Tessaloniki International Airport is High-Tech with State-of-the-Art 802.11n Xirrus Wi-Fi

Thessaloniki Airport opened in 1930 and is the second biggest airport in Greece, located 14 km from the city center servicing nearly 4 million passengers per year. Th airport is the first and only airport in Europe to deploy the latest 802.11n Wi-Fi technology and is undergoing a massive expansion including a bigger terminal building that can accommodate 9 million passengers per year.

Requirements:

Support large number of connected users all across the airport
Support 802.11n latest Wi-Fi technology
Minimum number of cable drops
Provide Web Page Redirect

Benefits:

Support for data, voice and video on a single infrastructure
Controller based solution to support voice roaming and QoS
Fewer devices installed to result in less cabling, switch ports, cost, and installation time
Easy connection to Internet for passengers

Savings:

Ratio of Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional APs 1:4
Number of additional access points not installed 48
Number of additional cable runs not pulled 48
Number of switch ports not consumed 48
Average power savings per year (Kwh) 4,730