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ALCATEL-LUCENT ENTERPRISE

August 2015

Customer

Reference Program

CUSTOMER REFERENCE PROGRAM

Reference Compilation on Education

This compilation features an overview of many projects from all over the world

DISCOVER OUR CUSTOMERS’ TESTIMONIALS SORTED BY REGION

Istituto

Zaccaria,

Openbare

Bibliotheek,

EUROPE & MIDDLE EAST

University of A Coruña, SPAIN

Universidad de

Extremedura, SPAIN

Al-Farabi Kazakh

National University, KAZAKHSTAN

University of, Balamand, LEBANON

NORTH & SOUTH AMERICA

New Madrid

County R-1

School District, USA

APAC

Mukogawa Women’s University, JAPAN

University of Technology, AUSTRALIA

Istituto Zaccaria, ITALY

Le Centre National Openbare

de la Danse, Bibliotheek,

FRANCE THE NETHERLANDS

Mount Lebanon Marshall Great Necks Moravian Wylie Universidad Centro

School District, Independant Public School, College, Independant del Pacifico, Universitário

USA School District, USA USA School District, PERU de Brasília,

USA USA BRAZIL

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BENEFITS

FULL WLAN COVERAGE AND HIGHLY SECURED CONNECTIVITY

CASE STUDY

Founded in January 1934, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is the most renowned university in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and recently became the first and only higher educational institution in Central Asia to join the World University Consortium.

18,000 students, graduates and PhD students study at KazNU. They are supported by a highly qualified staff of 2,500 faculty members.

CHALLENGES

KazNu needed to integrate solutions with their existing technology, which is provided by other vendors.

The university wanted to strengthen security to the maximum possible level, while also maintaining privacy for users.

In addition, the previous infrastructure was not scalable, and the university wanted to have options for expansion and upgrading.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch

® 10K Modular LAN Chassis

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 9700 Chassis LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 6850, 6850E Stackable

LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® 4550

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® 2500 Network

Management System

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® 3600 ClearPass Guest

Management

WHY ALCATEL-LUCENT ENTERPRISE

KazNU had built an excellent relationship with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and Albeta, the business partner. The proposed solutions provided scalability, security, and would easily integrate with the university’s system. In addition the partnership with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise would reduce costs and boost user satisfaction.

Location: Almaty, KAZAKHSTAN

Vertical: Education

Number of users: 20,000

Deal implementation: November 2014

Business Partner:

Albeta Kazakhstan

“Al-Farabi Kazakh National University is proud to present our new network, featuring a full line-up of active network control equipment. Our expectations for the ALU products were exceeded, and today we have: an increase in productivity and network uptime, increased levels of fault tolerance, scalability across the network, as well as high levels of information security, and active implementation of cloud technologies. All of these factors have helped us minimize costs, and contribute to the strong performance of our IT infrastructure.” Mamykova Zhanl, Director, Institute of IT and Innovative Development

AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (KazNU)

USER EXPERIENCE

All users are better protected by a higher level of secured connectivity.

Visitors have much easier access to the university’s resources.

TECHNICAL

KazNu now has full WLAN coverage across the whole campus, which is approximately 20 000 m².

The university has scalable systems in place, allowing for the possibility of future expansion.

Network access for the University’s visiting guests is now simpler to provide, and can be reached over any available devices.

FINANCIAL

By providing one point for the security management of both visitors and users, the Total Cost of Ownership has been significantly lowered.

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BENEFITS

HIGHLY RELIABLE NETWORK ENHANCES CLASSROOM & E-LEARNING

CASE STUDY

Centro Universitário de Brasília (UniCEUB) is one of the best universities in the capital city of Brazil. It is known for its teaching excellence and continuous program renewal, following the latest technological and pedagogical developments in higher education. UniCEUB offers courses in the legal, social, health, education and hard sciences.

CHALLENGES

UniCEUB required a reliable wireless network to meet the needs of students, faculty and staff.

They also required VLAN management and network profile improvement as well as an Inter-VLAN access control with policies.

In addition, the university wanted to manage their assets via a unique interface with virtual chassis and stacking.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 6450 Stackable LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® IAP 135

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® 3600 Air Manager

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 6860



UniCEUB required a Proof of Concept with different manufacturers, analyzing functionality, hardware specifications, and availability in heavily used networks, converging capabilities and components. The Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise solutions received the best evaluation by the decision making expert team.

Senado Federal, already an Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’ customer shared their positive experience and recommended this choice. UniCEUB chose to work with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise as the winning vendor following those exchanges.

