In 2005, the University of Utah, based in Salt Lake City, began implementation of one of the largest wireless networks at any U.S. higher-education institution. Answering the demands of students and campus organizations and institutions, the office of information technology (OIT) proposed and obtained funding approval to install a wireless network that would provide connectivity and support applications for approximately 45,000 users across 1,400 acres and more than 200 buildings.
According to Bryan Morris, OIT’s manager of network operations and services, "Our goal was to provide ubiquitous wireless access to every student, educator and administrator on campus. We also wanted to reduce administrative costs of disparate wireless systems across campus by establishing centralized management and integration with our existing wired network."
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