Edgecore is Honored for Receiving the Taiwan Excellence Award 2020 with Carrier-grade Outdoor Access Points for Enterprise and Campus

Edgecore Networks, a leading provider of traditional and open networking solutions for enterprises, data centers, and telecommunication service providers, is pleased to announce that the OAP100 – Outdoor Access Point, are named in Taiwan Excellence Awards 2020! This is the second year that Edgecore Networks was selected as "Taiwan Excellence Award" winner, and the award-winning products have been reduced from 472 in 2019 to 418 this year, which enhance the quality and reliability of the award. The judges rewarded Edgecore products as one of the most innovative and outstanding products from more than 1,000 candidates and give Edgecore honored as industry leading indicators.

OAP100 - Enterprise-grade Outdoor Access Point

OAP100 is an enterprise-grade, concurrent dual-band 802.11ac wave 2 outdoor access point, designed specifically to withstand harsh weather conditions by IP68 rated, rust-resistant plastic housing in outdoor and industrial environments. The OAP100 features 2x2:2 MU-MIMO radio that can each transmit data to multiple clients simultaneously, and together have a combined data rate of up to 1.2 Gbps. For built-in 2.4GHz and 5GHz antennas, there are two software-selectable options for different services.

OAP100's integration with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) enables new value-added applications; besides, with a built-in GPS receiver, IT administrators can easily keep track of the location of all deployed OAP100s, simplifying the maintenance task and adding a new potential of location-related services. Meanwhile, OAP100 also supports Long Term Evolution (LTE) to receive network service, decreasing the deployment difficulties.

The OAP100 are now available, for more product information, please contact sales@edge-core.com

For more information, visit https://wifi.edge-core.com/products/wireless-access-point/OAP100

Edgecore Wi-Fi Launches New Online Training Platform For Global Partners

Edgecore Networks, a leading provider of traditional and open networking solutions for enterprises, data centers, and telecommunication service providers, announced the official launch of a new online platform “EdgeUcation Training Portal” . Through the EdgeUcation Training Portal, Edgecore will continue to deliver its EdgeUcation Training Program (Edgecore ETP) to registered Edgecore Wi-Fi partners worldwide to help them advance toward earning Edgecore ETP Certifications.

The EdgeUcation Training Program can be easily accessed from anywhere in the world and provides a self-paced learning environment to make the training process more efficient. Moreover, it allows participants to take training courses, track the learning progress, take exams, and get certification to demonstrate their knowledge of Edgecore Wi-Fi solutions – all in one central place at http://training.wifi.edge-core.com/.

The Edgecore ETP has three levels:

Upon completion of the Edgecore ETP, participants will acquire detailed knowledge of Edgecore Wi-Fi product features, as well as the ability to deploy, manage, and troubleshoot a WLAN using Edgecore Wi-Fi solutions.

Enrolment to the EdgeUcation Training Portal is open to Edgecore’s partners who are registered members of Edgecore ETP. For more information on upcoming training events and how to sign up, please contact Edgecore sales representatives.

Edgecore Networks Unveils Its New Wi-Fi Hotspot and Access Control Solution for Flexible Wireless Deployment and Effective Centralized Management

Edgecore Networks today announced a major expansion of its Wi-Fi hotspot and access control solution, offering service providers and organizations additional deployment architecture flexibility, expanded multi-tenancy functionality and improved public Wi-Fi services. Businesses can utilize these features to further optimize wireless infrastructure costs, deliver new experiences for customers and obtain valuable insights from the Wi-Fi network.

Flexible Deployment for a Wide Variety of WLAN Requirements

The hybrid design of Edgecore’s EWS gateway-controller allows the system to be positioned as both an access control gateway as well as a WLAN controller for AP management. In addition, EWS gateway-controller allows network operators to independently configure tunneling between remote APs and central EWS gateway-controller to fulfill specific security and performance requirements. The flexibility of deployment methods and applications allow network administrators to easily meet various WLAN deployment needs.

Enhanced Multi-Tenancy with Virtual Service Zones

Building on top of Edgecore’s Service Zone multi-tenancy concept, network operators now have the option of assigning independent AP group management privileges for each system administrator. A single physical EWS controller-gateway can act as multiple independent virtual networks (Service Zones), each with their own access points, customized login pages, authentication databases, user roles and scheduling policies. Administrators can be authorized to manage one or multiple of these network entities in a tiered fashion, offering a flexible multi-tenancy architecture that caters to SMBs with limited IT resources or organizations needing managed services.

Social Wi-Fi Insights for Improved Customer Experience

For venue owners, Edgecore’s enhanced data collection features help facilitate the monetization of wireless infrastructure and provide increased security. Wi-Fi users can be authenticated directly via their Facebook, Google+, Line, Weibo, VKontakte or OpenID accounts and when these users login, profile information such as name, e-mail and etc., can be collected and used by hotspot owners to implement more effective marketing and advertising campaigns. Additionally, customizable login pages have the capability of collecting administrator-defined fields, such as citizen ID number or passport number for public safety purposes. Combined with Edgecore’s traffic monitoring features such as detailed user events and browsing histories, network operators can easily comply with governmental regulations and trace the source of any illegal activities.

Organizations today are constantly looking for ways to minimize IT infrastructure costs while deriving new applications and services. By decoupling wireless AAA functionality from on-premises equipment and enhancing multi-tenancy capabilities, organizations have much more flexibility to choose the deployment model with the best cost-performance. As for businesses offering public Wi-Fi access, social media insights offer an effective method for providing differentiated and targeted services to their customers.