Congratulations Cisco‘s Rick Lucero! Rick used PoLRE® innovation to help New Mexico State University facilitate a simple, secure and cost-effective deployment of 7,000 Cisco IP phones across their 900-acre campus. Thanks to Rick’s leadership and commitment to innovation, New Mexico State University was able to reduce project costs by $1 million, accelerate deployment time by 3 years, and prevent 21 tons of e-waste.
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NVT Phybridge FLEX Extender Kits have been named as the winner of the 2018 Benchmark Innovation Award in infrastructure
Ontario, Canada (August 9, 2018) – The FLEX Extender Kits build on the success of the award-winning FLEX family of products, designed to extend PoE over new or existing infrastructures up to 2,000ft (610m) – 6Xs farther than standard Ethernet switches. The kits, along with the entire FLEX family of products, have already helped hundreds of organizations all over the world facilitate a simple, secure, and cost-effective modernization to IP.
“We are so proud to receive this award. Our customers trust NVT Phybridge solutions to meet their most demanding security and uptime requirements during IP modernizations. The FLEX Extender Kits allow us to better execute on our mission to help every customer lower costs and disruption while providing a secure and robust PoE platform”, said John Croce, CEO of NVT Phybridge. “Receiving this award provides further validation that our innovative solutions have achieved the highest level of confidence in the industry.”
NVT Phybridge is a global leader in long-reach Power over Ethernet technology, making digital transformation simple, secure, and cost-effective. NVT Phybridge switches and extenders help customers upgrade to an IP-based network, transforming new or existing infrastructure into an IP path with power. NVT Phybridge is a North American-based technology company with global reach dedicated to practical innovation, producing innovative and affordable solutions for over 24 years, with technology that is currently supporting millions of IoT endpoints.
New Mexico State University (NMSU) has been serving the educational needs of its multi-cultural population since 1888. The land-grant university excels in teaching, research, and public service, preparing students for careers in agriculture, the sciences, business, education, engineering, the arts, and social services. As part of its commitment to excellence in education, the university decided to modernize its communications platform.
NMSU’s existing analog communication system was approaching end-of-life. The university wanted a refresh and was looking to take advantage of IP phones and applications to increase efficiency. However, operating in around 100 buildings spread across a 900-acre campus significantly complicated the project. High cost, business disruption, and length of deployment time were major concerns, as the university first needed to upgrade its infrastructure to support the communications system.
Environmental Stewardship
With a large focus on agricultural studies, NMSU understands the vital importance of preserving Earth’s precious and limited resources, as well as reducing pollution and waste. By leveraging new Modern LAN design principles, NMSU was able to develop a plan to responsibly modernize to IP. The system integrator introduced the customer to the Modern LAN enabling PoLRE® (Power over Long-Reach Ethernet) switch innovation, capable of transmitting data and power over new or existing voice infrastructure up to 1,200ft (365m) – that’s 4 times farther than standard Ethernet switches! The Modern LAN solution allowed the customer to:
Eliminate the need to rip/replace/rebuild the existing and reliable infrastructure, greatly reducing material consumption and preventing approximately 21 tons of cables from entering a landfill
Use the existing wiring closets, as opposed to equipping 100+ new closets with backup power and cooling, further reducing material and ongoing energy consumption
Reduce the deployment time by 90%, minimizing the disruptions and frustrations to students and faculty. This also reduced the amount of travel during the implementation phase, greatly reducing harmful emissions
New Mexico State University was awarded the highest rating, 5 stars, for their environmentally responsible modernization to IP telephony.
Creating a Secure Network
As companies modernize to the Internet of Things, each additional IP endpoint connected to the network represents a potential access point for malicious activity. In DartTrace’s 2017 Global Threat Report, it was determined that hackers gained unauthorized access to critical company data through various IoT endpoints, including thermometers, smart artboards, and server closets.
Modern LAN principles provide a fundamentally new approach to network design. For New Mexico State University, leveraging the existing and reliable point-to-point network topology created a physically separate but functionally integrated network path for the new IP phones, ensuring the security of the core business network. “[The solution] allowed us to leverage the centralized location and backup capabilities and create a robust IP backbone for our new IP phones,” says Ray Cadena, NMSU’s Manager of Telecommunication Systems.
A Better Return on Investment
By leveraging PoLRE innovation and applying Modern LAN principles, NMSU was able to significantly accelerate their return on investment. The University decreased deployment time by over 3 years and saved over $1 million in infrastructure costs, reallocating more budget to ROI driving applications.
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A large transportation system needed to modernize its security system to keep up with modern demands while providing safe and reliable transit. Public transportation is the foundation for building strong, connected communities, and everyone should feel safe traveling to work, school, or their weekend event.
The organization was relying on an outdated analog CCTV security system and decided to deploy an IP-based security solution across its bus terminals and parking lots. To ensure the safety of the 340,000 daily riders, the organization needed to upgrade 110 analog cameras to new high-resolution IP cameras to deter criminal activity and increase surveillance and recording capabilities.
Solution
A project of this magnitude would usually take years to complete, including removing and replacing the existing network infrastructure to support IP devices. This process is extremely costly, time-consuming, and disruptive to business
However, the customer used NVT Phybridge Ethernet over Coax switches to leverage its existing Coax-based infrastructure to transmit data and power to the IP cameras without a major network overhaul. NVT Phybridge coax switches reduced the total deployment time by 90% and saved over $15,000 of taxpayer funds. The solution’s long reach capabilities allowed the customer to connect cameras up to 6,000ft (1,830m) away, providing complete surveillance coverage in the vast open spaces of the bus terminals and parking lots.
