UTStarcom is targeting the North American cable operator market with its system for offloading wireless traffic onto a Wi-Fi network.
The solution, in use for over a year in other markets, includes a carrier class Wi-Fi access controller (AC) which supports more than 120,000 access points and over 1.3 million subscribers within a single chassis.
The UTStarcom Wi-Fi Multi-Service GatewayMSG Plus series products MSG10K Plus and MSG2000 Plus are multi-service gateways (MSG) that combine routing, switching, WLAN gateway and access controller functionality into a unified multi-core system. The company claims these are the first products in the world to combine all those functions.
UTStarcom is also providing 802.11a/b/g/n/ac outdoor access devices.
“UTStarcom’s Wi-Fi technology enables integrated management of hundreds of thousands of access points and facilitates the seamless switchover from mobile networks to the Wi-Fi networks on our customers’ premises,” said Aman Sehgal, regional head, sales and business development for North America for UTStarcom. “As home Wi-Fi adoption dramatically increases over the next few years, we will work closely with those cable operators who choose to launch such services for their subscribers, and provide them our large-capacity, market-proven, yet highly cost-effective solutions.”
The MSG10K Wi-Fi data offloading gateway is designed for use in the core network. It offers a unique combination of unified authentication, high scalability and a reliable controller including seamless internetworking between 3G/4G, Wi-Fi Supporting up to 8,400 users per second for DHCP. Also, the Web Authentication supports carrier-grade core deployment of up-to 120,000 APs and 1,320,000 users per chassis. It is integrated with current fundamental mobile network technologies such as WLAN Gateway, BNG, Access Controller, etc.
In June, UTStarcom opened an office in San Jose that will serve as its North American headquarters. The office will house R&D, sales and marketing functions and features a product testing lab.
