Intelligent CIO Europe Issue 51 | Page 56

FEATURE : 5G

ONE OF THE NEWEST CELLULAR INTELLIGENCE FEATURES – SIM MANAGEMENT – IS BASED ON AN INTEGRATION WITH ERICSSON ’ S IOT ACCELERATOR PLATFORM .

comprehensive insights provided by NetCloud , which now extend into the SIMs and associated data plans , we have the tools that we need to provide amazing 5G Solutions that will prevent potential overspend on data plans and enable our retail and hospitality customers to focus on providing an outstanding experience for their in-store customers ,” said John Moss , Founder and Chief Executive Officer of KFP , one of Europe ’ s leading retail and hospitality IT providers and support partners .
Leveraging Cradlepoint ’ s decade-long history in enabling enterprise-class 4G / LTE and 5G connectivity , Cellular Intelligence has been built into every aspect of the Cradlepoint portfolio to equip IT teams with the management , control and security capabilities they need , including :
• Live stats , health dashboards and cellular data breakout ( by carrier , connection type , by network type , by 5G mmWave vs . sub-6 and more ) that increase visibility and control of cellular services .
• Integrated SIM Management provides peace of mind with centralised and precise consumption visibility and control of data plans across the Wireless WAN .
• Cellular signal mapping allows organisations , like public safety agencies , to map and display cellular reception across driven routes .
• Software-driven modem functionality optimises connectivity across multiple modems and multiple carriers , for predictable and persistent cellular connectivity .
• Unique cellular-optimised SD-WAN capabilities enable traffic steering policies based on applications and real-time WAN conditions , ensuring quality of experience .
• Application-aware visibility , reporting and controls gives administrators visibility to the performance of their applications , so they can easily take corrective action if needed .
• Application-based failover control allows IT organisations to control exactly which applications and functions utilise a cellular failover connection . For example , IT can suspend guest Wi-Fi access when on cellular failover .
• Cellular-efficient secure management protocol , with in-depth diagnostic , alerting and log data , improves troubleshooting without impacting customer data plans .
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