Location: Brasília, Distrito Federal, BRAZIL

Vertical: Education


Deal implementation: February, 2015

Business Partner: NTSEC/LETTEL

CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASÍLIA (UniCEUB)

FINANCIAL

UniCEUB was able to benefit from a substantial Total Cost of Ownership savings following the implementation of the Alcatel Lucent Enterprise

converged solution.

USER EXPERIENCE

Technology use in classroom environments is now simplified and reliable. E-learning resources are continuously available for students and faculty.

“The Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise commitment to delivering precision and simplicity in system setup and management enabled us to implement a reliable network, with security policies and high quality of service. With the new solution we were able to autonomously deploy a secure network for 1,500 wired devices and 1,200 simultaneous wireless devices in only 7 days, including VLANs, Access Policies, Network Authentication, Quality of Service and Routing, along with workstations, printers and servers activation”.

Cláudio Costa, Infrastructure and Computer Network Manager, UniCEUB.

TECHNICAL

Wi-Fi stability is significantly improved. Network performance and support services in a high-density environment are impeccable with seamless connectivity for 60-100 devices per access point and automatic workstation deployment.

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BENEFITS

IMPROVED MANAGEMENT & REACTIVITY OF EMERGENCY

CASE STUDY

Great Neck Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district located in New York. The Great Neck Public Schools serves some 6,400 students in Great Neck and sections of Manhasset and North New Hyde Park.

CHALLENGES

The use of the emergency services was not transparent in the school district. The IT teams were not notified when a 911 call was made, except for when false alarms were reported to administration.

The customer required a way to notify internal first responders that a 911 call had been made, and a system to extract all reports of 911 calls. Overall,

the school needed to leverage technology to improve response to emergencies.

Oftentimes, a 911 call was placed and some key stakeholders including administrators, security personnel and nurses, were not made aware of the situation.


Alcatel-Lucent Emergency Notification Server (ENS)


Great Neck Public Schools selected Alcatel- Lucent Enterprise’s Emergency Notification Server because it could integrate with their preexisting phone system.

Also, it would provide a solution that reduced the possibility of human error and allowed staff to focus on critical decision-making, instead of sending an alert to emergency service personnel.

Location: New York, USA

Vertical: Education

Number of users: 1300

Deal implementation: November 2013

Business Partner: Advance 2000

“We like that we can choose various notification types for each internal responder. We can organize the solution by building location. We also like that first responders can listen to 911 calls as they are happening in real time. The system also provides us with immediate accountability, tracking and notification. I think the ENS solution is so important that it should be included in every VoIP phone system solution.” Marc Epstein, District Technology Director, Great Necks Public Schools.

GREAT NECKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS

TECHNICAL

With the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Emergency Notification Server, calls go directly to 911 and provide immediate accountability, tracking and notification. This service offers various notification types for each internal responder. The solution is extremely flexible and can be organized by building location.

USER EXPERIENCE

Employees can have the ability to choose the type of notifications they prefer such as e-mails

and text messages.

The Emergency Notification Server was easily integrated to existing network, providing potential savings to the district.

FINANCIAL

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BENEFITS

A HIGH-

PERFORMANCE

WIRELESS

NETWORK FOR

“ZACCARIA INSTITUTE”

CASE STUDY

Padri Barnabiti’s Zaccaria Institute in Milan has a history of educational excellence since the beginning

of the 17th century. It includes a Primary School, a

Secondary School and a High School focusing on the Humanities, Science and Languages.

CHALLENGES

The institute needed a high performance wireless coverage to guarantee adequate connectivity adapted to the users’ needs.

All services had to be available for personal mobile devices (BYOD).

The network security had to be improved.


Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Wireless Access Point


The Institute and students have new generation technical devices such as tablets, IP cameras, smartboards and IP fixed telephones. Appropriate wireless connectivity is essential to take full advantage of those equipments.

The Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise OmniAccess wireless solution for campus networks was evaluated and chosen by Zaccaria’s IT Deputy Directors, as the answer to the Institute’s needs.

Location: Milan - ITALY

Vertical: Education

Number of users: 600 students, 100 teachers and administrative staff

Deal implementation: June 2014

Business Partner:

EDS - INTOIT Networks

“Up until now, we have been continually searching for solutions and services which are useful for both teachers and students. We are very satisfied with the process improvements for technological innovation. Thanks to these improvements, the use of our wireless devices is fully operational and secure.”

