SAN JOSE, Calif., June 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumer
expectations for seamless Wi-Fi have significantly increased in
recent years, especially in the hospitality market where guests
expect their room to include its own access point (AP) to support
multiple devices. Today at HITEC, the world's largest, most premier
hospitality conference in Toronto,
Extreme Networks, Inc. ("Extreme") (NASDAQ: EXTR)
announced its ExtremeWireless™ WiNG AP 7612 designed to support the
specific needs of the hospitality industry. With the WiNG AP 7612,
Extreme offers customers a solution with hotel-grade aesthetics,
faster installation and application Quality of Service (Application
QoS) right at the AP.
In the hospitality market, the AP's design is especially
important, as most hoteliers do not want their wireless solution to
interfere with the aesthetic of their guest rooms. The round edges
and shadow reducing bevels on the 7612 ensure that the AP can be
seamlessly deployed across hotel zones – from guest rooms to
conference rooms. It also features a market-proven Snap-On bracket
that reduces installation time to just minutes, a crucial benefit
for hotels that opt to install one AP per room.
As part of Extreme's end-to-end wireless solution, the 7612
integrates network application visibility analytics and QoS into
the AP. This integration enables the management of bandwidth based
on guest application requirements and ensures lower priority
Internet applications do not degrade the business traveler's
experience. The AP 7612's Multiuser MIMO ensures the guest
experience with the capacity to support many guest devices.
Extreme's WiNG architecture further differentiates with a
self-optimizing wireless network well suited to support the
increasing number of new guest Wi-Fi devices.
Key Product Highlights:
- Seamlessly Designed for Easy Install: The
ExtremeWireless WiNG AP 7612 is the smallest wall plate AP on the
market and was designed specifically with the hospitality market in
mind. Its slimness and snap-on mounting ensures that it can be
easily installed during a room servicing and its 'hide in plain
sight' appearance will not disrupt the aesthetic of the guest
room.
- Powered by Extreme's WiNG Architecture: The
ExtremeWireless WiNG AP 7612 was purpose built to deliver guests
with reliable high performance Wi-Fi within-guest room for an 'At
Home Experience', and addresses upgrade fatigue with a longer
investment cycle.
- Customized Experiences with ExtremeAnalytics: Extreme's
analytics and location-based services enable push enticing offers
to in-room guests and residents via their mobile devices to
personalize their stay.
- Differentiated by Application QoS: Application QoS at
the AP enables an enhanced guest experience based on their specific
needs.
Extreme will showcase its purpose-built hospitality technologies
and a preview of its 'Premier Hospitality Solution Offering' at
HITEC booth #2315 located in the Metro Toronto Convention Center
from June 26-29. The Metro Toronto
Convention Center is an Extreme solutions-powered venue and the
largest convention center in Canada.
Executive Perspectives
Dan Dulac, Vice President of
Product Management, Extreme Networks
"The introduction of
our WiNG AP 7612 further demonstrates Extreme Networks' leadership
through the breadth of our product portfolio, as well as the deep
understanding we have for our customers' needs across industries.
We know that our hospitality customers are seeking a very specific
set of requirements when choosing their wireless solution, and we
matched those expectations with the slim design, analytics
integration and QoS capabilities of the 7612. We're proud to
provide our customers with solutions that support their growth, and
we look forward to further enhancing our WiNG AP product line with
dual radio 2x2 and Wave 2 capabilities."
Freedom Tian, IT Manager, Hotel Nikko Shanghai
"Extreme Networks' purpose-built hospitality solutions are the
ideal fit for Hotel Nikko Shanghai. We implemented Extreme's WiNG
AP 7602 in March 2017 and were
impressed with its aesthetics and radio options, which provided our
guests with the best Wi-Fi experience possible. It also offered
Hotel Nikko a cost effective solution that addressed our segment of
the hospitality market. Based on our success with the 7602 install,
we can't wait to deploy the enhanced 7612 for dual-radio 2x2 and
Wave 2 support."
