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BoostEdge Now Available to Offload Mobile Operators’ Networks

Be Ready for Ultra-Fast Mobile Internet Access!

 

Paris, France, February 8rd, 2011 – During Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this month, ActivNetworks, the expert in acceleration and optimization of data traffic, will present the Telecom Edition of BoostEdge, the Application Delivery Controller (ADC) already deployed by about 100 of the largest companies Worldwide.

BoostEdge Telecom Edition enables Mobile Network Operators (MNO) to cope with the increasing volume of datas and videos transferred by users quickly adopting smartphones, 3G connected laptops and tablets. According to Ericsson, there will be 1 billion mobile broadband subscribers worldwide before the end of 2011. Cisco mentions that smartphones are 40 times more data consuming than traditional mobile phones.

Mobile operators need to prevent network congestion to continue promoting high revenue mobile Internet services. Otherwise, page load-time will constantly increase and critical services such as mobile banking and ecommerce or teleworking and access to Cloud applications while on the move will soon become history.

Solutions currently available require costly upgrades to network infrastructures and/or limitation of said to be “unlimited” mobile subscription plans. BoostEdge Telecom Edition is a network appliance which can be quickly deployed within the operator’s infrastructure. It seamlessly intercepts data flows to reduce traffic by 6  (by 3 in average) and improve Web response time by 3 (by 2 in average).

“All Mobile Network Operators want to capture the high revenues generated by mobile Internet users. The tremendous growth of mobile data traffic is causing critical infrastructure challenges that need to be quickly addressed to increase customer loyalty and develop new usages such as mobile payment”, explains Serge Cuesta, President, ActivNetworks. “BoostEdge Telecom Edition is currently deployed by Bouygues Telecom where it is already exceeding expectations. We expect several other deployments this year and we are thrilled to help bring fast mobile Internet access to the masses.”

 

Investment control with a durable solution: BoostEdge Telecom Edition

BoostEdge Telecom Edition speeds up Web response time (http/https/wap) and reduces data volume on mobile networks (2G/3G/4G). BoostEdge Telecom Edition can also accelerate satellite links and fixed broadband local loops such as DSL.

Rich set of features:

  • High performance optimization and compression (content and protocol),
  • Filtering against hacking, malicious flows (non-http / fake-http),
  • Management of network transitions (2G <-> 3G),
  • Automatic or manual settings.

Unequalled performances:

  • Very high load handling (up to 40 Gbps per platform)
  • Manages several million simultaneous connections per platform
  • Carrier-Grade Availability (99,999%)

Simplicity, flexibility, scalability and interoperability:

  • Simplified deployment and upgrades without service disruption and modification to servers, applications, DNS or networks,
  • Client-less: Compatible with all fixed and mobile devices without modification to users’ software and hardware,
  • Enables customized QoS per subscriber.

BoostEdge Telecom Edition has thus multiple favorable impacts for network operators: Faster web mobile connection, better service in “white areas” and optimized network capacity while preserving infrastructure investments (CAPEX). This solution is 10 times cheaper, faster and less risky than an infrastructure upgrade.

 

About ActivNetworks

BoostEdge is a network appliance developed by ActivNetworks to accelerate Web response time by optimizing and reducing data flows. BoostEdge Enterprise Edition reduces data traffic by 6 (up to 30) to give businesses fast and secure access to their Cloud-based applications. BoostEdge Telecom Edition allows telecom operators to limit infrastructure costs and raise the performance of their existing 3G and DSL networks by dividing traffic by 3 (up to 6).

BoostEdge is the result of over 40 man-years of industry leading research and expertise in application and network acceleration technologies. It is deployed by about 100 enterprises and operators worldwide such as Alstom, Bouygues Telecom, KDDI, Henkel, Nielsen, NTT DoCoMo, Pernod Ricard, Schneider Electric or Sodexo. ActivNetworks is partnering with leading business solution providers and system integrators such as IBM, Atos Origin and Oracle.

Founded in 2004, ActivNetworks is recognized by Gartner as a Visionary vendor in the market for Application Delivery Controllers (Soft Advanced ADC). ActivNetworks is based in Paris and San Francisco. For further information, please visit our website at www.activnetworks.com