With over 1,000 employees and the growing BYOD movement, TECOM Investments' IT department sees an exponential growth in the number of PCs, tablets and smartphones.

迪拜控股成员（还包括
朱美拉集团，迪拜房地产集团和阿联酋国际电信）Tecom Investments是一家房地产开发商，为客户提供了从最初对土地和办公空间到设施管理的最初识别到设施管理的端到端房地产解决方案。

At the heart of their business is a commitment to growing Dubai’s knowledge industries, and today TECOM Investments manages 11 Free Zone and non-Free Zone business parks which include Dubai Internet City (DIC), Dubai Media City, Dubai Knowledge Village, Dubai Biotechnology & Research Park and most recently, Dubai Design District (d3).

The Need to Update Legacy Wireless Infrastructure

TECOM Investments selected Aruba Networks to provide the latest, new generation wireless technology to employees and we have been extremely pleased with their services.
穆罕默德·沙巴（Mohamed Sabah），CIO，Tecom

在进行Aruba实施之前，TECOM Investments IT部门依靠四个分散的，不同的无线网络来为整个公司的两个办公地点的TECOM员工提供无线局域网（LAN）服务。Tecom Investments的IT部门开始看到超过1,000名员工（BYOD）越来越受欢迎，开始看到与其网络连接的PC，平板电脑和智能手机数量的指数增长。

These devices put tremendous strain on the existing wireless infrastructure, resulting in very slow connectivity, which ultimately impacted employee productivity. In addition to hindering the user experience, the lack of mobility and security posed additional challenges for the IT department. Exasperating matters was the growing financial costs due to a number of annual service contracts and additional man-hours required to maintain the network.

Aruba Networks – a Robust, Flexible and Secure Solution

鉴于现有网络提出的挑战，Tecom Investments CIO的Mohamed Sabah显然是必须对无线基础设施进行全面改革。经过四个月的广泛概念证明（POC）对市场上顶级技术供应商的测试，决定与Aruba Networks进行了决定。选择阿鲁巴的关键原因之一是提高企业移动性。Sabah先生说：“ Aruba的安全企业网状解决方案提供了灵活的无线设计，可以在需要的任何地方放置访问点，无论是在室内还是室外。”除了容易适应组织的网络要求外，Aruba解决方案的安全性得到了改善，这是使Aruba与竞争之间脱颖而出的另一个因素。沙巴先生说：“阿鲁巴的系统为用户和设备执行了身份验证，访问控制和加密，从而提供了最先进的无线安全性。”

无缝实现

Working with EMITAC, Aruba’s Silver level Value-Added Reseller (VAR) in the UAE, TECOM executed the implementation in two phases. Phase 1 involved the deployment of 2Aruba 3600 Mobility Controllers和64 Aruba AP-93无线访问点at the TECOM DSC location. Phase 2 involved the deployment of another 2 Aruba 3600 Mobility Controllers, 60 Aruba AP-93 access points and 6 Aruba AP-105 dual-band, dual-radio access points at TECOM’s DIC4 DC location. The entire implementation, which included structured cabling work, took two months; a credit to the network services team that managed the entire implementation.

To ensure that the TECOM IT team completely understood the Aruba technology, Mr. Sabah took advantage of Aruba’s training services and had the entire network team attend one course on Mobility Controllers (MBC) and two courses on Aruba ClearPass.

Immediate Return on Investment (ROI)

Since the implementation, the Aruba solution has outperformed expectations; highlighted by the fact that the system scored 34 out of a possible 36 points on TECOMs network test protocol. The Aruba solution has helped the TECOM IT department overcome all the challenges posed by the earlier network infrastructure. For one, the higher bandwidth has had a positive impact on user connectivity and productivity. Secondly, having a centralized network infrastructure has significantly reduced maintenance costs while increasing control. The TECOM IT department now has the capability to control wireless user access and monitor and report per application usage of their wireless corporate users. Finally, Aruba network’s Wireless Intrusion Detection capability has greatly improved security.

Partners for the Future

Sabah先生对实施情况的流畅性以及新解决方案满足了Tecoms无线网络需求的状态感到更加满意。“ Tecom Investments选择了Aruba网络为员工提供最新的新一代无线技术，我们对他们的服务感到非常满意。Aruba的无线技术是高性能和成本效益，并为我们所有公司用户提供了无缝和高效的无线体验。” Sabah先生总结道。

虽然实施仍然只有几个月大，但沙巴先生已经在与阿鲁巴计划下一个项目，其中包括升级到阿鲁巴的7200系列移动控制器 - 证明了Aruba产品和服务的质量。

Aruba Networks的迪拜和北部阿联酋航空经理Zeeshan Hadi表示：“ Tecom Investments是一个前瞻性组织的完美典范，该组织正在适应其越来越多的#GenMobile劳动力，并将其无线网络能力提高到世界一流的标准。该倡议符合阿联酋政府的“智慧城市”愿景。无线技术将是该国ICT转换的关键推动力。我们很高兴被选为首选供应商，并将继续协助Tecom实现未来的无线基础设施现代化项目。”

For case study inquiries, please contact:contact.aruba.emea@hpe.com