Meru Networks, a specialist in mobility infrastructure for data, wireless voice (VoIP) and video, today announced that it has appointed Pamplona headquartered Sistelec, a Spanish importer and distributor of networking products and solutions. Following on from the launch of Meru's new partner program last week, the partnership represents another entry by Meru into a marketplace which will increase its established portfolio of deployments. Healthcare, education and SMEs will be Sistelec's main targets to introduce Meru's access point architecture to.
During the recent elections, a huge emphasis was placed by the Spanish Government on the need for technology innovation. Sistelec, the pioneers in distributing wireless solutions, will support and provide this demand for the country's fast changing public sector which has an increasing need for ubiquitous broadband internet. Whilst sectors such as the construction industry in Spain have declined in market growth, technology has continued to increase year by year.
Dave Kelly, VP EMEA at Meru explained: "Spain's appetite for advanced networking solutions is growing rapidly and this partnership aims to support and take full advantage of this. The combination of our unique wireless infrastructure technology and Sistelec's highly skilled workforce is an excellent and competitive pairing that can offer more choice to this important market."
Whilst others have created WLAN switch architectures, Meru says it has focused primarily on ease of deployment and central management of access point (AP) configuration parameters. Solving this problem is both important and necessary, but it is not enough. The key challenge in a pervasive wireless LAN deployment is managing contention, interference and Quality of Service (QoS) in a dense Wi-Fi environment. Meru has done just that with its WLAN System.
The Meru Wireless LAN Controller provides centralized management and control of Meru Access Points. Meru Wireless LAN Controllers intelligently manage the RF spectrum to deliver a wireless LAN network that is as reliable as the wired network. Intelligent management of client access ensures the highest performance for dense voice and data applications, delivering a true converged voice and data WLAN network.
Monica Perez de Larraya, Marketing Manager at Sistelec commented: "Sistelec focuses strongly on differentiating itself from the competition and Meru's unique single cell architecture gives the Spanish market the lift it needs. This makes us the pioneer distributing this type of technology as a wholesaler for wireless solutions in a much in demand market."
Meru's VirtualCell architecture is defined by access points that coordinate with one another to the extent that they don't interfere and can co-exist. Every access point uses the same a/b/g/n Wi-Fi channels. The VirtualCell approach simplifies channel mapping making it easier more cost effective to deploy and grow especially for users wanting to migrate to the next generation wireless standard, draft 802.11n.