LONDON, May 18, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2017
Connected TV World Summit, AirTies, a leading international
provider of premium in-home wireless systems, today announced a
strategic alliance with Broadcom Limited (NASDAQ: AVGO), a leading
designer, developer and global supplier of a broad range of analog
and digital semiconductor connectivity solutions, to provide
carrier grade, whole-home Wi-Fi solutions to service providers
worldwide.
Specifically, the two companies are collaborating on managed
Wi-Fi Mesh systems designed to satisfy the performance, coverage,
management and mass deployment requirements of today's
forward-looking operators and Internet Service Providers
(ISPs). Unlike traditional Wi-Fi, which relies on a single
Wi-Fi Access Point (AP) embedded in a home gateway/router, managed
Wi-Fi Mesh networks use the gateway/router and multiple APs to
deliver improved whole-home Internet coverage and provide advanced
performance monitoring capabilities.
"Operators around the world are rethinking their approach to
in-home Wi-Fi, and many are looking to Mesh networking as their
future," said Gregory Fischer,
senior vice president and general manager, Broadband Carrier
Access, Broadcom. "As a pioneer of advanced Wi-Fi solutions to
leading broadband operators around the globe, we're proud to work
with AirTies on a collaborative roadmap that brings our joint
abilities to this growing market. Broadcom is committed to helping
service providers deliver the best in-home Wi-Fi experiences
possible."
"It's clear to AirTies and Broadcom that consumers have rising
expectations for fast and consistent Internet performance
throughout every corner of their homes, on all of their devices –
and they expect their service providers to deliver," said
Philippe Alcaras, CEO of AirTies.
"Broadcom is a recognized world-leader in Wi-Fi chipsets and
technology, and by teaming up for the long run, we can help
operators seize new opportunities to improve customer satisfaction,
drive incremental revenue, and differentiate with new classes of
premium Wi-Fi services, with the guarantee of integrating all
critical innovation in the future."
Product Integration and Collaboration
Moving forward, AirTies' Wi-Fi Mesh compatibility will be a
default feature in all of Broadcom's wireless platforms like
router, DSL, GPON, DOCSIS and Video Decoding CPE platforms (i.e.
residential gateways or set-top boxes) as part of the new Wi-Fi
driver software available May 2017.
AirTies' versatile software can turn residential gateways and
wireless set-top boxes into an additional Mesh Wi-Fi access point,
thus reducing the costs needed for additional APs in the home. For
homes requiring additional APs, AirTies supplies dual band
concurrent APs built on various Broadcom chipsets/CPUs (i.e.
BCM4366E, BCM4360, BCM43217, and BCM47081). These compact APs
include Client and Band Steering technology to ensure devices
always connect to the best available AP and frequency band (2.4GHz
or 5GHz) based on real-time network usage. The APs also provide
Channel Management, which improves performance in high interference
Wi-Fi environments. To provide a fully managed experience,
operators can also use AirTies' Remote View software, a cloud-based
performance monitoring platform used by field support and network
engineering teams to optimize in-home Wi-Fi and gain valuable
real-time insights.
With operations around the globe, AirTies provides premium
in-home Wi-Fi solutions to leading international service providers,
such as Atlantic Broadband, Frontier, Midco, Singtel, Sky (SKY Q in
the UK; Germany; Italy and New
Zealand), Swisscom, Vodafone, Waoo, and many others. AirTies
supplies operators with devices, software, apps, and cloud-based
performance monitoring and improvement capabilities that enable
ISPs to provide a managed Wi-Fi Mesh solution for their
subscribers, and differentiate with new classes of premium Wi-Fi
services.
Additional information about AirTies can be found at:
www.AirTies.com. Additional information about Broadcom is available
at: www.Broadcom.com.
About AirTies
Founded in 2004, AirTies is the most widely deployed provider of
Wi-Fi Mesh solutions to operators around the globe. AirTies designs
and develops software and hardware that wirelessly streams Internet
connections and high definition video to multiple rooms and
screens. The comprehensive product portfolio includes broadband
Internet devices and Internet-based television set-top boxes. Its
award winning technology enables seamless wireless integration at
the touch of a button, increased wireless speeds, and coverage
throughout subscribers' entire homes. AirTies has an installed base
of over 15 million devices worldwide. AirTies' customers include:
Atlantic Broadband, Frontier, Midco, Singtel, Sky (SKY Q in the UK;
Germany; Italy; and New
Zealand), Swisscom, Vodafone, Waoo, and many other
operators. More information is available at
www.AirTies.com.
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