Case study · Education

Campus-wide RF survey
& wireless design

Over a multi-year engagement from 2015 to 2018, WZC provided detailed iBwave pre-site survey designs across 275+ University of Michigan buildings totaling 15.9M sq ft — supporting a $24.4M campus Wi-Fi upgrade.

$24.4M Wi-Fi upgrade supported2015-2018 engagementOne of the largest U.S. campuses

The project

RF design at the scale ofa major campus

A campus-wide Wi-Fi upgrade on one of the largest campuses in the United States starts long before the first access point is mounted. Every building needs a design grounded in how it is actually built and used.

Over a multi-year engagement from 2015 to 2018, WZC produced detailed iBwave pre-site survey designs across more than 275 University of Michigan buildings — academic halls, administrative offices, and residential buildings — totaling 15.9M sq ft.

Those designs became the engineering foundation for the university's $24.4M campus Wi-Fi upgrade initiative.

Business partners shaking hands over a multi-year engagement
Campus Wi-Fi design — a multi-year engineering partnership, 2015-2018
0Buildings surveyed
15.9MSq ft designed
$24.4MUpgrade supported
  • Multi-year engagement, 2015 through 2018
  • Detailed iBwave pre-site survey designs for every building
  • Academic, administrative, and residential buildings covered
  • Engineering foundation for a $24.4M Wi-Fi upgrade initiative

Results

Three years, 275+ buildings, one design foundation

2015201620172018275+ BUILDINGS SURVEYED · 15.9M SQ FT OF iBWAVE PRE-SITE DESIGNACADEMIC · ADMINISTRATIVE · RESIDENTIALENGINEERING FOUNDATION FOR THE $24.4M CAMPUS WI-FI UPGRADE
The 2015-2018 University of Michigan engagement — iBwave pre-site survey designs delivered building by building until the full 15.9M sq ft campus footprint was covered.
Surveyed campus buildingsiBwave pre-site designs delivered$24.4M upgrade initiative

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