The Trinity College Mobility Project, responsible for improving the quality of Trinity’s wireless internet connectivity, is to be completed by November 30th.
The project, which was launched in March, aimed to upgrade the WiFi system across all of College. The upgrade of College’s WiFi system is on track to be completed on schedule, after extensive upgrade works since March of this year, which have caused considerable disruption to the service across campus.
In a number of email statements to The University Times, IT Services reiterated their expectations for the upgrade being completed on the 30th, and said: “The Wi-Fi solution selected earlier this year to upgrade and enhance Wi-Fi across Trinity is the world leader in this field.”
Since the beginning of the academic year, Trinity’s WiFi network and the inability of students and staff to connect to it has been the subject of widespread criticism, something the Editorial Board of The University Times recently said had “reached the point of absurdity”. The main reason for this upgrade is the increased demand for the WiFi service among students, which has placed it under considerable strain.
There are currently in excess of 10,000 staff and student devices connecting on a daily basis across approximately 150 buildings and building clusters in college.
Speaking to The University Times by email, Brian O’Hora, the manager of the project, did not comment directly on the upgrade, but said: “In general we seek opportunities to communicate the success of the project to students and their representatives, and will continue to do so, however protocols apply in some cases which are exacerbated by tight deadlines.”
As part of the project, almost all of the 2,000 new access points in 150 locations across Trinity campus property have been installed. Fine-tuning of the system has been completed in the Arts Building, Trinity Hall and Goldsmith Hall, and is currently ongoing in Houses 5, 28 and 30.
