Cisco Cisco Wireless Control System Version 4.0 Data Sheet
Customer Case Study
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Cisco and Hong Kong Cyberport Jointly Create a
Model Community for City-wide Wi-Fi Network
Model Community for City-wide Wi-Fi Network
Innovative Location-based Applications for Future Digital Lifestyle Enabled by
Cisco Unified Wireless Network
Cisco Unified Wireless Network
Cyberport—Hong Kong’s information technology (IT)
flagship—is a US$2 billion landmark project
managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management
Company Limited and wholly owned by the
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administra-
tive Region (HKSAR). The project was developed on
a 24-hectare site at Telegraph Bay in the southern
district of Hong Kong Island. It comprises four office
buildings, a five-star hotel, a retail entertainment
complex and a deluxe residential development, and
provides an interactive environment that is home to
a strategic cluster of more than 100 IT companies
and 10,000 IT professionals.
flagship—is a US$2 billion landmark project
managed by Hong Kong Cyberport Management
Company Limited and wholly owned by the
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administra-
tive Region (HKSAR). The project was developed on
a 24-hectare site at Telegraph Bay in the southern
district of Hong Kong Island. It comprises four office
buildings, a five-star hotel, a retail entertainment
complex and a deluxe residential development, and
provides an interactive environment that is home to
a strategic cluster of more than 100 IT companies
and 10,000 IT professionals.
The Business Challenges
With a vision of establishing itself as the leading IT
hub and positioning Hong Kong as a digital city of
the Asia-Pacific Region, Cyberport set out to build a
pioneering model for a municipal Wi-Fi network
which would feature innovative applications de-
signed to improve the operation of businesses and
enrich the quality of life for the people of Hong Kong.
hub and positioning Hong Kong as a digital city of
the Asia-Pacific Region, Cyberport set out to build a
pioneering model for a municipal Wi-Fi network
which would feature innovative applications de-
signed to improve the operation of businesses and
enrich the quality of life for the people of Hong Kong.
As such, Cyberport needed a virtual platform where its tenants, particularly the cluster of software
developers, could develop and deploy their creative applications for businesses and individuals.
The IT flagship community also required an open wireless network so members of the public might
access these applications and experience the benefits of life in the digital era anytime, anywhere in
the community.
developers, could develop and deploy their creative applications for businesses and individuals.
The IT flagship community also required an open wireless network so members of the public might
access these applications and experience the benefits of life in the digital era anytime, anywhere in
the community.
By enabling tenants to develop innovative Wi-Fi applications and opening up its wireless local area
network (WLAN) for public access, Cyberport wished to consolidate its leading position in the Hong
Kong IT landscape. To support these initiatives, Cyberport needed highly robust, advanced, secure
and reliable wireless network technologies in place.
network (WLAN) for public access, Cyberport wished to consolidate its leading position in the Hong
Kong IT landscape. To support these initiatives, Cyberport needed highly robust, advanced, secure
and reliable wireless network technologies in place.
“Our existing Cisco-powered wireless network has catered to our requirements, but it needed to be
upgraded to help us make these mission-critical goals into reality. Following a thorough search for
the right solution to facilitate this upgrade, we decided to deploy the robust Cisco Unified Wireless
Network, partly because of the confidence we already had in Cisco wireless technologies,” said Mr.
upgraded to help us make these mission-critical goals into reality. Following a thorough search for
the right solution to facilitate this upgrade, we decided to deploy the robust Cisco Unified Wireless
Network, partly because of the confidence we already had in Cisco wireless technologies,” said Mr.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
HONG KONG CYBERPORT
● Public Sector
BUSINESS CHALLENGE
● To build a pioneering model for a city-wide
Wi-Fi network which features innovative
applications designed to improve the
operation of businesses and enrich the quality
of life for the community
applications designed to improve the
operation of businesses and enrich the quality
of life for the community
● To consolidate Cyberport’s leading position in
the Hong Kong IT landscape by opening up
its wireless local area network (WLAN) for
public access
its wireless local area network (WLAN) for
public access
SOLUTION
● Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Points
● Cisco Wireless Control System
● Cisco Wireless Location Appliance
● Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Module
● Cisco Wireless Control System
● Cisco Wireless Location Appliance
● Cisco Wireless LAN Controller Module
BENEFITS
● Creating the model community for a municipal
WLAN in Hong Kong
● Enhancing security for the community
● Consolidating Cyberport’s position as Hong
● Consolidating Cyberport’s position as Hong
Kong’s IT flagship
● Building a new platform for promotion and
visitor information
● Reinforcing Public Profile for Cyberport