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March 16, 2021
Ingles Market, a grocery store chain with nearly 200 stores in the U.S. southeast, is undertaking a major network upgrade with partner Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company.
The grocer is advancing its network with in-store IoT support to better meet customer needs, according to a press release. One operational enhancement is a curbside pick-up service for some locations, as well contactless ordering.
Ingles began replacing its Cisco infrastructure two years ago, swapping out Cisco access points with Aruba s and then began upgrading the full Aruba wireless infrastructure.
Aruba s latest generation of Wi-Fi 6 APs interoperate with the older models Ingles had deployed, making for a simple and more cost-effective strategy than it would have been with other vendors that often require a rip and replace to upgrade, according to the release.
3 months ago
Leading Grocer Advances its Network Adding In-Store IoT Support to Meet New Customer Needs During COVID-19 Pandemic
SANTA CLARA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company (NYSE: HPE), today announced that Ingles Market, a leading grocer with nearly 200 stores across six Southeastern states, has embarked on a major network upgrade that will modernize its operations and, in some locations, enable new services like contactless ordering and curbside pick-up that have become critical for customers during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Ingles began an upgrade and replacement of its Cisco infrastructure two years ago, swapping out Cisco access points (APs) with Aruba’s in its stores. As store connectivity needs quickly progressed with more devices connecting, and new uses cases emerging, Ingles recognized that upgrading the full Aruba wireless infrastructure, as well as increasing the density, would help the groce