Gatwick Airport embraces IoT and Machine Learning

In an effort to keep up with the demands of the digital world, Gatwick has recently announced the modernization its IT infrastructure, in partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Aruba. Even though typical IT upgrades in airports take four years, Gatwick's network was upgraded in just 18 months, all while avoiding downtime and instability. Work was completed overnight with just a 2 hour window for upgrades and 2 hours to roll back to the legacy network. Data links were limited with Gatwick's old IT infrastructure, but the net network contains a cleaner meshed design providing up to 10 times more data connections. As new technologies continue emerging for consumers, the airport's management, and the airlines as well as businesses in the airport who rely on their infrastructure, Gatwick will provide a robust backbone.