Airports across 145 countries have continued to outsource their infrastructure, saving huge operational costs.

SITA Campus Network, a globally managed service available in more than 145 countries, with 24/7 operational support helps reduce the need for costly hardware and simplifies operations, the solution lowers both upfront investment and ongoing costs.

Its flexible, pay-as-you-go model allows customers to scale usage up or down based on demand, with rapid deployment across locations.

Airports and airlines can now run critical operations on networks that are set up and run for them, removing the complexity and cost of managing connectivity themselves.

SITA recently launched SITA Campus Network powered by HPE Aruba Networking, a new network solution designed to support the demands of complex airport and transport environments.

Managing networks across multiple locations, devices and vendors is complex and costly. When networks are fragmented, performance suffers, and disruptions can spread quickly.

SITA Campus Network powered by HPE Aruba Networking removes this burden by delivering a fully managed network across wired and wireless environments.

Built on technology from HPE, a provider of enterprise networking solutions used to run large-scale wired and Wi-Fi networks, it combines robust connectivity with centralised, cloud-based management to ensure consistent, reliable performance across airport campuses and other large transport hubs.

The solution uses AI to improve visibility across the network, detect issues earlier and automate troubleshooting, helping reduce downtime. It also provides centralised management, allowing infrastructure and devices to be monitored and controlled across both on-site systems and remote environments.

“Integrating diverse systems and devices across airport environments is becoming more complex as operations become more connected,” said Martin Smillie, Senior Vice President, Communications and Data Exchange at SITA.

“At the same time, expectations on performance, resilience and security continue to rise. With SITA Campus Network powered by Aruba, we take on that complexity. We deliver a network that is set up, run and continuously optimised, so our customers can focus on keeping operations moving while maintaining control across increasingly demanding environments.”

Designed for high-density environments such as terminals, hangars and airline operations centres, the solution supports large volumes of users and devices without compromising performance, even during peak demand.

By integrating this technology into SITA’s managed service, customers get a network that is centrally operated by SITA while retaining the flexibility to use different technologies and vendors.

This reduces the need for on-site support, spare equipment and recurring training, freeing up IT teams to focus on higher-value activities. Where needed, the campus network connects easily to SITA’s global wide-area network services.

This long-haul connectivity that links more than 600 airports worldwide gives customers a complete, end-to-end solution from the local site right through to the wider world.

“Airports and airlines have to support thousands of staff, passengers, and mission-critical systems across terminals, gates, and airside areas—and any network issue shows up immediately as delays and frustration,” said Sujai Hajela, Executive Vice President & General Manager, Enterprise Campus and Branch, HPE.

“SITA Campus Network powered by HPE Aruba Networking is built on our secure, AI-native technology to deliver a self-driving network that spots and fixes problems in real time, often before anyone notices, so operations keep moving and passengers stay connected.”