Case Study: Houston County Board of Education achieves scalable, reliable BYOD Wi‑Fi with Cambium Networks

Houston County Board of Education Enhances Learning Through Wireless Technologies

The Houston County Board of Education, serving roughly 28,000 K–12 students across 38 campuses, needed a reliable, scalable wireless network to support new cloud-based collaboration and learning management systems and to meet a BYOD goal of one device per student. After mixed-vendor wireless gear left the network unable to scale, the district selected Cambium Networks’ Xirrus solution—deploying Xirrus high-density access points and the Xirrus Management System (XMS)—to deliver a consistent, high-performance Wi‑Fi platform.

Cambium Networks deployed 721 Xirrus access points (more than 2,550 radios), implemented a guest BYOD network and layered security controls, and moved from on‑premises XMS to cloud-based XMS for centralized management. The deployment delivered seamless access to 30+ high‑bandwidth devices per classroom, enabled the district’s BYOD rollout, reduced total device requirements (504 fewer devices), and provided a future‑proof, upgradeable architecture—measurable improvements in capacity, cost of ownership, and manageability.

Houston County Board of Education

Sharon Lunceford

Director of Information Technology