Real time offload using a secure, flexible, scalable wireless network virtualization architecture between Amsterdam, Dublin, and Boston
AMSTERDAM & DUBLIN & BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 16, 2012– ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN, news, filings), a leading provider of next-generation networking solutions, today announced plans for a live demonstration of the industry’s first cloud-based mobile offload architecture atBroadband World Forum. The demonstration will illustrate the flexibility of the cloud-based architecture and leverage the power of network virtualization to offload mobile traffic to Wi-Fi. With live access points (APs) on the show floor inAmsterdam, mobile users will authenticate with their mobile carrier via the Accuris Networks AccuROAM platform inDublin, all while being controlled from a Bluesocket virtual WLAN (vWLAN®) virtual control instance inBoston. Anyone with a suitable roaming agreement on their mobile device can enjoy the benefit of automatic roaming from the cellular network to the Wi-Fi network at theADTRAN exhibit on the show floor.
First announced inJune 2012, ADTRAN’s approach to mobile offload is unique in that the data session is distributed and managed locally in the AP. The control plane is both centralized and virtualized so that it can reside anywhere in the cloud. As shown in this demonstration, data sessions do not have to go back toBostonbut rather access the Internet directly from the show floor inAmsterdam. With user control and session authentication taking place remotely, the need for data session backhaul is eliminated. This gives mobile network operators the maximum degree of freedom to design an optimal offload network.
Mobile offload solutions are enabling service providers to address the growing demand for mobile data. Smartphones and tablets make data sessions simple to launch and easy to use. The proliferation of these devices has created congestion on 3G/4G/LTE mobile networks, but fortunately these devices are equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity and therefore their data sessions are capable of being offloaded. Unfortunately, most Wi-Fi networks are either built on independent access points that cannot support AP to AP mobility or built around a hardware-based controller-centric architecture that create backhaul challenges. ADTRAN’s cloud-based mobile offload solution, based on vWLAN, saves operators the expense and engineering challenges of coping with backhaul. At the same time, vWLAN supports AP to AP mobility, security policies at the AP, and user differentiation necessary to support offload.
“With the great response we’ve had from customers to our cloud-based mobile offload solution, we are excited to share this live demonstration withBroadband World Forumattendees so they can see the benefits first hand,” saidChris Koeneman, vice president of sales for theBluesocket Business GroupatADTRAN. “Our virtualized approach to mobile offload addresses the backhaul dilemma for operators by eliminating the need for hardware-based controllers in the network. As a result, service providers are able to deploy a highly secure offload solution that can cost-effectively scale to absorb the demand for mobile data.”
To learn more about ADTRAN’s mobile offload solution, please visit us at stand F24 in Hall 11 on theBroadband World Forumshow floor. In addition, you can also hearChris Koenemanspeak about mobile offload during the Wireless Broadband Summit onWednesday, October 17at1:00pm.
About ADTRAN
ADTRAN, Inc.is a leading global provider of networking and communications equipment. ADTRAN’s products enable voice, data, video and Internet communications across a variety of network infrastructures. ADTRANsolutions are currently in use by service providers, private enterprises, government organizations, and millions of individual users worldwide. For more information, please visit www.adtran.com.
About Accuris Networks
Accuris Networksis a leading provider of roaming interworking, device management and convergence solutions. For more information, visit Accuris Networksat www.accuris-networks.com.
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Connect2 Communications for ADTRAN Ashley Baster, 919-435-9112 ashley@connect2comm.com
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