<i>With no fixed
telephones the Wi-Fi network will also carry all of academy’s VoIP traffic </i>

<b>Bracknell, UK – January 31, 2013</b> – <a href="http://www.merunetworks.com">Meru
Networks</a>, Inc. (NASDAQ:MERU), a leader in virtualised wireless LAN solutions, today announced that Essa Academy – one
of the brightest success stories from the academy school system established 13
years ago in the UK – has deployed a Meru Wi-Fi network based on the Meru Education-Grade
(MEGT) wireless platform to connect more than 2,000 Apple devices issued to
teachers and students. &nbsp;

With its motto ‘All Will Succeed’,
reflected in its innovative use of technology to inspire creative personalised
teaching and learning, Essa Academy has become the first school in the UK to
issue every student and every teacher with an Apple device, including iPads, iPods
and MacBook Airs all running over a Meru wireless network.

Echoing the consumerisation of IT trend
in the workplace, the academy has adopted a 1-1 mobile device programme across
the school, enabling students to use mobile devices for both school and
homework.&nbsp; One of the key requirements for
the implementation was a reliable, secure, high performance wireless network
that covered the entire academy – including both internal and external areas –
enabling fast, seamless Wi-Fi access anytime, anywhere for the thousands of
devices simultaneously.

”With over 2,000 Apple devices
running over a Meru wireless network, we are enabling creative teaching at Essa
Academy that uses learner-led techniques for uninterrupted learning. &nbsp;We are also supporting one of the largest
deployments of Apple mobile devices in any sector, let alone in education,”
according to Mark Howell, area director, UK & Ireland for Meru Networks.
”Supporting over 2,000 devices in a very small area is an extremely difficult
thing to achieve both practically and technically.&nbsp; However, with Meru’s virtualised wireless
architecture, the Wi-Fi and the delivery of classroom content to all of these
devices is completely seamless and hassle free.”

Abdul Chohan, Director at Essa
Academy, adds: ”The academy’s goal is to ensure every pupil has access to 21st
century learning resources and to move away from buying printed text books. &nbsp;Imagine being in an environment where a
student can use a ‘textbook’ that’s completely personalised for them, flick
digital pages over, watch video, look at content, listen to audio, interact
with it and then capture their own learning – this is what we are hoping to
achieve.&nbsp; Our vision means that technology
will become embedded as the foundation upon which all teaching and learning
takes place.”

Additionally, as there are no fixed
telephones, the academy is running all their voice connectivity over the Meru
wireless network. All voice runs over the wireless network to the Apple
devices.

Through its ambitious plans of using
technology, Essa Academy has not only pioneered the concept of 21st
century learning and teaching, but has also reduced its £80,000 photocopying
bill down to just £15,000 a year.

The Meru wireless network, deployed
and managed by partner Northgate Managed Services, includes AP320i access
points and a MC4100 wireless controller.

Meru Networks will be at education show, BETT 2013 (30 Jan – 2 Feb 2013),
on <b>stand F325</b> and has a
virtualised wireless demonstration facility at <b>North Gallery Suite 16</b>.&nbsp; The
facility will be open on Thursday 31 January and Friday 1February, with
demonstrations running every full hour starting from 10:00am through 16.00pm.

Meru Networks: http://www.merunetworks.com

Meru Networks and Essa Academy video case
study: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LncJ_UfwO2w

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in Education: http://www.merunetworks.com/industries/education.html

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