Whiteboard Video Series — LTE Advanced

The increasingly connected nature of branch locations is forcing IT departments to address significant networking challenges related to connection reliability, flexibility, management, security, and overall costs.

Branch continuity is the ability to keep distributed locations up and running at all times — and it’s easier said than done. To maintain network access at the network’s edge , organizations need a flexible, cloud-managed approach that empowers lean IT teams to remotely monitor and manage the entire network without constantly sending staff or contractors to from site to site.

Join Cradlepoint’s Donna Johnson, VP of Product and Solution Marketing, and Anthony Lawson, Technical Marketing Engineer, to explore how enterprises are updating their branch continuity architecture with cloud-managed 4G LTE, overlay failover, connection and router redundancy, and next-generation Out-of-Band Management (OOBM).

— About the speakers —

Donna Johnson previously worked at Citrix, where she was the director of product marketing for its NetScaler SD-WAN solution. Prior to Citrix, Donna held senior product marketing and management roles at SD-WAN pioneer Talari. She also has held senior product marketing, product management, and engineering roles at Ahilia, Aligo, and Dorado Software. She has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering.

Anthony Lawson is an experienced solutions engineer with an extensive background in the computer networking industry. He has strong experience in servers, data centers, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), network design, and networking. He has a bachelor's degree in computer systems networking and telecommunications.

The modern first responder relies on always-on mobile networks to keep their mission-critical applications and devices up and running. These teams need technology to just work — anytime, anywhere — so they can focus on doing their jobs and trust that the technology will function.

Indianapolis Fire Department (IFD) and Emergency Medical Service (IEMS) agencies are both increasing communication and response times by leveraging Cradlepoint’s solutions with:

•Constant network connectivity and redundancy for in-vehicle devices,
such as Mobile Data Terminals (MDTs)

•NetCloud Manager to troubleshoot issues

•Rugged and reliable wireless router solutions

Soon, both agencies will take advantage of the U.S. government created First Responder Network Authority’s nationwide public safety broadband network. Other carriers have announced or are planning their own mobile public safety network using a dedicated cellular “core.” These networks provide a common ability to prioritize first responder communications and can preempt all other cellular traffic to deliver needed performance.

In this webinar attendees will learn:

•The different ways agencies are implementing Cradlepoint solutions

•How agencies are gaining faster response times with always-on
connectivity

•Details on why agencies are leveraging wireless solutions

Join Dale Rolfson, Battalion Chief, Indianapolis Fire Department, and Kevin Gona, Chief of Logistics, Indianapolis EMS for a live webinar to explore how Cradlepoint’s easy-to-use and best in class solutions are helping first responders to act and communicate faster.

The widespread trends of IoT, technology-dependent field workforces, connected vehicles, and temporary retail sites are driving the need for pop-up and mobile network connectivity that is secure, easy to deploy, and can be monitored and managed from a central location.

Scenarios including insurance companies during disaster response; short-term, seasonal businesses; construction offices; police and fleet vehicles, and one-time events all call for highly available WAN links, as well as remote visibility that doesn’t require on-site IT experts.

Join Cradlepoint’s Ken Hosac, Vice President of IoT Strategy, for a live webinar to explore how enterprises are leveraging cloud-managed, 4G LTE network solutions to provide secure, always-on connectivity across an array of industries and use cases.

Hosac has helped drive Cradlepoint’s growth and development through roles in strategic planning, product management, solution strategy and thought leadership. He frequently represents the company at industry conferences and events, and served on the original Advisory Board for the IoT/M2M Evolution Magazine. Hosac has 25 years of experience in marketing, sales, R&D and manufacturing. Prior to joining Cradlepoint, he served as VP of Marketing for Casabyte (later acquired by JDS Uniphase). He also served as VP of Business Development for GoAhead Software (later acquired by Oracle). Hosac earlier spent 10 years at Hewlett Packard with cable modems and head-ends, set-top boxes, and personal computers in a variety of engineering and engineering management roles. He holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. degree in Manufacturing Engineering, both from Stanford University.

With election polling places more dependent on technology and network connectivity than ever before, choosing a branch network solution requires careful consideration of factors including data security, connection flexibility, ease of use, remote management capabilities, and costs.

With nearly $400 million in 2018 HAVA Election Security Fund now available, agencies have a prime opportunity to meet all of their networking needs and drastically improve their Election Day technology systems not just now, but for the future.