Environmental Responsibility
The transportation system is committed to environmental responsibility and continuous improvement. The SmartDriver program provides training to all operators, which is proven to reduce emissions and fuel consumption. The training also teaches operators how to reduce wear and tear on vehicle components, extending their life span and reducing material consumption. When the decision was made to modernize the security system, the organization was concerned about the project’s environmental impact.
Aligned with the organization’s sustainability programs, the security modernization prevented 6,600 pounds of Coax cable from ending up in a landfill. The transportation system also eliminated the need to upgrade the existing server closets, further reducing the project’s e-waste and ongoing energy consumption.
Satisfied with the project’s outcome, the customer plans to use NVT Phybridge FLEX PoE switches to deploy IP intercom devices.
Improve Your Digital Transformation Project
The transportation system took a proactive approach to find new and better ways to support its digital transformation objectives in a financially and socially responsible manner. The customer used NVT Phybridge networking solutions to save taxpayer money, eliminated business disruption, reduced e-waste, and built a robust PoE network for the new IP security cameras.
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Oakville, ON (July 12, 2018) – NVT Phybridge, the global leader in long reach Power over Ethernet technology, is excited to announce the opening of a new office and demo lab in India. Director Arvind Vimal David, along with his experienced team, will help customers in India efficiently modernize to the Internet of Things.
“India is a progressive market with many IoT projects and our long reach PoE solutions are well suited to help in the transformation to IP.” said John Croce, CEO of NVT Phybridge. “The new office allows us to better execute on our mission to help every customer efficiently modernize to IP, lowering costs and disruption while providing a secure PoE platform.”
For over 24 years, NVT Phybridge has been helping organizations all over the world modernize to IP. The new India demo lab showcases the unique value proposition of the company’s long reach switch technology that extends PoE to more than 610 meters, and its ability to transmit IP signal and power over Coax, single-pair and multi-pair UTP. “The demo lab will help prospective customers understand the practical deployment of their solutions, as well as provide a laboratory for the technical team to attend to customer calls”, explains Arvind Vimal David.
NVT Phybridge has enabled customers across the globe to collectively save more than $100,000,000 by eliminating risk and fast-tracking their modernization to IP, maximizing the return on investment using the existing cable Infrastructure.
NVT Phybridge has also partnered with Inflow Technologies. As an established player in the IT distribution market serving India and South Asia, the strategic partnership will help NVT Phybridge connect with system integrators, resellers and customers looking to quickly and efficiently modernize to IP.
Dinesh Prasad Ganes (Regional Sales Manager), Rajesh Chandran (Business Analyst), Rajkumar Robert (National Sales Lead), Arvind Vimal David (Director), Ammaiyappan Selva (Country Lead), Ashok Prabu (Technical Consultant)
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The Internet of Things is being adopted by organizations all around the world, of all sizes, and in all industries. In healthcare, upgrading to IP telephony often results in extremely disruptive hospital renovations that negatively impact patient care. By applying Modern LAN principles, healthcare organizations are eliminating fundamental barriers to IP adoption.
The Unique Challenges of Hospital Renovations
A University Medical Center located in the United States was looking to create an IP-based emergency phone network that would remain operational in the event of a network outage. However, renovations required to rip-and-replace the existing wiring infrastructure to support the new IP phones would be extremely disruptive to patient care. In any medical facility, areas under construction need to be closed and sealed off to prevent contamination from airborne pathogens. As renovations in different areas are finished, these containment zones are taken down and set back up at the next renovation area. This process is extremely time and cost-intensive.
Hospital renovations also decrease the amount of space for patient care, as any area under construction is not accessible. Foot traffic also needs to be re-routed around the renovation areas, and the alternative routes are often inefficient and frustrating for staff, patients, and visitors. To complicate the project even further, the University Medical Center operates in a building over 100 years old. To maintain the building’s historical integrity, the renovation process would be more complicated, take longer and create even more mess and disruption.
Modern LAN Innovation
Using Modern LAN principles, the medical center established an upgrade plan that would prevent the extremely disruptive and time-intensive renovation process. The medical center discovered that by using the PoLRE® switch, they could avoid the entire renovation headache. Modern LAN principles state that network design should be approached from an outside-in perspective. By first evaluating the needs of the endpoints, it was determined that by using new long-reach switch innovations, the customer could leverage the existing CAT3 infrastructure to provide the exact power and bandwidth requirements up to 1,200ft (365m).
The University Medical Center’s commitment to health, safety, and innovation allowed them to:
Avoid months of disruptive renovations, ensuring the safety of all staff, patients, and visitors
Create a separate and robust IP backbone for the emergency phones, maximizing the security of the core network
Deploy over 400 IP phones across the emergency network over just a few nights
Save over $300,000 in infrastructure costs, accelerating the project’s return on investment
Environmental Responsibility
By leveraging Modern LAN principles, the University Medical Center significantly reduced the project’s impact on the environment. The hospital was able to reuse 100% of their existing cabling infrastructure, which prevented approximately 240,000 feet of cable from ending up in a landfill (equivalent to the weight of 14 hospital beds!). The long-reach capabilities of the new switches also eliminated the need to upgrade or install new IDF closets, further reducing material and energy consumption.
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