Nokia to bolster home Wi-Fi portfolio with acquisition of Unium
February 25 2018 - 7:24AM
Press Release
- Unium expertise and IPR will bring field-proven mesh Wi-Fi
technology to enhance Nokia's end-to-end solution for whole-home
Wi-Fi
- Unium's intelligent mesh technology delivers industry-leading,
carrier-grade Wi-Fi performance, coverage and resilience, resulting
in an unsurpassed gigabit home experience
- Planned purchase of privately held Unium expected to close in
Q1 2018
25 February, 2018
Espoo, Finland - Nokia today announced plans to acquire
Unium, a US-based software company that specializes in solving
complex wireless networking problems for use in mission-critical
and residential Wi-Fi applications.
Unium's software and intelligent mesh wireless technology
complements and strengthens Nokia's end-to-end, whole-home Wi-Fi
solution and supports Nokia's strategic objective of solving Wi-Fi
problems in the home. Unium will bring Nokia field-proven,
carrier-grade mesh technology that helps maximize in-home wireless
networking speeds and ensures quality of experience across the
entire home. Its underlying technology is already tested and used
in a number of applications where high availability, performance
and resilience is a must.
Unium looks at the network, providing a fast, frustration-free
and reliable Wi-Fi experience that simply works. Its Wi-Fi home
solution is plug & play and highly intuitive. New devices can
easily connect to the Wi-Fi network without degrading connectivity.
Fast roaming gives consumers the ability to walk around the home
without service interruptions.
Unium's software offers intelligent mesh, band steering, fast
roaming and a choice of Wi-Fi or Ethernet backhaul. It measures
wireless performance in real time, and dynamically adjusts the
network to improve the user's coverage and capacity. Unium's Wi-Fi
software learns the specific capabilities and performance of each
device (phone, tablet, etc.) so it can optimize each connection and
provide a tailored customer experience. The intelligent mesh
network enables gigabit-plus capacity throughout the home.
Joining Nokia, Unium merges with a world leader in the connected
home space with decades of experience in home networking and home
devices, with more than 47 million home gateways installed
worldwide. Nokia and Unium are ready to unlock the full potential
of the connected home, creating a residential network that
understands the people, devices and applications it serves.
Together, they can deliver gigabit speeds not only to the home, but
also throughout the home.
Federico Guillén, president of Nokia's Fixed Networks
business group, said: "We look forward to having the Unium team
join us. The home networking market is booming and whole-home Wi-Fi
is a key enabler for this. Today's Wi-Fi solutions still have
serious issues with sticky clients, interference, coverage gaps and
capacity issues. With Unium inside, our Nokia Wi-Fi solution will
deliver an unmatched user experience, going beyond what standard
mesh Wi-Fi solutions deliver today."
Martha Bejar, CEO at Unium added: "Nokia is a global
leader in creating customer-centric solutions and is at the heart
of our connected world. The Unium team is excited to join Nokia and
drive a unique and innovative customer experience through our
intelligent Wi-Fi solution, making every customer-touch
better."
A demo of Unium software as part of Nokia's whole-home Wi-Fi
demo will be shown at Mobile World Congress 2018 at Nokia stand
3A10 in Hall 3.
Unium was founded in 2002 and is a privately held company
located in Seattle, Washington. The planned transaction is expected
to close in Q1 2018, subject to customary closing conditions.
Related links
- Nokia Wi-Fi webpage
- Press release: Nokia enhances in-home Wi-Fi solution for
Service Providers to provide faster, better, smarter network
experience
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