CommScope Shows Augmented Reality With Intelligence to Help Customers Solve Real-World Problems
April 11 2018 - 8:05AM
Business Wire
Can superhuman vision help make someone a better IT manager? Can
X-ray eyes improve the way you administer your cabling
infrastructure? CommScope says the answer is a resounding “Yes!”
and has demonstrated augmented reality (AR) capabilities with its
imVision® automated infrastructure management solution so customers
soon will “see” what’s going on in their local area networks.
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Augmented reality with CommScope's
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The software-based imVision already enables IT managers to
monitor and control every aspect of their network
infrastructure—from tracking down a stranded switch port to
troubleshooting a connectivity issue in a matter of minutes versus
hours or days. Located in a data center or IT closet, imVision can
remotely show where ports are located and how they are connected
back to the main location. Even with this information, however,
users may not be able to physically see the port information or
actual connection if it is behind ceiling tiles or walls. That’s
what the new AR capabilities in imVision will enable, speeding up
troubleshooting and provisioning.
“What started as an application for gamers and entertainment has
now entered the business world and organizations are beginning to
see the value that AR can bring to various industries,” said Ernie
Pickens, senior vice president of Enterprise Solutions, CommScope.
“Coupling AR with intelligent infrastructure to ‘see’ cables and
connections behind walls and in ceilings is just the first of many
uses where we believe customers will find value.”
CommScope believes that there are endless advantages to bringing
the power of AR to imVision. As part of a recent technology
assessment, CommScope collaborated with JoinPad to develop several
functional AR prototypes based on use cases that are typically
performed during cabling administration tasks. The tasks covered
implementation of moves/adds/changes, troubleshooting cabling
connectivity, and maintenance work on cabling infrastructure in the
ceiling. The prototype applications, which work on mobile devices
and on smart glasses, enable users to experience the benefits of AR
technology first-hand.
Plus, there are many practical applications to using AR as “40
percent of organizations using or piloting AR find that the
technology [AR] exceeds their expectations,” according to Gartner
in their report Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2018.
CommScope will continue to work with customers to identify more
ways that AR can help efficiently and effectively manage the
physical infrastructure.
imVision is a registered trademark of CommScope, Inc.
About CommScope:
CommScope (NASDAQ: COMM) helps design, build and manage wired
and wireless networks around the world. As a communications
infrastructure leader, we shape the always-on networks of tomorrow.
For more than 40 years, our global team of greater than 20,000
employees, innovators and technologists have empowered customers in
all regions of the world to anticipate what’s next and push the
boundaries of what’s possible. Discover more at
www.commscope.com.
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