Not sure if this will make a difference, but if you haven't read this, take a look. It has some very useful data about ResNet/Wireless/Bandwidth etc...
https://www.acuta.org/acuta/pdf/041715b.pdf On Fri, May 1, 2015 at 3:32 PM, Lee H Badman <lhbad...@syr.edu> wrote: > If wiring costs are the main issue, I’d go with wallplate APs on > existing cabling (even if not 11ac- just n). To not provide Wi-Fi is pretty > backwards at this point and to say “bring your own” with the expectation > that your group will somehow support that is the stuff of nightmares for > all parties. > > > > Not sure how 4G helps in this case- bad assumption that all devices can > use it. > > > > Also not understanding what “as a service” amounts to. > > > > > > The more gimmicky it gets, the worse the suck factor will be. > > > > -Lee > > > > > > Lee Badman > > Wireless/Network Architect > > ITS, Syracuse University > > 315.443.3003 > > (Blog: http://wirednot.wordpress.com) > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto: > WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU] *On Behalf Of *Brian Helman > *Sent:* Friday, May 01, 2015 11:23 AM > *To:* WIRELESS-LAN@LISTSERV.EDUCAUSE.EDU > *Subject:* [WIRELESS-LAN] To provide (wireless) service, or not to > provide (wireless) service... > > > > A few weeks ago we made a pitch for funding to upgrade our res halls to > 802.11ac. This request for funding has had an unforeseen effect. I’m not > being asked to investigate NOT providing wireless networking in our res > halls. Here are the options, as it has been described to me: > > > > -No institutional wireless. Let the students bring in their own AP’s > > -Some kind of managed service (wireless as a service) with 802.11 > > -Some kind of institutionally owned/leased mobile wireless (e.g we provide > our own 4G) > > -Hybrid > > -Continue with 802.11n 2.4GHz and fill in holes as they pop up > > > > I’m not going to put my thoughts up here just yet. These are the > options/thoughts as presented by the levels above me. > > > > Let the discussion begin…. > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________ > *Brian Helman, M.Ed *|* Director, ITS/Networking Services | *(: *978.542.7272 > <978.542.7272>* > > *Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St., Salem Massachusetts 01970* > > *GPS: 42.502129, -70.894779* > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > -- *--Jeremy L. Gibbs* Network Engineer Utica College IITS T: (315) 223-2383 F: (315) 792-3814 E: jlgi...@utica.edu http://www.utica.edu ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
