INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY: NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

Ekurhuleni has strengthened the reliability, security and efficiency of its electric power campus network through Huawei’ s high-quality 10 Gbps solution.

COE is accelerating its Digital Transformation: Electric power reliability is a key driver of vitality in COE. The original network equipment on COE’ s electric power campuses was outdated, with many devices still operating on Wi-Fi 5 standards. The resulting weak signal strength and limited coverage significantly impacted staff productivity and overall network experience.

The legacy wireless campus network, with a large number of wireless network devices in operation, required device-by-device manual fault troubleshooting, which proved time-consuming and significantly increased operational costs. Data security was also a critical concern. Due to outdated and insufficiently secured network infrastructure, senior officials in COE’ s electric power department remain deeply concerned about potential data breaches.

Faced with these three major challenges, and leveraging Huawei’ s Xinghe Intelligent High-Quality 10 Gbps Campus Network Solution, COE’ s electric power campus network was centred around three core objectives. packet data, it simultaneously emits a randomised noise signal.

Outside of the target location, however, the noise signal persists. As a result, users in those areas cannot extract any valid packet data.

In line with specific application requirements, COE’ s electric power department has established Wi-Fi Shield protection zones at outdoor toll stations and office areas within the campus, effectively preventing data eavesdropping and unauthorised data storage.

The Digital Map enhances O & M efficiency with full visibility and smart management: Optimising O & M was another key priority for COE. To that end, COE deployed Huawei’ s campus network digital map, a platform that enables centralised device management, network visualisation and unified O & M, enhancing management efficiency while significantly reducing operational costs.

The construction of COE’ s high-quality 10 Gbps electric power campus network has set a benchmark for advanced infrastructure in government network rollouts. This achievement is expected to spark a wave of innovation in campus network development across the region. p

Wi-Fi 7 access boosts office efficiency: Improving wireless office efficiency was a key priority for COE. To achieve this, it adopted Huawei Wi-Fi 7 technology for high-speed wireless access and ubiquitous network coverage, laying a solid foundation for future business growth.

Wi-Fi Shield secures electric power campus network: Wireless signals are vulnerable to eavesdropping. Huawei has pioneered an innovative Wi-Fi Shield technology. The AP precisely detects the physical location of the target user. When transmitting

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