ERICSSON and
Cisco have said that they will be extending their strategic partnership to
include a new Wi-Fi solution that offers, named Evolved Wi-Fi Networks (EWN).
The EWN combines Ericsson’s 3GPP access, core networks
and applications with Cisco’s Wi-Fi portfolio, to provide reliable Wi-Fi with
the highest performance to Ericsson’s mobile, cable and other industries
customers.
According to the technology vendor companies, the
offering will include pre-integrated and verified solutions and will offer a
range of benefits, which include combining indoor Ericsson access networks with
Cisco WLAN enables deployment in venues of both Wi-Fi and cellular
connectivity.
It also involves allowing operators who have outdoor
Ericsson access networks to use Cisco WLAN to offer access to their subscribers
and integrating Cisco WLAN with either Ericsson macro or indoor access networks
via Ericsson’s unique Real Time Traffic Steering feature enables operators to
steer users between mobile and Wi-Fi access networks, ensuring the best
end-user experience.
Ericsson disclosed that it will be integrating Cisco
WLAN into Ericsson packet core using trusted configurations will allow
operators to offer all their core network services over Wi-Fi for multimode
devices adding that Ericsson’s highly successful Wi-Fi Calling capabilities
already deliver seamless voice mobility over Cisco WLAN.
Commenting on the development, Head of Region North
America, Rima Qureshi, with responsibility for the strategic partnership with
Cisco, Ericsson, said, “Our strategic partnership brings together the
capabilities of two leading players in networking, mobility and cloud, creating
the best end-to-end solutions and opportunities for our customers. By adding
Wi-Fi solutions into the partnership, we will enable our customers to offer
best-in-class Wi-Fi in their networks, complemented by our leading 3GPP
portfolio and services organisation.”
SVP & GM of the Service Provider Business Unit,
Cisco Yvette Kanouff, also said that with Wi-Fi traffic predicted to grow to 50
percent of the total IP traffic by 2020, a top priority for service providers
is to deliver the best possible connected experiences to their customers.
Through our extended strategic partnership with
Ericsson, we are committed to providing Wi-Fi solutions of the highest quality
performance and reliability.
The design and deployment of solutions based on the
new offering will be handled by Ericsson’s services organization, with full
product support from Cisco. Ericsson’s capability to offer worldwide services
will allow operators to adopt new business models and expand into new markets.
EWN can be offered as a fully managed service with the global reach of more than
180 countries. This enables faster rollout times and ease of adaption of the
solution.
Ericsson and Cisco - two industry leaders in the
development and delivery of networking, mobility, and cloud - formed a global
business and technology partnership in November 2015 to create the networks of
the future.
The partnership offers customers the best of both
companies: routing, datacenter, networking, cloud, mobility, management and
control, and global services capabilities.
The next-generation strategic partnership will drive
growth, accelerate innovation, and speed digital transformation demanded by
customers across industries.
To date, over 250 active customer engagements have
now started to turn into won deals. More than 60 deals, spread around the
world, are in IP (routing and transport) and services. The companies announced
deals with 3 Italy, Vodafone Portugal, Aster Dominican Republic and Cable &
Wireless in Caribbean in 2016.
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