Join Cradlepoint’s Bryan Wood and Edwin Mendoza for a live webinar to explore Cradlepoint’s comprehensive solution packages for secure, multi-WAN — including high-performance 4G LTE — and cloud-managed pop-up connectivity at polling locations.

Consumers are no longer just observers in the world of signage; today they can engage in an enriched, interactive viewing experience.

However, to become digital, applications need a secure, reliable network solution, providing faster ROI and added value. When digital signage is connected to the Internet, it’s possible for businesses to gain real-time intelligence and respond to information quickly. Wireless connectivity lets the network move fast to adjust messages as frequently as necessary. Businesses can also manage a single wireless network — with devices connecting across the world — from a single, remote location. Additionally, keeping digital signage on its own wireless network, physically separate from the main network, strengthens cybersecurity by shrinking a company’s attack surface.

Digital signage solutions may encompass many features including:

- Industrial monitoring
- Sensors
- Ambiance for & customer experience
- Data analysis & delivery plans for assisted selling
- Product information
- Brand messaging & marketing
- Real-time intelligence & customer engagement
- Self-service applications
- Wayfinding

Digital signage can reach consumers in a way that print and static signage can only dream of, and the adoption of digital signage is only growing as cloud, mobile, and wearables become the norm. However, implementation of these applications will not be successful without a constant, secure network connection.

Join Cradlepoint for a live webinar on July 24, 2018, at 9:00 am PT to learn about trends and advancements in digital signage and how reliable connectivity and cloud management impact and enable deployments.

Michael Dickens is a Senior Solutions Engineer at Cradlepoint. Over his 8-year tenure at Cradlepoint, he has brought the company from a consumer based applications company to full robust enterprise solutions. In his previous careers, he worked on DoD networks, ISPs, data center management, and he attended Boise State University.

Network security needs are changing right before our eyes. Digital transformation is shifting workloads to the cloud, increasing mobile workforces, and expanding IoT footprints — and network on-ramps.

From branch locations to in-vehicle networks and IoT devices, cyberattacks become more advanced by the day. Today’s diverse network architectures and security needs make scalable solutions and flexible cyber threat intelligence essential. Many organizations want the cost savings and efficiencies of the cloud without having to sacrifice the level of security to which they’re accustomed.

Join Cradlepoint's Ken Hosac, VP of IoT Strategy, for this live webinar to explore the blending of legacy and next-generation measures to keep enterprise networks secure.

Hosac has helped drive Cradlepoint’s growth and development through roles in strategic planning, product management, solution strategy and thought leadership. He frequently represents the company at industry conferences and events, and served on the original Advisory Board for the IoT/M2M Evolution Magazine. Hosac has 25 years of experience in marketing, sales, R&D and manufacturing. Prior to joining Cradlepoint, he served as VP of Marketing for Casabyte (later acquired by JDS Uniphase). He also served as VP of Business Development for GoAhead Software (later acquired by Oracle). Hosac earlier spent 10 years at Hewlett Packard with cable modems and head-ends, set-top boxes, and personal computers in a variety of engineering and engineering management roles. He holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and an M.S. degree in Manufacturing Engineering, both from Stanford University.

5G isn’t just a trendy buzzword. For enterprises and organizations everywhere, 5G has vast potential to expand what’s possible — especially for IoT.

With IoT deployments popping up everywhere and 5G rollouts right around the corner, organizations can take advantage of new opportunities ranging from very high-density IoT to augmented reality and real-time video to provide new services and gain competitive advantages. Many use cases that already are thriving with 4G LTE are poised for even greater performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency once 5G arrives.

Join Cradlepoint’s Roger Billings, Global Solutions Architect, for a live webinar on June 7, 2018, at 9 am PT. You’ll explore the opportunities, challenges, and solutions surrounding 5G and IoT connectivity, security, and management.

As citizens become more connected and dependent on cloud applications, mobile interactions, and IoT devices in their everyday lives, the expectation rises for how they want municipal infrastructure and services to operate. They expect WiFi access on mass transit, connected parking, digital signage and wayfinding, more intelligent traffic management, convenient kiosks instead of long lines for public services, and rapid response when it comes to police, fire, and other emergency services.

