Hindu Temple Breaks Barriers with Extreme’s Reliability and Security

As the first Hindu temple in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), BAPS Hindu Mandir wanted to offer guests a deeply traditional experience while combining that tradition with the benefits of ultra-modern, immersive experiences.

BAPS Hindu Temple by the numbers

• The temple welcomes an average of 30,000 visitors per week
• 27 acres of space with multiple buildings spread across

Plans for an elaborate multi-media display across the complex, along with an exhibition hall, beautiful gardens, and several staff offices meant the organization would need a high-performance network. The IT team wanted the ability to segment network traffic, preventing lateral movement and minimizing the impacts of a potential cyberattack (a key concern for the customer).

Other challenges prior to their Extreme implementation

• Supporting thousands of visitors each week with a securely accessible network
• Providing immersive multi-media experiences for attendees with a robust A/V system
• Powering advanced applications and services across the complex
• Supporting a large network of security cameras and IoT devices

Couple these factors with additional scalability needs because of big outdoor events or special services, and it was a wish list that only a special solutions provider could satisfy.

Extreme Networks stepped in with a customized solution that harnessed Extreme Fabric and switching to deliver the results BAPS needed for its first-of-its-kind temple and site. Today, with Extreme Fabric and Universal 5000 Series switches, the temple can easily support advanced applications and services throughout the new complex. These include seamless visitor management applications, security cameras and other IoT devices, staff devices, and the temple’s robust A/V system.

The improved network infrastructure allows the IT team to harness a microsegmented network that enables minimal impact in the event of a cyberattack while also scaling intuitively to support larger events, services, and ceremonies.

The temple now has a network capable of supporting high demands from visitor management applications, security cameras, IoT devices, staff devices, and the immersive A/V system that makes for such a one-of-a-kind guest experience. BAPS Hindu Template spokesperson Ashok Kotecha agrees.