Aerohive Networks, a leader in controller-less Wi-Fi and cloud-managed mobile networking for the enterprise market, today announced that managed Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider Education Networks of America (ENA) has chosen Aerohive Networks' technology as a key underpinning for its ENA Air managed Wi-Fi service. ENA Air brings complete, turnkey Wi-Fi connectivity to schools and libraries for the implementation of 21st-century education and patron services. In addition, the State of Idaho has selected ENA Air to provide fully managed Wi-Fi in public high schools across the state.
News Facts
- Today's schools are in the midst of a digital transformation, with mobile devices and the Internet driving instruction beyond classroom walls, expanding collaborative opportunities and enhancing operational efficiencies. With the rise of 1:1 initiatives (one computing device per student), Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policies, blended learning and online assessments, robust wireless connectivity is a necessity for today's digital classrooms, K–12 business offices and libraries.
- The education community sees tremendous value in managed Wi-Fi solutions. Idaho's State Department of Education recently allocated $2.25 million for the support of a wireless technology infrastructure for each Idaho public high school in order to support mobile learning. After a competitive purchasing process, Idaho selected the ENA Air solution that utilizes Aerohive's innovative Wi-Fi technology. The solution is currently being deployed at other K-12 and higher education institutions across the country.
- Education-focused managed service provider ENA has selected Aerohive Networks' cloud networking technology as the foundation for its ENA Air managed Wi-Fi service, combining ENA's managed IaaS and public sector expertise with Aerohive's controller-less wireless LAN architecture to create a turnkey Wi-Fi solution for K-12 schools and public libraries across the U.S.
- In building its ENA Air offering, ENA evaluated many Wi-Fi vendors and selected Aerohive for its controller-less expertise and rich features. Powered by Aerohive's high-performance Wi-Fi technology, ENA Air provides a reliable, scalable and secure connectivity to empower 21st-century learning. Together, Aerohive's cloud-enabled, cost-effective wireless access points and ENA's full-service management reduce the complexity for schools hoping to design, implement and maintain an enterprise-level, a best-of-breed network.
- ENA leverages Aerohive's network management system, HiveManager, to manage thousands of access points and switches at hundreds of different locations across the country.
- To hear first hand how Aerohive's controller-less Wi-Fi solution is empowering ENA Air to help schools implement 1:1 and BYOD initiatives, click here.
“Today, schools are facing a paradigm shift when it comes to education—mobile devices have penetrated classrooms and educational institutions need to learn how to effectively integrate these devices for student success,” said Lisa Bradford, supervisor of technology, Milan Special School District (TN). “But finding the infrastructure to support these devices often means significant resource constraints and pain points for school IT staff. The ENA Air solution, coupled with Aerohive's innovative Wi-Fi technology, allows us to focus on instruction rather than infrastructure,” Bradford concluded.
“Both ENA and Aerohive share the goal of easing the pressures on today's limited school IT departments,” said Bill Hoppin, vice president of business development, Aerohive. “We're thrilled to be working with a forward-thinking company like ENA that understands the complex needs of today's schools.”
“ENA chose Aerohive for a number of reasons, but top amongst them were Aerohive's industry-leading controller-less WLAN technology and its unique HiveOS architecture and operating system,” said Michael McKerley, ENA senior director of technology and innovation. “As a service provider, ENA wants to create solutions that are feature-rich, highly scalable and extremely reliable. Working with Aerohive, we feel we can create a service that meets all three of these criteria.”
About ENA
ENA is the nation's leading provider of managed Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions to school systems, libraries and governments. The data, voice and video solutions that we design, deploy and manage, as well as the digital classroom resources we offer, improve instructional capabilities and operational efficiencies. ENA provides networked solutions to over 5,200 end sites, 555 school districts and 295 libraries across the country, serving more than 2.5 million students, teachers and administrators and more than 3.6 million librarians and patrons. Empowered by their networks, our customers can focus on what matters most: preparing students, strengthening communities and leading enterprises into the 21st century. For more information, please visit www.ena.com, follow our blog or join us on Facebook.
About Aerohive Networks
Aerohive was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. The company's investors include Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Lightspeed Venture Partners, New Enterprise Associates, Inc. (NEA) and Northern Light Venture Capital. For more information, please visit www.aerohive.com, call us at 408-510-6100, follow us on Twitter @Aerohive, subscribe to our blog, join our community or become a fan on our Facebook page.
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SOURCE: BUSINESS WIRE