Aruba Air Pass

2020: Presentation of service of roaming Aruba Air Pass

On March 18, 2020 the Aruba company, Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, provided service of roaming using which subscribers of cellular communication will be able automatically to switch to Wi-Fi-networks of the enterprises using Aruba technology. The Aruba Air Pass service provides imperceptible transition between a cellular network and Wi-fi network without prejudice to security or service quality. In combination with Aruba Air Slice technology which increases efficiency of use of radio resources this service allows cellular operators to include the enterprises in the coverage of a 5G and to provide automatic connection to Wi-Fi at gigabit speeds.

Building regulations change, energy efficient materials and low-issue glasses are even more often used, and it weakens cellular signals in buildings and considerably reduces utilization properties of network. To solve a problem with a covering in the building, clients of Aruba can use the existing infrastructure of corporate network Wi-fi as an alternative of Small Cell technology (small cells) or the distributed antenna systems (DAS). Standards 5G support consolidation of radio access networks (RAN) 3GPP and Wi-fi therefore the international cellular operators can use Wi-Fi to provide services for subscribers of a 5G in the building and to offer a new class of network corporate services, such as segmentation of network. This inexpensive and effective solution will help IT departments to accelerate implementation of a 5G considerably to increase performance and to improve experience of users in the territory of the enterprise.

One of the main technologies at the heart of Aruba Air Pass is Passpoint — the standard created by alliance Wi-fi Alliance which allows mobile devices to be authenticated automatically in corporate networks Wi-fi using credentials of a cellular network. Passpoint is the commonly accepted standard therefore he is supported by almost all mobile devices. Using Aruba Air Pass the international cellular operators will be able to expand a coverage almost on 2 billion square meters serviced by infrastructure with support of implementation of Aruba Air Pass worldwide.

Using Aruba Air Pass and Aruba Air Slice cellular operators can expand a covering, keep in permanent monitoring and continuous contact with subscribers and also provide future services 5G. For this purpose they can involve infrastructure of corporate clients who use solutions of Wi-fi of Aruba worldwide.

Thanks to a combination of Aruba Air Pass and Aruba Air Slice cellular operators will be able to cover the enterprises 5G networks and to improve the user experience without excess costs. If the device is tied to corporate network using Aruba Air Pass, users will be able to be connected to Wi-fi network to work in applications, to call and communicate depending on the configured roles and permissions, — Jeff Lipton, the vice president for strategy and corporate development in Aruba, Hewlett Packard Enterprise company tells