Aerohive

Extreme Acquiring The Last Pure-Play Enterprise WLAN Company, Aerohive

Extreme Networks announced plans to acquire Aerohive, which has most of its revenues in Enterprise WLAN.  The deal was a surprise, as evidenced by the 40% price premium paid on on HIVE.  After this deal closes, Extreme’s WLAN business will be the combination of three WLAN businesses – the traditional… Read More »Extreme Acquiring The Last Pure-Play Enterprise WLAN Company, Aerohive

802.11ax Will Boost Enterprise Wireless LAN Market, Driven by IoT and Expansion of Cloud Managed Services Highlights 5 Year Forecast; According to 650 Group

Portola Valley, California – July 2, 2018 – A newly released report by 650 Group reveals strong forecasted growth in the Enterprise plus Outdoor Wireless LAN market.  Emerging 802.11ax technology is expected to experience rapid adoption, with a first wave of shipments beginning in 2018, followed by a second wave of products… Read More »802.11ax Will Boost Enterprise Wireless LAN Market, Driven by IoT and Expansion of Cloud Managed Services Highlights 5 Year Forecast; According to 650 Group

Aerohive A3 – Enhanced Network Access Control (ENAC) System Hitting the Market

Earlier this year, Aerohive issued a press release about its A3 software system.  A3 is what we categorize as an Enhanced Network Access Control (ENAC) system; we calculate market share statistics on this market in our Security report series.  The company is now getting ready to bring the product to… Read More »Aerohive A3 – Enhanced Network Access Control (ENAC) System Hitting the Market

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise launches its cloud-managed network services offering, Cirrus

cWe attended the upbeat Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE) Connex18 conference, where the company said its strategy is focused on three pillars: verticals, cloud and services.  In its networks business, most significantly, the company announced: its Omnivista Cirrus cloud-managed network services offering, the WLAN indoor Location Based Services system and its plans… Read More »Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise launches its cloud-managed network services offering, Cirrus