At the same time, local government agencies are under pressure to upgrade infrastructure, expand services, improve responsiveness, and modernize customer experience, all while grappling with higher costs and shifting population demographics. These forces are driving municipalities to embrace Smart Cities initiatives, which start with secure and pervasive wireless connectivity.

Join Cradlepoint on June 6, 2018, at 12 pm PT for a live webinar on the “state” of Smart Cities. Learn how municipalities around the U.S., and the world, are meeting the challenge of rising citizen expectations, services reinvention, accelerating service delivery, and reducing costs by deploying a foundation of pervasive wireless networks that connect people, places, and things across the city.

4G LTE caused a tipping point where wireless connections, now faster than wires, became a legitimate enterprise-grade WAN source. Since then, enterprises have leveraged this technology to make money, save money, and create competitive advantages for themselves. 5G promises exponential improvements to 4G in many ways through leveraging advances in distributed computing at the edge.

In this webinar on April 30 at 9 a.m. PDT, Lindsay Notwell, Cradlepoint’s SVP of 5G Strategy and Global Carrier Operations, will explain these changes, discuss the pathway to 5G, highlight significant milestones along the way, and explore how this will impact service delivery and security for enterprise networks. Learn what’s hype and what’s not, when to expect what, and how best to prepare for the next generation of communication technologies.

The potential for widely distributed IoT devices to streamline operations is vast, but so are the security implications. From branch sites and vehicles to M2M and IoT deployments in the wild, IoT is creating the biggest attack surfaces that IT teams have ever seen.

Mirai botnets, WannaCry, and other well-publicized incidents illustrate the breadth of today’s IoT threats, which are too prevalent and advanced to address with traditional security tools. Many organizations are recognizing the need for software-defined, policy-based security solutions that isolate IoT devices and protect organizations' most valuable data — regardless of the WAN source.

What Attendees Will Learn:
— IoT security challenges
— Best practices for mitigating IoT security risks
— How Software-Defined Perimeter technology is changing the way IoT networks are secured
— How to create a perimeter-secured overlay network for IoT devices in about 5 minutes

Who Should Attend:
— Network administrators who need IoT security options that can be deployed and managed from anywhere
— CIOs interested in saving reducing costs, man-hours, and complexities surrounding IoT security

In 1997, the world was introduced to 802.11 “WiFi” and within a couple of years, it became a business networking staple. At the time, few would have foreseen that WiFi would become the dominant way we connect at home, work, and play today. As more of what businesses connect to is in the cloud, and more of what they are connecting is outside the office, 4G LTE is quickly becoming the next wireless revolution for connecting people, places, and things. This time, the revolution is in the WAN.

Just like the evolution of the 802.11 WiFi standard, which is on the cusp of 802.11ax, the world of LTE has evolved significantly since it was first deployed less than a decade ago. Today, cellular providers are already rolling out Gigabit LTE with plans to launch 5G in several other U.S. cities mid-year. Any business contemplating a refresh of their WAN in support of cloud and digital transformation initiatives needs to be thinking about the role of 4G LTE and 5G services. If history is our guide, your future WAN will be wireless.

Challenges driving next-gen WAN requirements:

• Branch continuity as more traffic is cloud and Internet bound

• Combined wired and wireless connectivity to accommodate growing
bandwidth requirements

• Accommodating the growing number of WAN endpoints outside the
branch

• Edge security and overall management implications

Cradlepoint is an industry leader in edge solutions for 4G LTE and 5G enabled networks. With the help of Spiceworks, Cradlepoint conducted a survey of over a hundred enterprise IT decision-makers in North America to assess the pervasiveness of 4G LTE within enterprise WANs today and uncover some misconceptions.

Join Todd Krautkremer, CMO at Cradlepoint, for a live webinar on April 19th, 2018 at 9:00 am PT to learn about how organizations are leveraging 4G LTE within the enterprise, WANs today, and the role advanced 4G and 5G wireless services will play in next-gen, software-defined WAN strategies.

The potential of widely distributed IoT devices to enable new business opportunities, streamline operations, and reduce costs is vast, but so are the security implications. With IoT playing an increasingly big role at branch offices, within vehicles and in the wild, larger attack surfaces are giving IT teams more to worry about than ever before.

