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Cradlepoint launches small-site router and modular modem
Cloud-delivered LTE and 5G wireless network solutions provider Cradlepoint has launched the Cradlepoint E300 Series 5G Enterprise Router and the Cradlepoint MC400 5G Modular Modem. These new 5G wireless edge networking solutions are ideal for FWA, small sites, and mobile use cases that enable a modern, agile, and connected enterprise. According to June’s Ericsson Mobility Report , new 5G rate plans from wireless carriers, including speed- based tariffs, have unlocked new interest in FWA. FWA data traffic represented 20% of global mobile network data traffic in 2021 and 5G FWA is expected to grow to 110 million connections by 2027. The demand for 5G in various forms to meet the needs of agile enterprises is escalating. With Cradlepoint’s new E300 5G router and MC400 5G modular modem, enterprises will have more options to take advantage of 5G and FWA. Customers worldwide will be able to cost-effectively deploy smaller sites, pop-up deployments, IoT, and secondary 5G connections for applications such as public safety vehicles, and remote workers. “Fixed wireless access is taking off in the enterprise as businesses strive to reinvent themselves in the era of 5G,” said Donna Johnson, SVP of marketing
at Cradlepoint. The E300 5G router, for small-footprint sites, is based on proven second-generation 5G technology. Its all-in-one platform design is ideal for primary and failover connectivity. It also supports the company’s recently announced NetCloud Exchange software for secure connectivity, SD-WAN, and Zero-Trust Networks Access. Meanwhile, the MC400 5G is a modular modem that supports up to two carriers utilising two SIM cards. It allows customers to add or field-upgrade a second 5G modem to any Cradlepoint 5G-ready or optimised router. Benefits include: l Higher availability: add a second 5G link for high-speed primary and failover connectivity l Ultimate WAN Diversity™: Combine 5G with dual-modem, dual-SIM, and multi-carrier functionality with Ethernet; and Wi-Fi as WAN l Flexibility: auto-switch SIM cards between carriers upon reaching a data plan cap. Cradlepoint’s E300 5G router and MC400 5G are controlled and managed by the Cradlepoint NetCloud platform, which also provides cellular intelligence, security, SD-WAN, remote troubleshooting and analytics and insights solutions.
Cradlepoint E300
Donna Johnson SVP marketing
cradlepoint.com
Konica Minolta announces commitment for the deployment of AIRe Link on RealWear headsets
Konica Minolta has announced a new commitment with the US-based assisted reality devices for frontline workers provider RealWear. The partnership extends Konica Minolta’s use of its remote visual support tool AIRe Link on smartphones and tablets for use with RealWear headsets. Konica Minolta AIRe Link is a remote support application that allows service specialists to see what customers see and to remotely guide them visually to fix an issue. Before the new partnership it was possible to use the application via any tablet or smartphone to which the customer received a link and could thus open the application in a browser. In this way, the problem can be solved more quickly and virtually. Remote support can also reduce travel times and costs as well as CO2 emissions. “Our experience has shown that the majority of issues can be solved using remote visual support in combination with a smartphone,” said Zdenek Vrbka, programme manager, Intelligent Connected Workplace, Konica Minolta Business Solutions Europe. “However, there are situations where the smartphone blocking one hand is an issue. That is
why we decided to partner with RealWear – one of the market leaders in the assisted reality market – to add a hands-free application to our offering.” Konica Minolta identified several hands-free use cases when using AIRe Link internally and in discussion with other manufacturing vendors: “For example, in one use case, an operator of a complex machine needs help with the machine configuration or a machine malfunction and needs both hands free to follow the instructions from the machine vendor. In another example, a junior field engineer is fixing a complex machine and needs advice from a more experienced colleague and needs both hands to fix the machine.” By extending AIRe Link with head-mounted wearables, customers can now use remote visual support in situations that require hands-free operations. Any user can now easily use AIRe Link on RealWear by downloading the free application from RealWear Cloud. Since the first deployment of AIRe Link in 2020, more than 6,000 technical experts are now using it, supporting thousands of customers and frontline professionals. Of these, 40% of are external customers.
Zdenek Vrbka programme manager
konicaminolta.co.uk
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