P. Ambrogio Valzasina, Dean of Padri Barnabiti’s Zaccaria Institute - Milan

ISTITUTO ZACCARIA DEI PADRI BARNABITI

TECHNICAL

Ability to automatically recognize users, devices and applications thanks to the connectivity permission.

Reduced management complexity while ensuring the maximum level of safety.

Easy integration of systems integrated in a second step, such as WiFi badges or DLNA standard protocols for video distribution and multimedia content.

FINANCIAL USER EXPERIENCE

Digital innovation becomes the heart of the educational process by allowing a dynamic and collaborative sharing of knowledge.

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BENEFITS

The Centre National de la Danse (CND), the French National Dance Center, is an institution sponsored by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication which studies dance in all its aspects: promotion of shows and choreographers, dissemination of choreographic culture, artistic creation, and teaching intended for experienced students.

The CND also trains State qualified dance teachers and artist-choreographers.

CHALLENGES

The CND has a 15,000 m² building accommodating employees, students and participants and 12 dance studios. It is vital that the employees can be reached at all times no matter where they are in the building. The CND therefore had a major requirement in terms of mobility. The initial telephone installation was 100% TDM. The CND has an office at Lyon and also required a multi-site high speed solution.

PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch® Business Edition

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® 8770 Network Management System

60 DECT base stations


Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and the CND have built up a relation of trust over 15 years. The transparency of the Alcatel-Lucent teams, their proximity and reactivity are highly appreciated.

Due to their scalability, the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise solutions capitalize on existing equipment and upgrade them gradually over time.

The voice core business of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise -plus the opening of the data offer- is also a crucial factor for the CND which requires voice technicality above all.

Location: Pantin, FRANCE

Vertical: Education


Deal implementation: February 2013

Business partner: Résophone

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA DANSE (CND)

“It was very important to have scalable IP equipment that would be easy to manage. It must cover the Center's 15,000 m2. Considering the mobility of the artists and participants, it is also essential that the telephony system is extremely easy to use. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and its partner Résophone were ready to listen to our requests, present and reliable throughout the installation".

Mr. Laurent Dassier, IT Manager, Centre National de la Danse, France.

TECHNICAL

The Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch Business Edition solution meets the requirements of mobility, management simplicity thanks to full-IP, and scalability. Due to the flexibility of the offer, it is very easy to demonstrate the new applications to the staff.

FINANCIAL

The Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch Business Edition solution does not require a dedicated team for telephony, which reduces the operating budget. The scalability of the solution smoothes out budgets.

USER EXPERIENCE

The DECT handsets are so easy to use that all persons – employees and artistic participants – can communicate from and to anywhere in the CND.

A CENTRALIZED

SOLUTION

HALVING COSTS

CASE STUDY

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BENEFITS

LOWER POWER CONSUMPTION & LESS COOLING EQUAL A LOWER OPERATIONAL COST

CASE STUDY

Marshall Independent School District is located in Marshall, Texas. The district has 1 early childhood development center, 6 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 junior high school and 1 high school. The District also supports 3 satellite campuses and other administrative facilities.

CHALLENGES

Refresh the existing outdated network

Build an infrastructure with higher performance that would support new devices and new applications

Lower operational costs over chassis-based solution


Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6900 Stackable LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6850E Stackable LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6450 Stackable LAN

Switch


The 10G capabilities of the stackable portfolio allowed Marshall ISD to replace what used to be contained in a chassis, freeing up space and greatly reducing the energy consumption of the infrastructure.

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise premier partner, Dice Communications, was also a key factor in closing the deal -- Marshall was impressed with the depth of their knowledge, their professionalism and their ability to do the job on time, on budget, with no headaches.

Location: Texas, USA

Vertical: Education

Number of users: 5780 students approximate

Deal implementation: December 2012

Business Partner:

Dice Communications

“The next time this network needs to be

rebuilt, we won't be around to witness it.”

Ron Lehr, Director of Technology Services, Marshall ISD

MARSHALL INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

USER EXPERIENCE

Increase capacity 100-fold, allowing for very high bandwidth applications, and permitting the use of mobile devices for every student.

TECHNICAL

Network infrastructure that permits future growth and a long life.

Low power consumption, compact footprint and 10G capabilities combine a lower operational cost with a long lifespan for their network.

FINANCIAL


BENEFITS

FULL BLOWN MODERN WIRELESS NETWORK

CASE STUDY

Moravian College is a private coeducational liberal arts college located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Tracing its founding to 1742, Moravian is recognized as America's sixth-oldest college and the first to educate women. Moravian delivers a values-based liberal arts education in a caring environment, through which it nurtures in students the capacities for leadership, lifelong learning, and positive societal contributions.