Jason Szuch, President,
Hospitality Wi-Fi
"Extreme Networks' WiNG wireless solution
has offered us greater flexibility in the networks we design for
our hospitality customers. Extreme's solution brings Wi-Fi to where
it's most used: in the guest rooms. By using the WiNG AP 7602, we
have been able to install best-of-breed hotel Wi-Fi with improved
performance without having to drill through floors and run new
cabling in hallways. Overall we've been pleased with the success of
projects we've completed using the WiNG wireless solution and look
forward to leveraging the next generation WiNG AP 7612 in future
deployments. The ease of installation, combined with reliable
performance and straightforward management, has resulted in
satisfied owners and happier guests."
Bill Harrison, Senior Vice
President, Sales and Solutions, Vedicsoft
"Extreme Network's
WiNG wireless solution provides performance, flexibility, and scale
for any hospitality business and its environment. As a system
integrator and managed service provider in this industry, we
understand that delivering a high-quality guest wireless experience
is critical for every property's IT and business strategy. By
leveraging Extreme's in-room WiNG AP 7602 in the networks we design
and deploy, we've seen the product's quality, reliability, and ease
of use first-hand. With very positive feedback from our
customers and their guests, we look forward to utilizing the next
generation WiNG AP 7612 in future projects. Extreme Network's
wireless solutions are an integral part of Vedicsoft's Hospitality
2.0 solution set.
Zeus Kerravala, Founder and
Principal Analyst, ZK Research
"As recently as four years
ago, hotels were installing one access point to support ten guest
rooms. With the ever growing number of connected devices and
streaming content on the rise, an AP is now designated to support
anywhere from one to three rooms. To address this change, Extreme
Networks is offering a solution that can be easily installed in
guest rooms and also provide the IT team with insights into their
guests' preferences. There's certainly a demand for this type of
solution in the hospitality vertical, and Extreme has the
experience and understanding of its customers to bring it to
market."
Additional Resources
- HITEC 2017 Blog
- HITEC Event Page
- Contextual Engagement in Hospitality Blog
- ExtremeWireless WiNG AP7612 Product Page
- ExtremeWireless WiNG Solutions Page
- Extreme Networks Hospitality Page
- Connect with Extreme
via Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and Google+
Forward Looking
Statements:
Statements in this release,
including those concerning Extreme's ability to provide customers
with a hotel-grade aesthetic product with network
application visibility analytics, along with a reduction in install
time in areas of critical business functions are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the "safe harbor"
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this
release. Actual results or events could differ materially from
those anticipated in those forward-looking statements as a result
of certain factors, including: the effectiveness of our solutions
as compared with our customers' needs; a highly competitive
business environment for network switching and software equipment;
the possibility that we might experience delays in the development
or introduction of new technology and products; customer response
to our new technology and products; and a dependency on third
parties for certain components and for the manufacturing of our
products.
More information about potential factors that could affect
the Company's business and financial results is included in the
Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including, without limitation, under the captions: "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations," and "Risk Factors". Except as required under the
U.S. federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Extreme Networks disclaims
any obligation to update any forward-looking statements after the
date of this release, whether as a result of new information,
future events, developments, changes in assumptions or
otherwise.
About Extreme
Networks
Extreme Networks,
Inc. (EXTR) delivers software-driven networking
solutions that help IT departments everywhere deliver the ultimate
business outcome: stronger connections with customers, partners and
employees. Wired to wireless, desktop to data center, on premise or
through the cloud, we go to extreme measures for our customers in
more than 80 countries, delivering 100% insourced call-in technical
support to organizations large and small, including some of the
world's leading names in business, hospitality, retail,
transportation and logistics, education, government, healthcare and
manufacturing. Founded in 1996, Extreme is headquartered
in San Jose, California. For more information, visit
Extreme's website or call
1-888-257-3000.
Extreme Networks, ExtremeWireless, ExtremeWireless WiNG,
ExtremeManagement, ExtremeControl, ExtremeSwitching,
ExtremeAnalytics and the Extreme Networks logo are either
trademarks or registered trademarks of Extreme Networks,
Inc. in the United States and/or other
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