Wi-Fi LANs connecting on campus -- 802.11n Wireless -- InformationWeek

Even as 802.11n wireless LANs gain in popularity, one particular market has quickly emerged in the front of the pack -- college campuses. A survey of 24 universities conducted by wireless networking company Meraki has revealed that higher education institutions are deploying 11n networks at a much higher rate than most other markets.

The Meraki survey, released this week, was based on a survey which compared 10,000 randomly selected devices at 24 colleges with 10,000 randomly selected devices in general use. The survey found that students consume 3.3 times the bandwidth as typical Wi-Fi users. The study seems to support a survey by the Wi-Fi Alliance that said high school students often pick colleges based on wireless accessibility...