Sprint Launches SpiderCloud Small Cell Solution
for the Enterprise
Sprint’s densification toolbox now includes an easy-to-deploy indoor “clip on” small cell - no new cabling required
At SCWS Americas, Sprint (NYSE: S) announced the
availability of a new small cell solution from SpiderCloud as part of
its strategy to densify its network and improve service at enterprises
and public venues across the country.
“This innovative LTE small cell literally clips onto existing Cisco
WiFi infrastructure and can be deployed in less than 30 minutes,
providing a very cost-effective way to rapidly improve indoor service,”
said Robert Kingsley, Director of Small Cell and WiFi Development at
Sprint. “We’re excited to keep expanding our toolbox of small cell
solutions with this latest innovation for the enterprise.”
The SpiderCloud small cell makes deployment of in-building LTE as
easy as Enterprise Wi-Fi. An enterprise can deploy SpiderCloud LTE Radio
Nodes (RN) on its Ethernet LAN. The RNs connect to SpiderCloud’s
Services Node (SN), located on the enterprise LAN. A network of 100
Radio Nodes and 1 Services Node can provide over a gigabit of capacity
and seamless coverage across a public venue, enterprise or university
campus as large as 1.5 million square feet.
SpiderCloud, part of Corning’s Optical Communications segment, offers
two RNs to enterprises to improve their indoor Sprint service. The
first is the SCRN-220, a PoE+ powered unit capable of serving as much as
15,000 square feet in a typical office environment. The second is the
SCRN-250 attached to an existing Cisco Aironet 3600 or 3700 Wi-Fi access
point providing 7,000 square feet of coverage in a typical office
environment. Enterprises that have previously invested in these Cisco
Wi-Fi access points can add Sprint LTE coverage without pulling a single
cable
SpiderCloud LTE Radio Nodes for enterprises and public venues
support Sprint’s 1.9 GHz spectrum band. Support for Sprint’s 2.5 GHz
band is slated for availability in mid-2018.
Source: Sprint media announcement
