CASE STUDIES

CableCom Networking: Troubleshooting Wi-Fi in Student Accommodation
CableCom offered the services of their Wi-Fi team free of charge to several non-customer universities. Dean Hancock and the wireless team at CableCom used Ekahau Site Survey to conduct the survey and generate easily understandable client-facing reports.

ASK4: ECSE Testimonial
We asked a graduate of the Ekahau Certified Survey Engineer (ECSE) training course what he wanted to get out of the course, what he learnt and how it will help in the real world, and who would benefit most from attending.

Block: Providing Shoppers with Reliable Wi-Fi
One of Block’s biggest retail clients wanted deeper insight into customer shopping behaviour and traffic hotspots in their shopping centres. They asked Block to conduct a review of their wireless networks, recommend areas for improvement, and implement a Wi-Fi based real-time locating system (RTLS).

ASK4: Providing Students with Superfast Wi-Fi
When one of ASK4’s flagship clients approached them with a requirement to upgrade a 1,500 bed, 33 storey student accommodation block with a 200Mbps wireless service, they turned to Ekahau Site Survey to get the job done.

Leicestershire County Council: Observer GigaStor Finds the Needle in a Haystack
When a random disconnect of some of the Councils business-critical cloud applications began affecting productivity for dozens of users every day, they knew they would need to do some detective work to find the issue.

Eurotunnel: Ekahau Site Survey Provides Reliable Heat Mapping
Eurotunnel needed a wireless survey tool that could verify Wi-Fi coverage in large lorry parks either side of the crossing. Ekahau Site Survey’s inbuilt GPS capability means that the team can quickly and easily check the Wi-Fi coverage of their sites.

Cripps LLP: Boosts Productivity, Client & Staff Satisfaction with Citrix Mobility
A new Citrix environment delivered by Open Reality has increased staff productivity. Lawyers are now free to work on more billable cases, greatly enhancing revenue, whilst client service levels are better than ever. This more effective use of time has meant extended working hours have been reduced and employees enjoy a better work-life balance.

Exient: Blue Coat PacketShaper Resolves Bandwidth Issues for Games Developer
Exient were experiencing serious performance issues, as users were fighting for bandwidth. Blue Coat PacketShaper gave complete visibility into bandwidth usage and allowed them to set application-level Quality of Service, resulting in vastly improved network experience and happy users.

Places for People: Saved Thousands by Moving to a VDI
BrightCloud deployed a Citrix virtual desktop environment resulting in savings of over £730,000, with a further £100,000 reduction in recurring costs. Places for People’s carbon footprint was also slashed by nearly 400 CO2 tonnes, whilst increased employee efficiency has boosted customer service excellence.