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THE COLLEGE STUDENT'S Subsistence Diet: FOOD, SLEEP. WI-FI Students say THEY LOVE WI-FI BECAUSE IT... MAKES COLLEGE EASIER HELPS IMPROVE THEIR PERFORMANCE INCREASES THEIR PRODUCTIVITY A+ 79% 75% 44% said that without Wi-Fi, colege would be much more difficult said Wi-Fi access on campus helps them earn better grades used Wi-Fi to get a head start on an assigrment while class was still in session IT ALSO INFLUENCES WHERE THEY GO! Many students report that Wi-Fi availability is relevant in selecting: COFFEE SHOPS: BOOKSTORES: RESTAURANTS: 52% 42% 33% Replies taken froma 2008 survey conducted by W-Fi Allance and Wakefield Research Colleges are responding TO STUDENT DEMAND Worldwide college investment in Wi-Fi According to ABI Research, an increasing number of colleges worldwide are investing in Wi-Fi access points and controllers 2007 $137 MILLION 2013 projected $837 MILLION 611% INCREASE! To address student demand, schools such as Concordia University in Montreal are moving away from third-generation "g" networks to the faster 'n" Local Area Networks (LANS) While more expensive initially, 'n" networks could be more cost effective in the long run when future upgrades are taken into account CONCORDIA'S 802.LLn LAN ENABLES STUDENTS TO: Download class Stream large amounts O of video more easily materials more quickly ACCORDING TO THE MERAKI HIGHER EDUCATION CENSUS, VIDEO ACCOUNTS FOR 70%-80% OF ALL BANDWIDTH TRAFFIC USE ON CAMPUSES BLAZING THE TRAIL: GIG.U WHAT: Gig.U is The University Community Next Generation Inovation Project WHO: A group of leading research universities working in partnership with their local communities To strengthen the role of the Unit a leader in developing next-generation high-speed network services and applications tates as WHY: How four schools are benefiting from their INVOLVEMENT IN THE GIG.U PROGRAM: SCHOOL STANFORD UNIVERSITY OF UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY MAINE FLORIDA UNIVERSITY A gigabit network, to An ultra-high-speed be built by GRUCom, Internet provided by a multiservice utility owned by the city of Gainesvile PARTNERSHIP Students and faculty gained free access to the ultra-high- speed Google Fiber network An ultra-high-speed Gigabit Main Street Internet Network, to be built by service provider GM, nc. BENEFITS Spartan-Net, in partnership with DTN Management Co. Old Town and Orono Innovation Square, an area between the UF campus and AREAS WITH Residential Areas around subdivision of campus (850 homes) surrounding the campus where demand is expected downtown Gainesville to be greatest, including Lansing and East Lansing communities ACCESS campus Created for OnlineColleges.com © QuinStreet, Inc., 2013 SOURCES wi4orgboutorganization wokefeldresorch.com computerworld com/sartide 9060038Concorda_dives_into 80211n pool MOnlineColleges edudemic.com2012/09/uture-w4-10-college-campuses/ cOUdomcioom abiresearch.com oectronicdesigncom/communications/whats-dfference-between-80211n-and 802110c campustechnologycom/artices/2008/100olege-students-fnd-wil-essentalo-education-sunvey reports.aspx dhronice.com/bogs/wiredcampusfaster wi--predicted-lor-colleges4150 infomationweekcom/nfrastructuremanagement/wi--lans-connectingon-campus/221601506 merakicom/bompanybress-releases?uri-200911/10merakihighereducation-wireless-oensusr evegls-ooleges-ore-atthe forfrort of 802-11n-adoption