There were 3,100 attendees at the Atmosphere show in Las Vegas, most of which appeared in attendance at the keynote. Artificial Intelligence and Cloud were the main topics. Specifically new for the show: cloud-managed SD-WAN, NetInsight, ArubaEdge Partner program, Cape Networks acquisition. Cloud-managed SD-WAN – June/July ’18 availability (dynamic path… Read More »HPE Aruba Atmosphere Keynote Summary
Back on 5/9/17, we discussed how Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) had announced its in-house developed enterprise-class WLAN products. A couple days ago (on 9/20/17), ALE announced further developments to its WLAN product line and now has a broadening product line of Stellar WLAN products. Initially, ALE announced a lower end Stellar… Read More »Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Broadens its In-House Developed enterprise-class WLAN Product Line
Last week we attended Huawei Connect conference in Shanghai which is turning into a massive event for Huawei with significant customer attendance. It was tons of fun to talk to customers, catch up with friends, and the different parts of Huawei while on the show floor. While there are ton… Read More »Huawei Connect – Connecting Clouds and Everything Else
Portola Valley, California – September 6, 2017 – A newly released report by 650 Group indicates that revenues for Cloud-Managed Services of the combined market of WLAN Infrastructure and Campus Ethernet switches grew over 60% year-over-year. Campus Ethernet Switch and Wireless LAN combined revenues accelerated to 10% Y/Y. On a… Read More »Cloud-Managed Wi-Fi and Ethernet Switch Services Revenue Grew Over 60% Y/Y, According to 650 Group
We attended the Nokia analyst meeting for its Fixed Access business, where the company explained its priorities for the upcoming year. these include: (a) an expansion to its In-Home WiFi focus, (b) an aggressive push to move all but physical layer functions into the Cloud, and (c) the launch of… Read More »Nokia Broadband strategy Revealed
Portola Valley, California – June 1, 2017 – A newly released report by 650 Group indicates that the revenues in the Enterprise plus Outdoor segment of the Wireless LAN Market re-accelerated to 11% year-over-year growth in 1Q17. The report highlights our expectation that new WLAN technology will be available at… Read More »Enterprise Wireless LAN Growth Accelerated to 11% Year-Over-Year, According to 650 Group / 802.11ax Consumer WLAN Shipments Expected to Begin In 4Q17
Aerohive, a leading enterprise-class WLAN vendor, announced changes to its product and services pricing that is intended to get its foot in the door of more customers. Here is what it has done: Announced a new WLAN Access Point, the AP122, an 802.11ac device, for $229. This includes a cloud-management… Read More »Aerohive announces new pricing, new products
