Telstra unveils world-first enterprise-grade 5G solutions
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elstra has launched a suite of
enterprise-grade 5G solutions to
the Australian market.
Telstra enterprise customers can deploy
Cradlepoint 5G wireless network edge
solutions – a series of adaptors and
routers engineered to deliver the speed,
security, reliability and manageability
they require. Combined with Telstra’s 5G
network and enterprise wireless service,
they complete one of the world’s most
comprehensive enterprise 5G solutions,
providing a real alternative to fixed
connections for organisations.
Telstra Enterprise Group Executive,
Michael Ebeid, said customers within
Telstra’s 5G network footprint would be
able to take advantage of the gamechanging
benefits 5G can bring to their
operations. “5G’s faster speeds, lower
latency and greater network capacity
has the potential to unlock a host of
innovations and market opportunities –
really revolutionising how organisations
operate,” Ebeid said.
“Telstra’s leading investment in our
network coverage, coupled with these
world-first Cradlepoint devices, give our
customers a unique advantage. They can
power business cloud-based applications
and remote working needs, without being
connected to a fixed network.
“These past few months have proved that
mobility and adaptability are vital for all
businesses. The ability to quickly power up
a fast, reliable and powerful connectivity
solution, when and where you need it,
can mean the difference of being up and
running in hours, not weeks.”
Schneider Electric named HPE Momentum
Edge Partner of the Year 2020
chneider Electric, a leader
S in Digital Transformation of
energy management and
automation, has announced that it has
been named HPE Momentum Edge
Partner of the Year 2020. Schneider
Electric is the first company to be
recognised by HPE in the newlyadded
category.
At the HPE Partner Growth Summit
Virtual Experience, Hewlett Packard
Enterprise (HPE) announced the
winners of the 2020 HPE Partner
of the Year Awards. These channel
partners from across the partner
ecosystem have been awarded
for their outstanding performance,
commitment to customer excellence,
focus on growth and innovation and
professional achievements.
“We are proud to be recognised for
our collaborative efforts in bringing
Commercial and Industrial Edge
together with Operational Technologies for
the benefits of our customers,” said Chris
Hanley, Senior Vice President, Commercial
Operations, Global Channels and Alliances,
Schneider Electric. “We look forward to
growing this critical relationship with HPE
to continue developing innovative new
solutions that empower our customers to
leverage the Edge for their businesses.”
Schneider Electric and HPE first
announced their partnership in 2016 to
produce a joint architecture for micro
data centre solutions to power the
intelligent Edge. Both companies were
aligned in leveraging the opportunity
for tremendous benefits by moving
computing to the network edge but
recognised that there were no offers
or supply chain in place.
Since partnering in 2016, the
companies have worked together
to produce the HPE Edge Centres,
originally in 42U and 23U sizes and
now including the newly-introduced 6U.
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