Mist Learning WLAN is a Key Enabler for Open Seating, Mobile Videoconferencing, Guest Wi-Fi and Other Strategic Global Initiatives
“We are a Wi-Fi first company,” said Kevin Fenn, Global Head of Networks at ThoughtWorks. “Most offices are open seating, with little or no fixed desks nor wired connectivity. This means the WLAN has to work consistently, reliably and with the highest performance. The Wi-Fi system from our prior vendor really struggled with roaming and real-time Radio Resource Management (RRM), which became a top priority for my team to fix with a new WLAN platform.”
There were additional requirements for finding a new WLAN solution. The company also hosts many partners and clients in their offices who require simple and reliable access to a guest Wi-Fi network. “It was a huge headache to manage guest Wi-Fi across 86 Cisco WLAN controllers globally. We needed a new solution that could dramatically simplify Wi-Fi operations and add more control over wireless operations through software automation,” continued Fenn. ThoughtWorks’ employees are also heavy users of video communications with thousands of video calls made per day, globally.
ThoughtWorks considered various WLAN vendors to determine who could best meet these objectives and take the ThoughtWorks wireless network to the next level. Ultimately, the company chose the Mist Learning WLAN.
“Only Mist leverages AI inside the WLAN platform to automate mundane tasks, improve Wi-Fi reliability, accelerate troubleshooting and give insight into the wireless user experience,” said Fenn.
The global rollout of the Mist Learning WLAN is scheduled for full completion in 2018, covering all ThoughtWorks offices in EMEA, NA, LATAM, Australia, China, India and Singapore. This deployment includes approximately 500 Mist AP41 and AP61 Access Points, plus Mist’s Wi-Fi Assurance and Marvis Virtual Network Assistant (VNA) cloud services.
For a more detailed description of this deployment, please download the full case study here.
Helpful Links
Mist Platform
ThoughtWorks Case Study
Mist Services
Mist LinkedIn
Mist Twitter
Mist Systems, a Juniper Networks company, is leading the transition to AI-driven IT. The Mist Learning Wireless LAN (WLAN) makes Wi-Fi predictable, reliable and measurable by providing unprecedented visibility into the user experience and by replacing time consuming manual IT tasks with proactive automation. In addition, Mist brings enterprise-grade Wi-Fi, BLE and IoT together to deliver personalized, location-based wireless services without requiring battery-powered beacons. All operations are managed via Mist’s modern cloud architecture for maximum scalability, agility and performance.
###
Marta Debski
Offleash for Mist
(810) 956-4501
olmist@offleashpr.com
Statements in this press release concerning Juniper Networks’ prospects, future products and prospective benefits to customers are forward-looking statements that involve a number of uncertainties and risks. Actual results or events could differ materially from those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including delays in scheduled product availability, the company’s failure to accurately predict emerging technological trends, and other factors listed in Juniper Networks’ most recent report on Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements made in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release. Juniper Networks undertakes no obligation to update the information in this release in the event facts or circumstances subsequently change after the date of this press release. Any future product, feature, enhancement or related specification that may be referenced in this press release are for information purposes only, are subject to change at any time without notice and are not commitments to deliver any future product, feature, enhancement or related specification. The information contained in this press release is intended to outline Juniper Networks’ general product direction and should not be relied on in making a purchasing decision.