Case Study: Preparing Wi-Fi Environments for the Second GIGA. Remote Centralized Management of Equipment in 13 Schools in Asago City, Hyogo using 'Kiki Navi'

Buffalo Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President & CEO: Hiroyuki Maki) announced that its corporate Wi-Fi 6 compatible access points, including the 'WAPM-AX8R', and other corporate network equipment have been adopted by the Asago City Board of Education in Hyogo Prefecture (hereafter, Asago City Board of Education). A case study regarding this implementation has been published on the Buffalo webpage.

Hyogo Prefecture Asago City Board of Education Case Study Page

Based on the GIGA School Program, the Asago City Board of Education has been developing Wi-Fi (wireless LAN) in 13 public elementary and junior high schools in the city since 2019. This time, after analyzing the challenges of the existing environment, they carried out a redevelopment of the school network in 2025 in anticipation of the Second GIGA. By introducing the 'WAPM-AX4R' and 'WAPM-AX8R', which are robust against simultaneous connections from multiple devices and equipped with roaming support features, they built a Wi-Fi environment in 13 schools across the city, including Asago Municipal Nakagawa Elementary School, that does not experience speed drops or disconnections even when the whole class uses tablets or when moving around the school.

Adopted Products

WAPM-AX8R 132,880 JPY (120,800 JPY excluding tax) Corporate Wi-Fi 6 (11ax) compatible Wireless LAN Access Point 2401+1147Mbps Intelligent Model https://www.buffalo.jp/product/detail/wapm-ax8r.html

WAPM-AX4R 83,490 JPY (75,900 JPY excluding tax) Corporate Wi-Fi 6 (11ax) compatible Wireless LAN Access Point 1201+573Mbps Intelligent Model https://www.buffalo.jp/product/detail/wapm-ax4r.html

Related Pages Case Study Page Asago City Board of Education Official Website

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