According to a company statement, the cost-effective Sputnik Gateway 700 works with Sputnik Control Center software or the SputnikNet service to centralize user authentication, usage tracking, network policy, and business rules for large, high-traffic public wireless networks.
Sputnik Agent NMS is free firmware that provides remote management functions on Wi-Fi access points (APs). Additional Wi-Fi APs can be added to expand the network; these are managed by Sputnik Control Center at no extra software cost. Sputnik Agent NMS significantly reduces the difficulty of monitoring bridged APs on the private LAN side of the Sputnik Gateway 700, or other gateways. In conjunction with Sputnik Control Center software, it also enables plug 'n play AP provisioning. When APs are plugged into broadband they receive their configuration information and appear in Sputnik Control Center's central management interface.
"As Wi-Fi continues to gain in popularity, service providers are experiencing traffic growth on their networks," said David LaDuke, Sputnik's CEO. "We designed the Sputnik Gateway 700 to help them meet this increased demand. With Sputnik Agent NMS they can manage their entire network without spending any more on software."
Supporting US Troops In Iraq
While the leading markets for Sputnik wireless management solutions are hospitality, transportation, and education, Sputnik-powered wireless networks are a growing presence wherever Internet connectivity needs to be easily accessible and quick to deploy. At the largest US troop support hub in Iraq, near Balad Airbase, Balad Networks runs a Sputnik wireless network used by service personnel to communicate with friends and family.
