Tuesday, August 13, 2024 SITA partners with Cradlepoint to enhance mobile-to-Wi-Fi solutions, boosting operational efficiency and passenger connectivity in the travel sector. SITA, a prominent technology provider in the aviation sector, is set to utilize Cradlepoint technology, owned by Ericsson, to enhance its innovative cloud-based secure mobile-to-Wi-Fi solutions. The SITA Mobile to Wi-Fi service incorporates Cradlepoint routers and the NetCloud Manager platform, a cloud-based network management tool, ensuring top-tier customer service and optimal network performance through a comprehensive managed service.
This solution covers the entire process from initial ordering to delivery, implementation, support, and continuous maintenance. Martin Smillie, SITA SVP for Communications and Data Exchange (CDE) said : “This collaboration brings together two industry leaders and provides compelling cloud-based mobile to Wi-Fi communications technology for our airport customers. By combining our SITA suite of innovative solutions with Cradlepoint Wireless WAN solutions we are delivering the next generation of agile products for secure, reliable, and sustainable enhancements for our airport, airline, and ground-handling customers in all areas of the airport and remote from airport infrastructure also.
” This new solution will serve various purposes, including off-airport passenger processing operations, SD-WAN backup for remote locations, rapid setup for new airline routes, providing cockpit access for pilots and crew, and enabling data connectivity for aircraft. James Bristow, SVP EMEA at Cradlepoint said : “For 75 years SITA has delivered state-of-the-art answers for communications and data exchange to the aviation industry, and other areas of transportation. Cradlepoint is proud to be a part of the next phases of innovation for airport operating systems.
Our best-in-class 5G and LTE routers, along with network management, will add totally secure, reliable and agile connectivity, together with the capacity for future innovation to drive continuous improvements across functions on the airport real estate.” Cradlepoint’s fixed and mobile routers utilize precision GPS, AVL, and telemetry data to enhance operational efficiency, optimize management decision-making, and support on-time service sustainability, ultimately elevating each passenger’s travel experience. SITA plans to extend this advanced technology to clients throughout the travel and transport industry in the future.
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