We didn’t deploy this on the athletic buses, but we did do something similar for a traveling science bus. Rather than build the service into the bus, we built a portable suitcase (a pelican like case). On the exterior we mounted a dual (diversity) enclosed antenna array complete with a GPS atenna. That attached to a sierra wireless bridge inside of the unit. Attached to the sierra wireless bridge was an Aruba Remote access point. This was all powered through a 120V to 12V power supply.
We have been approached by another school to do something similar for a bus that will be used to evaluate rural patients. I do have to ask the potentials customers if this expensive setup is really worth it. They can use a MiFi and it work just fine. The pros with our custom setup is: 1) Higher performance through specialized antennas 2) Seamless integration with the campus through the remote access point (no VPN connections required) The cons are cost. The unit I build runs around $2000. Ryan H Turner Senior Network Engineer The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CB 1150 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 +1 919 445 0113 Office +1 919 274 7926 Mobile From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Barros, Jacob Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2015 1:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Wireless Options in Athletic Buses We put a cell network based device in two busses this Fall and have had great success with it so far. Internet access only. I am glad to answer any questions you have. http://www.yoursinglepoint.com/ Jake Jacob Barros | Associate Director of IT, Network and Operations Grace College and Seminary | Winona Lake, IN | 574.372.5100 x6178 On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 12:56 PM, Daniel Wurst <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hi, This is my first post in this group. I have really enjoyed being a part of this group and have learned quite a bit so you thank you to all members. Recently I was asked If there was a way we could supply wireless connectivity in our athletic buses for student athletes as they travel to sporting events. My thoughts would be some kind of cellular network hot spot that the students could log into with their devices. I was wondering if other Universities have attempted anything like this or have any hot spot devices they would recommend for this use. Appreciate any feedback on this topic. Thank you, -- Daniel Wurst Network Engineer II Denison University Fellows 003B [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> 740-587-6229<tel:740-587-6229> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
