Meru Networks' Enterprise Wireless LAN Solution Connects with BlackBerry
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Combination Provides Comprehensive Solution for On-premise Wireless Voice and Data Applications
SUNNYVALE, Calif., April 3 / -- Meru Networks, the global leader in Wireless VoIP infrastructure, today announced a comprehensive solution for on-premise wireless voice and data applications with support for the BlackBerry® WLAN (wireless LAN) solution from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM).
Meru has certified interoperability of the 802.11-enabled BlackBerry 7270(TM) handheld with Meru's WLAN System. The BlackBerry WLAN solution includes the BlackBerry 7270 handheld, which connects to BlackBerry Enterprise Server(TM) to enable secure wireless access to email, instant messaging (IM), organizer, Internet and other corporate applications, and to make and receive wireless VoIP calls through enterprise telephony systems such as IP-PBXs, via the industry-standard SIP. Enterprise customers can now use the BlackBerry WLAN solution to access a reliable, scalable enterprise Wi-Fi network for high-performance, on-premise wireless voice and data applications.
Unlike other WLAN systems in which access points (APs) work independently and must be laboriously configured to deliver adjacent, non-overlapping coverage, Meru's WLAN System uses a coordinated, cellular architecture in which all APs work together. The solution provides a seamless blanket of coverage that scales transparently and delivers zero handoff times between access points, as well as guaranteed quality of service (QoS) to every WLAN user, including now, those utilizing the BlackBerry 7270. In addition, Meru's unique, bi-directional QoS technology identifies SIP-based traffic and can apply guaranteed service levels to assure dial-tone quality wireless VoIP.
"Wireless VoIP and data are rapidly emerging as crucial enterprise applications that reduce communication costs and increase productivity," said Ihab Abu-Hakima, President and Chief Executive Officer of Meru Networks. "Wireless VoIP requires state-of-the-art handsets, and a WLAN infrastructure purpose-built to handle the new demands of high-volume voice and data traffic. The combination of our WLAN solution with BlackBerry addresses these requirements, and demonstrates a clear path to the future of on-premise telephony."
"WLAN connectivity allows organizations to cost-effectively support on- campus workers with voice and data applications that can significantly improve communications and workflow inside the enterprise," said David Werezak, Vice President, Enterprise Business Unit, Research In Motion. "Meru's WLAN infrastructure with its reliable connectivity and seamless coverage provides a solid foundation for the BlackBerry WLAN solution."
About Meru Networks
Meru Networks is a global leader in Wireless Voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure solutions. With its innovative, award-winning Air Traffic Control technology that brings the benefits of the cellular world to the wireless LAN environment, Meru's WLAN System is the only solution on the market that offers the reliability, scalability, and security necessary to deliver converged voice and data services over a single WLAN infrastructure. Meru's Wireless LAN System provides major Fortune 500 enterprises, universities, healthcare organizations and local, state and federal government agencies with the predictable bandwidth and over-the-air Quality of Service required to support a wide range of current and future wireless applications. Founded in 2002, Meru is based in Sunnyvale, California. For more information on Meru Networks and its products, visit www.merunetworks.com or call 408-215-5300.
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