CHALLENGES

Create a new network to support an all-MacBook Pro® environment

Improve wired and wireless access everywhere on campus

Provide high quality data, video and multimedia communications at any time

Attract students with an advanced wired and wireless network infrastructure


Alcatel-Lucent Unified Access solution with ClearPass™ Policy Management System

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6900 Stackable LAN Switches

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6450 Gigabit and Fast Ethernet Stackable LAN Switches

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6850E Stackable LAN Switches

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess™ 110 series access points Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 220 series access points

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess 4550 Wireless LAN Controllers

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista 3600 Air Manager


Alcatel-Lucent offers us a complete, integrated solution approach as well as a unified access solution. Key point is the Policy management capabilities of ClearPass™ & the coverage density provided by wireless mesh network.

Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Vertical: Education

Number of users:

Faculty: ~ 246, Students: ~1,687

Deal implementation: 2013 - 2014

Business Partner:

Advance 2000

“With this new network, Moravian College can achieve its vision for a new education environment in which everyone has the same tools and access to the same experience regardless of where they are on campus or which network they are using. The classroom walls are totally removed with the availability of a full blown modern wireless network. And teaching, learning and collaboration can happen anywhere on campus, anytime it’s appropriate.”

Scott Hughes, Chief Information Officer, Moravian College.

MORAVIAN COLLEGE

TECHNICAL

The complete, integrated network delivered by Alcatel-Lucent provides full support for Moravian College’s vision of an all-MacBook Pro® environment. High quality access to wired and wireless networks is now available for any user and any device campus-wide. Effective network management, access control and user management with the ClearPass™ Policy Management System.

USER EXPERIENCE

The Alcatel-Lucent solution delivers a seamless, high-quality network experience for all users on all devices, including Macbook Pro computers and iPads.

The new infrastructure has streamlined network management efforts by enabling the IT team to manage the entire network, govern access, and maintain the security of all traffic based on a single set of usage policies.

FINANCIAL


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BENEFITS

FUTURE PROOF

NETWORK

DELIVERING 21ST

CENTURY

LEARNING TOOLS

CASE STUDY

Mt. Lebanon School District is located in Pittsburgh, PA. It is a nationally recognized and award-winning school district that operates seven elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.

CHALLENGES

Growing need for wireless access for students, faculty, and guests

End of life wired and wireless networks, TDM PBX, no management of wired or wireless networks

Very limited number of technical staff (PC to tech FTE ratio: 1200:1)


Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6900 in virtual chassis configuration

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6850E for remote buildings and data center switching

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6450 for Edge switching, dual-homed to the core

Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista™ 2500 Network Management System

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess™ 6000 to centralize WLAN control for all sites throughout the district

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess™ AP105 to deliver 802.11a/b/g/n wireless networking everywhere


Unified Access strategy allowed great user experience across wired and wireless networks, while simplifying the life of Mt Lebanon’s technology staff.

In addition Mt. Lebanon School District has a valued long-term partnership relation with Dagostino Electronic Services which has exceptional customer service and deep technical expertise.

Location: Pennsylvania, USA

Vertical: EDUCATION


Students and Employees

Deal implementation: December 2012

Business Partner:

“The renovation of the new high school presented us with an opportunity to future-proof our network and equip our educators with 21st century learning tools. Thanks to the Unified Access design by Dagostino Electronic Services and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise we now have a flexible, reliable and high performing network that will meet the needs of students and faculty in the years to come.” Chris Stengel, Technology Director, Mt. Lebanon School District

MT. LEBANON SCHOOL DISTRICT

USER EXPERIENCE

Very high penetration of connected devices: tablets, PCs, laptop carts, cameras and printers means learning can happen everywhere with 21st century learning tools.

TECHNICAL

Zone box solution and OmniSwitch™ 6450 bring air-blown fiber as close to the user as possible, future-proofing the network. Virtual chassis core based on OmniSwitch™ 6900 provides high capacity with resiliency (redundant fiber to WAN, dual-home link to remote buildings). OmniVista™ 2500 provides

visibility, reduces configuration errors.

FINANCIAL

Zone box solution results in longer life network at equivalent initial cost; virtual chassis provides needed resiliency and performance at lower cost than chassis-based

solution.

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FINANCIAL

BENEFITS

A ROBUST AND ECONOMICAL NETWORK TO PROMOTE EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

CASE STUDY

Advocating education that nurtures women’s identity, ability to think rationally, and to execute, Nishinomiya’s Mukogawa Women's University is the premier women's university in Japan.

