ARRIS Introduces Carrier-Class Platform for Wi-Fi Deployments
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Platform integrates ARRIS's leading CPE components with Aptilo, Benu, and Ruckus Wireless
The carrier-class solution will allow operators to offer centrally managed, coordinated service offerings to their customers and greatly improve their ROI on wireless infrastructure. It will also allow operators to extend their sphere of influence beyond the traditional boundaries of the home network, expanding the market for advanced services, new verticals and targeted advertising.
ARRIS's Service Provider Wi-Fi Systems Design and Integration combines key service components— Authentication Authorization and Accounting (AAA), policy enforcement, web portals, wireless access gateways, radio resource management, access point controllers, and access points—for delivering a single, unified customer experience regardless of device, location or transport technology.
The platform's turnkey, carrier-class capabilities integrate seamlessly into operators' delivery network and back-office systems as a result of ARRIS's integration with Aptilo Networks, Benu Networks and Ruckus Wireless (RKUS). The combined platform leverages Aptilo's service management platform, Benu's wireless access gateway, and Ruckus carrier-class, Smart Wi-Fi access points and control systems to provide a scalable, global platform for new Wi-Fi service delivery.
The Aptilo Service Management Platform™ centralizes user authentication, billing, policy enforcement, and captive portals to the operator's cloud, supporting a wide range of Wi-Fi business models. Benu's wireless access gateway enables seamless mobility between access networks, terminating tunnels from Wi-Fi access points and providing a consistent user experience across the network. Ruckus ZoneFlex™ access points as well as their SmartCell™ Gateway (SCG) and virtual SCG (vSCG) carrier scale WLAN controllers provide carrier-class Wi-Fi access plus self-organizing and self-optimizing capabilities, and are available in a broad range of indoor and outdoor models, including wall-plate units designed specifically for the MDU and hospitality sectors.
The Service Provider Wi-Fi solution also provides a full set of Wi-Fi services including business case analysis, lab proof of concept and validations, OSS/BSS integrations, managed services and field design and deployment—allowing businesses to create solutions tailored specifically for their customers' needs.
"ARRIS is inventing the future of broadband by meeting service providers' needs today, while anticipating how they will evolve," said Dan Whalen, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Services, ARRIS. "Wi-Fi, as a service, is crossing over into the carrier space, and we're committed to keeping each of our customers ahead of the curve. We partnered with Aptilo, Benu, and Ruckus to deliver a new Service Provider Wi-Fi solution that provides a scalable and customizable solution that can evolve with the changing landscape." |
