distribution of educational video content directly to students using laptops in the classroom.

The Xirrus Wi-Fi network deployment has already started at the District’s Headquarters and at Columbine Elementary School with the entire district expected to be completed within the next several months. In addition to offering wireless access throughout each school, the Xirrus Wi-Fi network will also provide residents of the local communities with free Hotspot Wi-Fi Internet access.

“Our legacy Wi-Fi network used thin access points and controllers and couldn’t handle the density or flash traffic patterns that were occurring in our classrooms,” said David Williamson, CIO of BVSD. “We looked at several different options and we found that Xirrus’ solution provided the most coverage and capacity per cable drop allowing us to support a wide variety of educational enrichment applications and to better serve our community.”

Well-known as a technology leader among Colorado school districts, BVSD is upgrading its network infrastructure with advanced security measures including individual Active Directory accounts for every student enabling the district to offer email accounts to all elementary, middle and high school students assuming parental permission.

“Xirrus is well positioned to handle the requirements of leading organizations like Boulder Valley School District and we’re excited to be a part of their complete infrastructure upgrade,” said Alan Amrod, vice president of Sales and Marketing at Xirrus. “BVSD can now provide a state-of-the-art wireless network for their students and the surrounding communities capable of supporting a wide range of educational tools both now and in the future.”

About Boulder Valley School District

BVSD consists of 55 schools serving 11 Colorado communities. Our students consistently place in the top percentiles in state and national academic achievement measures. In fact, BVSD has been ranked the top performing district in the state for the last two years! The area itself is regularly listed as one of the best places to live in the country.

Xirrus Press Contact

Rachel Stein
E-mail: rstein@bockpr.com
Phone: + 1 714 540 1030 ext 18

About Xirrus

Xirrus, the leader in high performance, long range Wi-Fi is making “the air the network”. Xirrus manufactures the patented Wi-Fi Array platform that integrates up to 16 radios with an onboard Gigabit Switch, Wi-Fi Controller, Firewall, and dedicated Wi-Fi Threat Sensor into a single device. The Xirrus solution delivers 2X the range, 4X the coverage, 14X the throughput, and requires 75% less devices, cabling, switch ports, and installation time compared to any competitive solution. Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays are ideal for any organization deploying Wi-Fi, especially those that require support for large coverage areas, dense user populations, and high bandwidth applications.

Xirrus is a privately-held company headquartered in Westlake Village, California. For more information, please visit www.xirrus.com.

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