By Telecom
Lead Team: BelAir Networks, a provider of Wi-Fi and
multi-access small cell wireless systems for mobile and fixed service
providers, announced the latest enhancements to its GigXone small cell wireless
system.
The
enhancements speed up and simplify the deployment and management of tens of
1000s of network access points (APs) while optimizing video-based applications
and services.
New features
also address service provider requirements for tighter integration with
existing mobile and fixed service provider access and core networks.
The GigXone
system already integrates with service providers’ existing core network and
leading gateway vendors.
“With the
GigXone system, service providers can offer ‘Gig Zone’ indoor and outdoor
services with improved network capacity for millions of subscribers, addressing
video and other rich applications that consume 60-70 percent of capacity,
without the need to retrofit core or access networks to work with systems built
for indoor enterprise Wi-Fi access,” said Bernard Herscovich, president and
CEO, BelAir Networks.
Video over
Wi-Fi hardware-based features in the enhanced GigXone system improve video
buffering speeds by up to 500 percent, allowing video streams to run more
smoothly.
BelAir
Networks APs include high-performance filters to minimize interference when
co-located or integrated with licensed spectrum radios.
BelAir’s
latest 3-stream 802.11n access points offer uniform user experience and
predictable high throughput throughout the coverage area.
The new
enhancements provide GPRS Tunneling Protocol (GTP) AP and controller support
for GTP-C, GTP-U and GTP-P.
Now, BelView
Network Management supports up to 100,000 APs and provides comprehensive
fault, configuration, accounting, performance, and security (FCAPS) functions.
The company
said that BelAirOS Release 12 operating system software boosts individual AP
performance by 15-20 percent for better access to all content and services.
Last
year, BelAir Network announced the general availability of the industry’s first compact
LTE+3G+Wi-Fi Metrocell with integrated wireless backhaul for easy outdoor
deployments.