CHALLENGES

Increasing use of video for instructional and research purposes, combined with the establishment of a new School of Nursing was placing significantly higher demands on the network. In addition, the primary way students exchanged information was evolving to cell phones, which required a different type of infrastructure. It was important to maintain stable network services while meeting these new requirements and to keep costs in check and predictable over the long term.


Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess™ 225 Access Points

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 9800E Chassis LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 9702E Chassis LAN Switch



First, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has a track record of providing successful solutions dating back almost 20 years, including LAN switching, core switching and successful moves from ATM, to 1G Ethernet, to 10G Ethernet, without incident.

Second, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has a proven ability to manufacture and deliver excellent return on investment.

Third, and finally, the granular support and proposal capabilities of the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise system integrator, Rikei Corporation, were cited as a differentiator.

Location: Japan

Vertical: Education

Number of users: 10,000+

Deal implementation: 2014

Business Partner:

Rikei Corporation

“It enables our university to find new ways of saving time and money, and provides a consistent, high-quality user experience across wired and wireless networks. Our network is also prepared for the evolution journey ahead, with the ability to gradually increase mobility and support BYOD.”

“Most importantly, this transformation can be achieved while maintaining the same hardware, therefore protecting our investments. These factors combine to provide a network that is technically robust and economically predictable, making for a sound long-term investment.”

Takashi Hirai, Associate Professor, Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Mukogawa Women's University.

MUKOGAWA WOMEN’S UNIVERSITY

USER EXPERIENCE

The new infrastructure facilitates information exchanges between faculty and students, and supports the BYOD trend.

TECHNICAL

The network provides a seamless experience, independent of location, device and the type of network used for access. The transformation was achieved while maintaining the same hardware, which protected existing network investments.

The University can make long-term budgets that take into account future extensibility rather than just the current costs.

FINANCIAL


BENEFITS

TODAY’S EDUCATIONAL NEEDS MET WITH MODERN SOLUTIONS

CASE STUDY

New Madrid County R-1 School District, located in the Southeastern corner of Missouri on the banks of the Mississippi River is home to 3 elementary schools, a middle school, a high school and a technical training center. Their focus is on the development of competencies in the application of computers and related technology, and the district holds a strong reputation in the fields of music and athleticism.

CHALLENGES

Need to ready network infrastructure for deployment of new initiative to provide one laptop to each student.

Limited network support and maintenance staff.

Periodic needs for temporary guest internet services.

Right-priced solution was critical since deployment was not government funded.


Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 6850E Stackable LAN Switch


Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® AP105 Wireless Access Points


New Madrid County R-1 School District selected the new solution based on the excellent quality of the products. Every product shipped worked right out of the box, and installation and post-sale services and maintenance are handled between Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and trusted business partner NovaCopy, ensuring that the network will run problem-free from the beginning.

Location: Missouri, USA

Vertical: Education


Students

Deal implementation: July 2014

Business Partner: NovaCopy

“The wired and wireless network we deployed was the right technology at the right price; the support from NovaCopy and Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise before and after the sale were nothing short of phenomenal. It’s great to work with two companies who always have our school district’s best interests in mind.”

Pate Hogan, Technology Director, New Madrid County R-1 School District.

NEW MADRID COUNTY R-1 SCHOOL DISTRICT

TECHNICAL

Instant access point solution allows rollout of new wireless policies to buildings in seconds. The wired network is ready for the future with GigE to the edge. Expert support and implementation from partner means worry-free deployment and operations.

FINANCIAL

The new system is easily upgradable and integrated, allowing for cost-friendly future developments, and a lower total cost of ownership.

USER EXPERIENCE

Creating temporary guest Internet access networks is easy; media covering local sports events and visiting staff can easily connect back to the office to get on with their day.

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BENEFITS

99,9% UPTIME NO NETWORK FAILURES

CASE STUDY

The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam (Public Library of Amsterdam) is the collective name of all public libraries in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its goal is to promote and provide a free exchange of information service for the citizens and visitors of Amsterdam. As of 2014, OBA has 26 public libraries and 30 lending points at its disposal. In 2012, OBA was selected as the best library in The Netherlands. OBA is currently placed at number 10 on the Global Public Library List.

