1. A new kind of cloud New microservices cloud architectures bring SaaS agility to wireless, enabling on-demand network upgrades and patches within minutes. In addition, modern cloud elements like Spark and Kafka are being used for machine learning, automation, and high speed messaging for simpler wireless operations and greater scale.

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

2. Walk in their shoesNew wireless platforms collect state information from every mobile device in real-time so that administrators can view wireless coverage, throughput and other network characteristics from the user’s point of view.

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

3. No more sniffing Dynamic packet capture starts collecting data when an anomaly is detected and stores it in the cloud for easy analysis. This eliminates the need to send techs onsite with packet sniffers

4. Turn back timeCapturing RF packets from every device and storing it in the cloud lets administrators see exactly what the state of a user was at any historical point in time.

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

5. Service Level AssuranceWireless platforms now track connection times, roaming, coverage, capacity throughput, and other service level metrics in real-time to ensure users have a great wireless experience.

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

6. Insight into the FutureMachine learning tracks RF behavior, device characteristics, and user patterns to proactively provide recommendations that avoid potential problems

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

7. Beam me upNew enterprise-grade Access Points have directional BLE antenna arrays that deliver unprecedented location accuracy (1 to 3 meters).

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

8. Same, But DifferentMachine learning takes into account the unique characteristics of every mobile device (e.g. IPhone 5, IPhone 6, Android, etc.) to deliver a consistent experience across all wireless users.

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

9. No more site surveysReal-time location calibration eliminates the need for expensive and time consuming BLE site surveys

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

10. Physical beacons take a back seatVirtual beacons eliminate many of the hassles of physical beacons like deployment, re-

location, calibration, and battery replacement. This makes location based services like wayfinding, proximity messaging, and asset tracking more affordable and easier to deploy than ever before.

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017

11. Come togetherEnterprise-grade Wi-Fi, BLE and IoT services (and analytics) can now be converged on a single wireless platform.

Eleven revolutionary advances in wireless in 2017