Case Study: Harvard Square achieves flawless outdoor Wi‑Fi with Extreme Networks

Extreme Brings Flawless Outdoor Wi-Fi to Harvard Square

Harvard Square, the bustling 44‑acre commercial and cultural hub in Cambridge that welcomes over eight million visitors a year, faced declining outdoor Wi‑Fi performance after an initial Meraki deployment could not handle a rapid rise in devices and throughput demands. The Harvard Square Business Association selected Extreme Networks to upgrade the network, seeking a resilient, high‑capacity outdoor solution that would support heavy use, minimal maintenance and future expansion.

Extreme Networks, working with integrator One World Wi‑Fi, deployed enterprise outdoor AP170 and AP350 access points and cloud management via ExtremeCloud IQ (ExtremeWireless) to provide durable, high‑capacity coverage across the Square. The Extreme Networks solution delivered flawless public Wi‑Fi for visitors (enabling Skype video calls across the Square), boosted the number of unique network users, simplified administration with cloud‑based monitoring and troubleshooting, and created a scalable backbone for future expansion.

Harvard Square

Brendan Burroughs

Chief Executive Officer