CHALLENGES

Customer needed to migrate all documentation and working activities from paper to digital information

Library members have requested internet access and workplaces

OBA required IT centralization in order to reduce costs at the remote offices


Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6850E Stackable LAN Switch (in the Core -redundant stack)

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6850 Stackable LAN Switch (in the Edge-35 in total)

Support Services - Advanced Replacement Maintenance (5 years)


Due to network stability becoming mission critical, the Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam selected Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s proposal because of its reliable and redundant solution with high uptime. Another reason was that OBA had trusted Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise with previous installations, so going forward with this project ensured its standardization to one single brand.

Last but not least, the partnership with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s Business Partner expert Qi ict has been a major factor that guaranteed a good implementation and perfect future maintenance.

Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Vertical: Education


Deal implementation: 2013 and 2014

Business Partner: Qi ict

“With Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s solution we have a stable network that saves us from any technical issues, any stress and worries that the information and communications technology might not work.”

Mrs. Jolanda van Leeuwen, IT Manager, Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam

OPENBARE BIBLIOTHEEK AMSTERDAM (OBA)

Lower investment was possible thanks to the stackable switches and the operational costs have been decreased.

Centralizing the IT removed the necessity of having any local servers.

USER EXPERIENCE

Fast and easily accessible network for the ~5.000 visitors that OBA receives daily

TECHNICAL

The new solution ensures 99.99% uptime and experiences no network failures.

The manageability is now enhanced as there is constant up-to-date view of the network and the usage.

FINANCIAL

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BENEFITS

UPGRADED IP SYSTEM CUTS COSTS BY 30%

Established in 1989, the University of A Coruña is a public institution with campuses in the cities of A Coruña and Ferrol, Galicia. It is a public institution whose primary objective is the generation, management and dissemination of culture and scientific, technological and professional knowledge through the development of research and teaching.

CHALLENGES

The TDM installation voice base was outdated and needed new functions and applications.

The University had a critical need to migrate to IP technology, to centralize nodes and to redesign the wireless network, in order to improve the service for the users.

They required enhanced localized LAN connections to the different campuses. In particular, facilitating new applications with optimized access and extra bandwidth.


Alcatel-Lucent OmniPCX® Enterprise Communication Server

Alcatel-Lucent OpenTouch® Multimedia Services




The University of A Coruña selected Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise among contesting vendors, because of their industry credentials as a leading IP communications technology company.

In addition, they established a relationship with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and were confident that the proposed end-to-end solution would be a perfect match to their requirements for an upgraded IP system.

Location: A Coruña, SPAIN

Vertical: Education


Deal implementation: June 2014

Business Partner: Dimension Data

“Our experience with the IP converged network products and solutions of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise is very satisfactory and highlights their capacity, reliability and quality-price ratio.”

Javier Fariñas Alvariño, coordinator for Red and Communication Area, University of A Coruña.

UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA

TECHNICAL

The centralization and migration towards IP has simplified every action, especially the management of the network.

The system access and core are now upgraded and improved, which makes them more efficient and secure.

FINANCIAL

The centralization of the IP has reduced the existing maintenance and operational costs by

30%.

USER EXPERIENCE

Both faculty and students now have consistent and faster network access, with a higher connectivity speed and improved response times.

CASE STUDY


INNOVATIVE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE IMPROVES E-LEARNING AND CUTS TCO

BY 25%

BENEFITS

INNOVATIVE NETWORK ARCHITECTURE IMPROVES E-LEARNING AND CUTS TCO

BY 25%

CASE STUDY

Founded in 1988, the University of Balamand (UOB) is known for its commitment to scientific excellence and community development. It is comprised of nine faculties, four branches and has over 5,000 students. UOB is ranked among the top universities in the country and is expanding with a fine arts academy and a large hospital in the near future.

CHALLENGES

The university had a segmented network access that caused significant latency and delays in connecting to the course registration and enrollment resources.

The multivendor environment discontinued standard features deployment due to incompatibility, so a single vendor solution was required.

Network management needed to be upgraded to use all available resources for a holistic and detailed overview and support.


Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 10K Modular LAN Chassis

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 6900, 6850E, 6450 Stackable LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Wireless LAN Controllers

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® Access Points



University of Balamand chose the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise solution because it offered superior technical design and outstanding implementation support, as well as training services that were fully synchronized with the local business partner, Midware Data Systems.

Apart from addressing all network challenges, the unified access solution also featured gradual decrease in TCO for the long term.

Location: Kalhat, LEBANON

Vertical: Education


Deal implementation: July, 2014

Business Partner: Midware Data Systems

UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND

TECHNICAL

The Application Fluent Network (AFN) approach has greatly reduced latency and the traffic anomaly detection (TAD) feature has improved network security. System management is now highly simplified by using a virtual chassis. In addition, UOB now benefits from fluent interoperability by using only 3 types of switches.

