West Liberty University

West Liberty University wanted to support learning and BYOD by providing students and faculty with state-of-the art Wi-Fi in the classroom and across campus.

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Established in 1837, West Liberty University is a forward-looking, four-year public university steeped in a rich heritage as West Virginia’s oldest institution.

Today it offers more than 70 undergraduate majors, plus a growing number of graduate programs including master's in education, physician assistant studies, criminology, biology, professional studies and an online MBA.

Soluzioni adottate

Connected Solutions and Devices
Autonomous Network
Autonomous Network

We went from having an underperforming network to being a leader in our state for on-campus Wi-Fi. The impact this has on our students and faculty is nothing short of amazing. We couldn’t have done it without Alcatel-Lucent and Dagostino.

James Clark, Chief Technology Officer

Challenges

West Liberty University wanted to support learning and BYOD by providing students and faculty with state-of-the art Wi-Fi in the classroom and across campus.
A new solution was required to replace aging and fragmented infrastructure and build a solid future-proof network.
The university also needed support to replace a failing communications system with a new high-performing telephony solution.

Results

Technical benefits

The unified networking architecture has simplified management and maintenance, and paved the way for a future voice integration.
Efficient core and edge switches have doubled the network capacity, including outdoors.
Segmenting the network for students, faculty and staff ensures controlled access to bandwidth.

Financial benefits

The new infrastructure is better and less costly to operate.
Reliable Wi-Fi in the football stadium increases alumni participation and helps West Liberty University connect with this important donor base during Homecoming.

User experience benefits

Students are very satisfied with the Wi-Fi, each connecting an average of 3 devices to the wireless network.
Professors can implement new teaching tools and take teaching outside of the classroom to enhance the learning experience for their students.