Last year, we reported the amazing, first-day usage statistics that made it clear just how much the U-M community relies on WiFi.
That was nothing.
On the first day of fall term, September 5, 2017, wireless network traffic increased by three times compared to fall 2016.
- Total unique devices observed: 100,087
- Number of authenticated users on MWireless: 57,789
- Number of authenticated users on eduroam: 3,461
- Average time a device spent on network: 9.28 hours
- Average traffic passed per device: 1.46GB (1,457MB)
- Number of access points (APs) with connected clients: 12,855 (out of about 13,300 total online)
- Total traffic volume passed over WiFi: 146 terabytes (TB)
The Campuswide WiFi Upgrade Project—now 95% complete in academic and residential spaces—has allowed ITS to meet growing demand and help campus stay connected. The number of WiFi access points on campus has nearly doubled since June 2015. Learn more about WiFi at U-M.