Well-publicized attacks such as Mirai botnets and WannaCry grabbed headlines, but they're just the tip of the iceberg. IoT threats are becoming too prevalent and advanced to address with traditional security tools. Now is the time for software-defined, policy-based security solutions that isolate IoT devices and protect organizations' most valuable data - regardless of the WAN source.

Join Cradlepoint's Ken Hosac, VP of IoT strategy and business development, and Brandon Ashey, infrastructure and security manager, for a live webinar on March 21, 2018, at 9 am PT. Learn about IoT security challenges and best practices for mitigating risk, including Software-Defined Perimeter technology that creates micro-segmented device-to-cloud overlay networks that are completely cloaked from other networks.

Schools today require not only better education for tomorrow's leaders and cost-saving efficiencies, but always-on connectivity from their network solutions. This is becoming apparent as modern instructional practices have evolved with digital advancements such as digital textbooks, flipped classrooms, online testing, and cloud-based tools designed to enhance teaching methods.

With these changes comes the need to find affordable, easy to manage solutions for applications such as school bus WiFi, physical security, digital signage, network resiliency, and a myriad of other applications to help schools meet the changing needs of students, teachers, and the community.

Join Ed Walton, VP of the North Central, and Roger Billings, Global Solutions Architect at Cradlepoint, for a live webinar on March 15th, 2018, at 9:00 am PT and learn more about solutions for optimizing network connectivity for K-12 education.

Webinar attendees will learn about:

- The benefits of LTE connectivity in the classroom
- How WiFi on bus fleets helps students complete homework & tames bad behavior
- How to ensure network access is secure & CIPA compliant
- Always-on connectivity with reliable LTE failover for testing & administration
- Single-pane-of-glass cloud management for ease of use & network efficiencies

Bringing the benefits of Software-Defined WAN To LTE mobile networks for first responders, transit operators and other fleet-based organizations, Cradlepoint announced this week its all-inclusive solution services for mobile networking. This is the third major product announcement from Cradlepoint under its new NetCloud Solution Packages services model.

First responders, transit operators, utility crews, and insurance disaster teams - as well as many other organizations that depend on distributed field forces and fleets to deliver products, provide services, and get work done - need reliable and secure mobile networks with always-on 4G LTE connectivity including seamless communication through the new FirstNet emergency service. They need their people and passengers to access mission-critical applications and the Internet from anywhere, and to keep data flowing from onboard telemetry, sensors, surveillance cameras, and other devices. However, managing and securing these roving communications hubs has become a challenge for IT teams, since traditional mobile solutions fall short in providing the enterprise-class visibility, security, and control capabilities of fixed branch networks.

Join Cradlepoint's Todd Krautkremer, CMO, and Jake Smith, product manager for network security services, for a live webinar on Tuesday, Feb. 27, at 9am PT. They will discuss mobile networking challenges and opportunities and introduce a new NetCloud Solution Package for mobility that includes the COR IBR1700, NetCloud services - including NetCloud Manager and NetCloud Perimeter- and comprehensive 24x7 support.

Replacing multiple standalone "boxes" with an all-in-one mobile networking solution, the IBR1700 is designed for installations within a wide range of vehicles, including police, fire, ambulance, and other first responder vehicles; tractor-trailers; school and metro transit buses; light-rail and commuter trains; river and coastal ships; and mobile command trailers.

IoT devices aimed at the enterprise space serve a wide variety of purposes and must designed, tested and deployed in ways that address the unique needs of businesses.

Unlike large-scale, consumer-oriented IoT offerings, enterprise IoT devices must be differentiated to serve specific industry needs as well as provide enterprise-grade availability, security and reliability — but still maintain relatively low cost.

As businesses seek to gain new insights and efficiencies by leveraging the internet of things, RCR Wireless News looks at what enterprises need to know to make the IoT work for them.

Presenters:
— Kelly Hill, Editor, RCR Wireless News
— Derek Kerton, Principal Analyst, Kerton Group
— Ken Hosac, VP, IoT Strategy & Business Development, Cradlepoint
— Mike Eftimakis, IoT Product Manager, Arm

Cradlepoint announced all-inclusive solution services for IoT networking that include Software-Defined Perimeter technology for secure device-to-cloud connectivity. This is the second major product announcement from Cradlepoint under its new NetCloud Solution Packages services model.

