Qwilt, a leading provider of online video delivery and open caching solutions, Thursday announced a technology and go-to-market partnership with Altiostar, a leader in NFV Cloud RAN (C-RAN) infrastructure for mobile operators. Combined, Qwilt Open Caching technology and Altiostar eNodeB technology will create a fully integrated C-RAN and open cache offering for mobile operators. Qwilt and Altiostar are engaged in joint go-to-market initiatives including joint marketing and selling of their integrated solution which is currently in trials.
According to Qwilt, today’s mobile network operators face two unique challenges: first, they must optimize streaming video traffic so as to make efficient use of expensive RAN resources and, secondly, they must ensure Quality of Experience (QoE) for viewers who expect a high-quality, mobile viewing experience that rivals that of ‘broadcast TV’. The company said that the integrated solution by both companies will dramatically reduce network latency and, pivotally, improve viewer QoE, resulting in substantial increase in RAN efficiency and dramatic improvement in capital utilization.
We’re excited to bring together the mobile infrastructure expertise of Altiostar and the Open Caching leadership of Qwilt in this technology partnership. We found Qwilt during our extensive search for the right partner to meet the requirements for an Open Caching Solution inside our C-RAN architecture, and we were impressed with Qwilt’s innovative approach, product performance and software-based solution. Qwilt’s early commitment to NFV product architecture meant we could realize a technology integration quickly without the need to spend time on hardware development.
Alon Maor, CEO and co-founder of Qwilt
From our conversations with network operators we understand that they are looking for a solution capable of optimizing network traffic and improving QoE to a growing ecosystem of IP-enabled, mobile devices. By uniting with leaders like Altiostar, we are offering mobile network providers a competitive solution that buoys the streaming video business case. Furthermore, bydelivering an Open Caching solution deep in the mobile network, tightly integrated with the RAN, operators can rest assured that the consumer focused services they deliver stay at the forefront of an increasingly competitive market. Ultimately, with Altiostar, we’re able to get a solution to market quickly with an agile, innovative and like-minded technology partner with extraordinary mobile infrastructure experience.