Posts Tagged ‘wireless infrastructure’

ADTRAN channel chief Ted Cole offers a deep dive on ADTRAN’s partner program amid the company’s program changes, which seek to bring more partners into the fold, especially as managed services take off.

Cisco’s predictions about the incoming wave of mobile traffic and mobility demands paints a picture of what the channel will look like in the next coming years. If partner’s aren’t gearing up for the cloud services market, the infrastructure technology space will be the next big space to demand trusted advisors.

Cisco launchesStadiumVision Mobile, a live wireless video delivery platform that links into the Cisco Connected Stadium platform, providing live interactive content to sports fans in large-scale stadium environments. Cisco’s efforts reveal a larger story about the growing need for advanced wireless infrastructure.

Cisco updates its Unified Wireless Network Software to version 7.4, offering a wide range of wireless-centric solutions that enable solution providers to ready themselves for mobile computing needs that are fast overtaking traditional compute paradigms across the SMB and enterprise.

Aerohive’s new vice president of channels, Kurt Mills, discusses Aerohive’s planned channel growth. With Aerohive earning the number 5 spot on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 list, its success is well timed for a company seeking continued channel traction amid a world of growing wireless challenges and mobility.

ADTRAN unveils the Bluesocket 1900 virtual wireless LAN access point (AP) designed for system integrators and service providers. With built-in cloud management capabilities and advanced security options, these units are ideal for any partner or MSP attacking large enterprise campuses and vertical environments.

Enterasys doubles-down on its wireless strategy with a channel program boost built around its IdentiFi WAN technology. Meraki prepares its access points for wide scalability and more sophisticated BYOD demands. Both vendors are on track to capture the rising demand mobility brings upon company infrastructure.

Enterasys continues to bolster its wireless networking capabilities with IdentiFi, a new wireless solution set that is designed for “hyper-dense” wireless deployments that can accommodate any size enterprise environment. With mobility on the rise, wireless infrastructure is a smart place for partners to specialize.

HP unleashes a new lineup of storage and networking solutions to bring a more modern data center to the burgeoning SMB. With channelized networking solutions that focus on wireless and mobility, opportunity exists for solution providers to build mobile-centric SMB offerings.

Findings from Ingram Micro and The 2112 Group’s SMB 500 study show that, despite the growth of cloud and connected services, there’s still one section of hardware that continues to pay dividends in the cloud era — networking technology.