Organizations of all sizes are deploying IoT solutions to enable new business opportunities, streamline operations, and reduce costs. Cradlepoint’s Elastic Edge™ vision provides a blueprint for next-generation IoT networks that deliver pervasive wireless connectivity, cloud-like scale and agility, and edge extensibility — together with the visibility, security, and control that IT requires.

The new COR IBR200 4G LTE router, part of the company’s recently launched NetCloud Solution Packages for IoT, extends the benefits of Cradlepoint’s Elastic Edge to even the most cost-sensitive use cases, including kiosks, vending machines, ATMs, digital signage, and remote sensors. This new packaging and service model simplifies the way customers buy, deploy, manage, and evolve their Cradlepoint IoT networks, facilitating rapid deployment, time-to-value, and customer success.

In addition to the operational savings represented by the new all-inclusive NetCloud Solution Packages for IoT offerings, the new COR IBR200 router option is also equipped with a medium-speed 4G LTE modem that allows customers to take advantage of low-cost IoT/M2M data plans.

Join Cradlepoint's CMO, Todd Krautkremer, and the Product Management Team for a live webinar on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, at 9 a.m. PT to learn more about the NetCloud Solution Packages for IoT and how each package — available in 1-, 3-, and 5-year terms — is tailored to the unique requirements of IoT and combine essential NetCloud service capabilities, including NetCloud Perimeter security, with lifetime-warranted COR Series hardware, and comprehensive 24x7 support.

Cradlepoint announced a new solution pricing model, the next step in its Elastic Edge strategy for software-driven and cloud-delivered wireless Wide Area Networks (WANs).

The new model is based around a series of NetCloud Solution Packages, which simplify the way customers buy, deploy, manage, and evolve their Cradlepoint network, facilitating rapid deployment, time-to-value, and customer success. Each solution package is tailored to specific market needs and combines NetCloud software and services, fit-for-purpose endpoint hardware, and comprehensive 24x7 support.

The first NetCloud Solution Package to be launched is aimed at branch networks and provides 4G LTE-optimized SD-WAN functionality with extended wireless LAN coverage.

With NetCloud Solution Packages, Cradlepoint becomes a first-mover in transitioning enterprise WANs from a hardware-first approach, which is inflexible and resource-intensive, to a software-first, cloud-delivered solution, reflecting the shift that is underway within IT infrastructure overall. Now customers can buy a complete Cradlepoint network solution and gain the benefits of simplicity, cost-effectiveness, and a shared interest in customer success.

“IT infrastructure is evolving from the buy-it-and-build-it approach, to consume-as-a-service”, said George Mulhern, Cradlepoint CEO. “Cradlepoint NetCloud Solution Packages acknowledge this trend and represent the next step in our Elastic Edge strategy for bringing the simplicity, elasticity, and economic advantages of software and cloud services to wireless wide-area networking — creating customer value across the entire lifecycle.”

Join us for a live webinar, along with Lee Doyle, Principal Analyst at Doyle Research, to learn more about these branch solutions. This webinar will focus on the new NetCloud Solution Packages, including the new AER2200 and AP22 Access Points. Learn to implement next-gen branch solutions and the benefits of Cradlepoint.

The rapid, ongoing growth of IoT is opening exciting new opportunities for seeing, measuring, controlling, and profiting from actions that take place within enterprises. In fact, 69 percent of organizations have adopted, or plan to adopt, IoT solutions within the next year, according to Cradlepoint’s new State of IoT 2018 report.

That said, there’s a vast divide in the world of enterprise IoT between what businesses say they believe and how they plan to act.

Join Ken Hosac, VP of IoT Strategy at Cradlepoint, for a live webinar on Dec. 20, 2017, at 8am PT, to explore brand-new data from the State of IoT 2018 report.

Webinar attendees will gain knowledge about:
— IoT perceptions & infrastructure preferences
— IoT adoption & implementation trends
— Solutions & best practices

There is a transformation happening in enterprise networking. Today's leading IT organizations are enabling digital and WAN transformation to connect more people, places, and things than ever before.

New cloud-delivered, software-defined technologies are enabling this transformation, and 2018 promises more transformation than enterprise networking has seen in 20 years.

Join Cradlepoint CMO Todd Krautkremer for a live webinar on Dec. 7, 2017, at 9 am PT to learn more about trends and predictions for 2018 and how technologies like Gigabit LTE, 5G, and SDx will impact the network in 2018 and beyond.