A network built for the future

Kristiania is one of the largest college in Norway with programs ranging from career-oriented school to PhD. For over 110 years, Kristiania has developed courses and studies, and today the school has close to 24,000 students and over 200 different study programs in Oslo, Bergen and online.

A network built for the future

Over the past few years, Kristiania University has experienced tremendous growth in terms of the number of students, staff and locations, also the use of digital teaching has increased considerably.

In 2019, Kristiania stood at a crossroad. They experienced that more and more users had 3-4 devices connected to the network at the same time, and that the network did not meet the students' needs. They needed a total restructuring of the network, and they needed a partner who could help them create a future-oriented network. Kristiania therefore chose to partner with Iver.

Iver is a partner that we feel suits us well, both in size and mind set. They are forward-leaning, accessible and solution-oriented, and we have a close dialog. From the start, we felt that Iver saw us as an important customer and that they had the network expertise we needed for us to succeed together. The partnership is constantly evolving and it's exciting that we dare to challenge each other.

Audun Giske, IT Director at Kristiania University

Iver is responsible for the networks at all locations of Kristiania University

Since 2019, Iver has been an advisor and executing partner in the modernization of Kristiania Universities networks. They have grown from 350 access points to over 800, and have expanded to several new large buildings.

Iver is responsible for all architecture, security, operation and monitoring of WAN, LAN and wifi at all locations. In addition, Iver operates its own network for audiovisual solutions and distance learning, and monitors all networks 24/7.

A stable, secure and accessible network is one of the most important things we at the IT department ensure, as uptime is critical for all our users.

Audun Giske, IT Director at Kristiania University

HPE Aruba Networking

Kristiania University has made a significant Aruba investment. 90% of all traffic at the college is wireless and all wifi is through HPE Aruba Networking.
In addition to the access points, Iver has installed HPE Aruba Networking User Experience Insight (UXI) sensors that measure the user experience in all Kristiania University College buildings. The UXI sensors monitor the network and run more than 20,000 tests every day. This provides Iver with live reports on network status and allows Iver to proactively monitor and correct any errors before users at Kristiania University discover them themselves.

Iver is an MSP partner of HPE Aruba Networking, demonstrating Iver's proven expertise in HPE Aruba Networking and its ability to help customers operate networks as a service based on market-leading technology.

Kristiania delivers education in a state-of-the-art way, which also places great demands on the technology.

Dan Erik Rødder, Senior Network Architect at Iver

A digital infrastructure that is stable, secure and future-oriented

Having restructured its network, Kristiania University is experiencing significantly increased capacity and stability. Kristiania also finds that after Iver took over responsibility for their network, they can use their IT resources on other tasks that are closer to their business.

Iver currently delivers network as a service (NaaS) to two of Kristiania University College's buildings. This means that Iver delivers a network service that includes design, architecture and coverage analysis, purchase of devices and physical installation, operation and management, monitoring, license management and lifecycle management.

The goal going forward is to establish NaaS on all the university's campuses so that they don't have to deal with the logistics and hardware investments themselves.