Inexpensive Practical Municipal Wireless Solution

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Ypsilanti, MI

Challenge
• College town has multiple cafes and stores with wireless,
  but no consistent free signal city-wide
• Local county has contracted with a provider, but after 3
  years and an exhausted budget, the project is incomplete

Meraki Solution

• Initial deployment: 25 Meraki Indoors
• Cost: $3,725*

Results

• Local businesses get reliable WiFi for themselves and for
  customers from 25 access points across the city—and the
  network has since grown to 125 access points
• Network serves 400-500 users per day
• Local college students and residents can access the internet for free from anywhere across
  one square mile covering two downtown business districts
• Businesses that host a Meraki repeater get advertising on Wireless Ypsi’s homepage