New Avenues for Learning

South Island School in Hong Kong is made up of students from around the world with 1,400 students from over 35 countries. One value that sets the school apart is its commitment to using technology in the classroom. For instance, all students have a laptop that they use to access e-books, watch educational videos, and complete homework assignments. Some exams are even taken digitally.

With wireless devices used daily by every student and faculty member, a stable network connection is almost as important as pencil and paper in classrooms. South Island School’s existing Cisco network had reached end of life, and the school needed to refresh the infrastructure with a network that could meet bandwidth needs for years to come.

“We looked at other vendors, but we were extremely impressed with how the existing Cisco equipment performed over the years,” says Victor Alamo, ICT manager at South Island Schools.

“By upgrading to the latest Cisco access points and switches, we’d have an infrastructure that would keep up with our needs.”

South Island Schools updated their network around the Cisco Aironet Access Points which supported the latest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ac. This along with Centralized management with support for converged wired and wireless networks allowed South Island Schools to keep their students and teachers connected with reliable and fast service.

These changes resulted in stable wireless connections for thousands of wireless devices which enhanced classroom work with video, applications, and sharing providing a better user experience for both students, teachers and administrators.

For more information, please visit the South Island School Wireless Case Study Page