“As the winning bidder to our RFP project, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise was able to provide maximum value to the university using the best technology available, student employment, IT training program and consolidation process. We now have established the most cost effective and efficient design for migrating the existing network to scalable and flexible architecture.”

Elie Inaty, Assistant to the president for information technology, University of Balamand.

USER EXPERIENCE

The reliable network access secures e-learning continuity for students and staff. The system also allows teaching resources availability on and off campus sites at all times.

FINANCIAL

Thanks to the new unified access solution the university has reduced their total cost of ownership to 25% and expect to reach 35% savings with the five-year deal.


BENEFITS

CONNECTED CAMPUSES WORKING TOGETHER

CASE STUDY

Universidad de Extremadura is a public university founded in 1973. The university consists of 19 centers organized across 4 campuses. It has approximately 20,000 undergraduate and graduate students, with a further 8,000 students taking PhD courses, specific degrees or continuous improvement courses. It employs 1,900 teachers and more than 1,000 administrative, technical and services staff.

CHALLENGES

To install a network based on simplicity, resiliency and automated management, that would provide improved user experience across its 4 campuses.

To provide storage and virtualization backup between the campuses of Badajoz and Caceres.

To improve the daily activities of all people on campus.


Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 10K Modular LAN Chassis



Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista™ 2500 Virtual Machine Manager


The Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise solution was the perfect answer for the University’s needs. Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise could combine the same equipment for both data center and network.

Location: Extremadura, SPAIN

Vertical: Education

Number of users: 28,000 students, 2,900 staff

Deal implementation: April 2014

Business Partner: Telefonica

“The new Data Center network enables the IT Department to provide better access to storage and applications to students, faculty and employees.”

David Rodríguez Lozano, IT director, Universidad de Extremadura.

UNIVERSIDAD DE EXTREMADURA (UEX)

TECHNICAL

Universidad de Extremadura now has storage replication between 2 campuses that are 100 kilometers apart.

The University has enhanced visibility and control over virtual machines.

The ability to split user and data center traffic between campuses, using Shortest Path Bridging (SPB).

USER EXPERIENCE

Students have better remote access to the resources around the campus, improving their learning environment.

The students, faculty and employees are provided with better access to storage and applications.

Important cost savings have been made because the solution consolidates the data and storage infrastructure by using Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) technology.

FINANCIAL

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BENEFITS

CASE STUDY

Universidad del Pacifico (UP) is a small private university in the Jesus Maria District of Lima, Peru. In the past three decades, Universidad Del Pacifico has been ranked as one of Peru’s most esteemed universities in the fields of economics, law, finance, accounting and business administration. It is considered as one of the leading institutions in the Latin American region.

CHALLENGES

Universidad del Pacifico had platform management and maintenance issues being caused by the whole obsolete former infrastructure of the university. The university needed to replace their existing network and wireless infrastructure with a converged infrastructure solution, using the latest technology to benefit both their students and staff members through Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) opportunity.




Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch™ 6400 Stackable Gigabit LAN Switch


Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess™ 6000

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess™ AP105, AP124, AP134, AP135



One key point was that Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise could provide networking improvements along with increased number of services, without disrupting the overall operation. Universidad del Pacifico could be trusted to develop a long-term business relationship with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise as they could offer a comprehensive portfolio of converged voice and networking solutions.

Location: Lima, PERU

Vertical: Education


Students

Deal implementation:

October 2013

Business Partner:

E-Business Distribution

Peru S.A. (EBD PERU S.A.)

“To access the learning management platform and virtual desktops with full academic software from anywhere and on any device, and to be able to convert a conventional classroom in a laboratory are invaluable technological facilities for students and teachers in the process of teaching and learning at the Universidad del Pacifico.”

Ugo Ojeda del Arco, Director of Information

Management and Technology Innovation.

UNIVERSIDAD DEL PACIFICO (UP)

TECHNICAL

The university network is now fully powered over ethernet. Also, all backbone connections are now upgraded to 20 Gbps link aggregation control protocols. Their core switches are now 40 Gbps links to the DMZ, running through a firewall.

Since the implementation, the UP is now covered by 802.11n dual-channel wireless network, and will use the new 802.11ac standard in all new halls.

BRINGING BYOD EXPERIENCE TO STUDENTS AND STAFF

USER EXPERIENCE

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s solutions enabled all students and staff members to adapt easily to BYOD by improving their experience

Thanks to Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise's solutions, the university saved $120,000 this year. Two virtual laboratories were created by utilizing the BYOD concept, and thus additional investment was not necessary.

