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Somerset House transforms it’s Grade 1 listed building to become a digital hub of the future.

Location:

United Kingdom

Number of annual visitors:

3,400,000+

The Challenge:

To become a Digital Hub of the future for residents, visitors and staff, providing super-fast, secure connectivity, driven through API’s and cloud technology across an estate hosting over 3.4 million visitors and 70 micro businesses, annually.

The Solution:

A platform based on Cisco Meraki’s cloud-based infrastructure incorporating over 140 Switches, 400 Access Points & Next-Generation Firewalling, hosted across 9 resilient Data Centres providing total network up-time, full application visibility, enterprise security and the ability to manage every device from a single application, anywhere from around the globe.

The Results:

Somerset House have totally transformed the way they interact and connect with their customers and staff. The new infrastructure provides the ability to track and contextually market to new and existing customers utilising wayfinding and future beacon technology to give a deeper visitor experience. The network is a scaleable, cloud-managed infrastructure, built on the world’s largest, most innovative network provider, interacting with and supporting open API’s, developed by trusted Ecopartners.