There is a growing need for highly scalable, centrally managed authentication of mobile devices, especially those that are not owned by enterprise IT. This is driven by the need to provide network access to a virtual workforce, such as guests and contractors, with minimal operational IT overhead. As the use of personal smartphones and tablets increases within the enterprise, the need to control network access for non-IT controlled devices becomes more apparent. In addition, Wi-Fi access web portals are evolving from bland generic landing pages to highly customized front doors that need to convey the branded look and feel of the enterprise.
As a result of these needs, Aruba Networks offers a new class of Wi-Fi network to address the onslaught of smartphones and tablets in the enterprise and the resulting increase in multimedia traffic.
Aruba Multimedia-Grade Wi-Fi offers uninterrupted voice and HD video even when faced with a mix of devices and applications in a crowded campus environment.
Aruba's Multimedia-Grade Wi-Fi meets and exceeds specifications defined in the recently published Blueprint to Multimedia-Grade Wi-Fi. The blueprint comes from an independent working group with members ranging from SAP to Texas A&M, tasked with establishing best practices for design, implementation and management of multimedia-grade wireless LANs.
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