Samsung unveils its Wireless Enterprise infrastructure

Samsung has launched a Wireless Enterprise infrastructure, which it claims will enable businesses to deploy wireless LAN optimised for use with mobile devices.

The Wireless Enterprise service aims to provide benefits to end users by allowing comprehensive call management and increased call capacity and quality. It will address three core features of business infrastructure.

WLANSamsung believes that Wireless LAN is critical to businesses because mobile devices are now dominating the workplace.

Currently, WLANs are configured to deal with laptops and not high volumes of smartphones. This results in poor coverage, roaming and dropped calls for end-users, according to Samsung.

The Korean firm claims to have optimised the design of its WLAN infrastructure to provide an unparalleled experience.

Features built into Samsung Enterprise network include AirMove, which is designed to provide a seamless transition for users between access points, without delaying the call or dropping it.

Other core features include AirEqualiser and Intelligent Beam Selectable Antennae (IBSA). Air Equaliser aims to analyse the connection requirements of a device and optimise connectivity accordingly. Whereas IBSA aims to reduce interference and increase coverage by up to 30 per cent by delivering signals to handsets more accurately in a congested spectrum.

VoiceIn busy work environments, it can be difficult to carry out phone calls on a mobile due to poor call quality, according to Paul Templeton, GM of Enterprise networks at Samsung. Through its Enterprise network, Samsung aims to eliminate this problem.

The infrastructure will take advantage of the hardware embedded into high-end devices such as the Galaxy S4 to provide HD call quality over cellular and WLAN.

This will be done using the Voice Engine and hardware which has been embedded into device, making it exclusive to Samsung products.

Unified CommsThe Wireless Enterprise network is designed to allow employees to hot desk, and use their smartphone in place of a traditional desk phone, Templeton continued.

"Calls can be delivered directly to a smartphone over GSM or WLAN," he told IT Pro.

"If you don't want to use your personal number for business, you can automatically route through the business network and use the office number. Mobile handsets used through the network can record calls."

The infrastructure will also support call recording, unified messaging and conferencing calling. Android and iOS devices will be able to connect to the network but will not be able to provide HD voice calling or controlled roaming.

Samsung has also had its Knox platform green lit for use by the US military, and it is awaiting launch in the UK. By providing a secure version of Android and benefits such as HD calling, the firm could see a boost in the sales of its already popular Galaxy S and Note ranges during 2013.

The Wireless Enterprise technology is available now. Samsung has already installed it in two locations in the UK - within a patent law firm and chemical company.

The electronics giant has also used the network at its brand-new R&D facility in Seoul, where is claims 10,000 employees are working without the need for deskphones.