FINANCIAL


BENEFITS

The University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) is one of the leading providers of technical education and largest universities in Australia. Since its founding in 1988, UTS has provided students with practice-based, comprehensive instruction that has earned them worldwide recognition as an outstanding example of expert training in the technological field.

CHALLENGES

UTS required a robust, high-performance network infrastructure to support their billion-dollar campus expansion plan.

Wireless access was essential for highly connected students and faculty with multiple devices across campuses & housing developments.

Building a secure WLAN network in a high-density urban environment with large volumes of non-university device interference was also taken into account.


Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 10K Modular LAN Chassis

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 6900, 6850E Stackable LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch® 6855 Hardened LAN Switch

Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess® AP135, AP175, AP225


Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista® 3600 AirManager


Since 2001, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise has been the selected technology innovation partner for UTS capable of taking them on their journey into the future of education. The proposed upgrade was selected for its cost-effectiveness and the ability to work within the existing network infrastructure. The offer also included reliable support network on the technical & product levels as well as upgrading consultancy to cover future developments.

POWERFUL UTS NETWORK SUPPORTS OVER 37,000 USERS FOR DATA ACCESS AND COLLABORATION

CASE STUDY

Location: Sydney, AUSTRALIA

Vertical: Education

Number of users: 37,000+

Implementation date: January, 2015

Business Partner: UXC Connect

“Communication and collaboration are core to every part of our business and the use of our Wi-Fi network has been increasing at a rapid pace. At UTS we make heavy use of technology to enrich teaching and learning. We engage with students through social media, video and electronic communications. If we didn’t have a fast, well designed network underpinning all this, it just wouldn’t work." Peter Gale, Information Technology Division Manager, UTS.

UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY (UTS)

TECHNICAL

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s powerful network can easily handle increased bandwidth requirements and the OmniSwitch® system will address and support future system needs. This cutting-edge technology positions UTS as a leading provider of higher education in a highly competitive market.

USER EXPERIENCE

The advanced Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise network provides tomorrow’s technology industry workers with the technology they need to succeed today.

FINANCIAL

The new Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise network management, access points and switch solutions have significantly reduced the upfront costs as well as the costs associated with maintenance and upkeep with a fully integrated system.


BENEFITS

A BETTER LEARNING EXPERIENCE THANKS TO BYOD

CASE STUDY

Wylie Independent School District is a fast growing school system in southern Collin County, Texas. Covering 41 square miles, the district of more than 13,000 students serves the City of Wylie as well as families in the surrounding communities.

CHALLENGES

Need for faster connectivity as demanded by students and staff. Having a 10G network was mandatory

Refresh the existing outdated network

Limited budget






A visit to Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s Executive Briefing Center in Plano, Texas to see the technology in action and to speak with solution experts was a critical factor in partnering with Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise and dislodging the incumbent vendor.

Location: Texas, USA

Vertical: Education


+ Students

Deal implementation: April 2013

Business Partner: Dice Communications

“Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise’s solution provides us with an optimal up-to-date network which will help deliver on the technology initiatives that we have in use as well as planned in the future. This equipment should keep us on the cutting edge for several years.”

Chris Lamb, Chief Information Officer, Wylie Independent School District.

WYLIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

USER EXPERIENCE

Allowing students and personnel easier access to network resources. Allows much more robust wireless capabilities for the existing BYOD program.

TECHNICAL

OmniSwitch 6900 virtual chassis provides simplified management, high resiliency and in-service software upgrades

Low energy consumption and environmental protection, allowing operational cost savings over the life of the product

FINANCIAL

DISCOVER OUR CUSTOMERS’ TESTIMONIALS SORTED BY SOLUTION

Al-Farabi Kazakh

National University, KAZAKHSTAN

NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

Mount Lebanon


Universidad de

Extremedura, SPAIN

Universidad del Pacifico, PERU

Wylie

Independant School District, USA

University of, Balamand, LEBANON

COMMUNICATIONS

Istituto Zaccaria, ITALY

Le Centre National de la Danse, FRANCE

Great Necks

Public School, USA

NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE & COMMUNICATIONS

Openbare

Bibliotheek, THE NETHERLANDS

University of A Coruña, SPAIN

New Madrid

County R-1


Mukogawa Women’s University, JAPAN

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Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, KAZAKHSTAN

Marshall Independant School District, USA

Moravian College, USA

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Universitário de Brasília, BRAZIL

University of Technology, AUSTRALIA

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