Conventionally, students are required to obtain content from classroom teaching. Today, we are not too far away from sending this content directly to students, to enable 'on-demand learning'. With wireless, the dimension of 'mobility' can be added.

The entire Manipal University campus is unwired with a two-layer secure wireless architecture - core and access network. This provides seamless connectivity across the entire campus and users can access the network from anywhere in the campus, both indoor and outdoor. The Wi-Fi mesh network is designed to provide wireless broadband Internet services, branded as I-ON, to about 10,000 students on campus with the help of Motorola canopy equipment (access points and subscriber modules). This wireless infrastructure is being used to access all IP based services like, Internet, e-mail, eLearning and digital library, and this network has the capability to support Value Added Services (VAS) such as IPTV, videoconferencing, VoIP and any other converged multi-media services.

One of the leading IT giants, IBM, awarded Dr H S Ballal, Pro Chancellor of Manipal University, the "IBM Achiever Award" for being a leader in using IT in higher education space. This provides testimony to Manipal University’s goal to reach…..Destination Digital.