Cisco Mobility Group Strengthened Through Intucell Acquisition

27 Feb 2013

Cisco has acquired Ra'anana, Israel-based Intucell, a maker of self-optimizing network software, for the price of $475 million.

According to Cisco, the acquisition will enable the company to be better suited to addressing the demands of mobile operators, and particularly those seeking self-optimizing network (SON) platforms, similar to those found in the Intucell portfolio. This will allow those operators to leverage their LTE 4G networks and deal with an increasing amount of mobile devices which are now utilizing them.

According to the head of corporate business development at Cisco, Hilton Romanski, "The proliferation of connected mobile devices, faster network speeds, and growing demand for high-bandwidth applications and services are driving greater network traffic and complexity. As mobile service providers continue to face increased end-user demand, the need to dynamically manage network bandwidth, usage and services is increasing. Intucell's SON software platform addresses these challenges by examining the network, identifying issues, and intelligently managing network traffic in realtime."

It was last month that Cisco first announced its intention to purchase Intucell, and employees will now be allowed to combine with Cisco's Service Provider Mobility Group. The vice president and general manager of Cisco's Software and Applications Group, Shailesh Shukla, will be reported to by the team.

Cisco's Service Provider Mobility Group has been strengthened by a number of recent acquisitions, and Intucell is the most recent purchase to be added to that list. BroadHop, a policy control and service management specialist was purchased in December, and shortly before that, Cariden, a network planning and traffic management firm was acquired.

It is expected that LTE infrastructure spending will grow greater than 3.5G for the first time this year, according to research firm IHS iSuppli. Through Cisco's acquisition of Intucell, the LTE 4G market is now highlighted as a point of growth. (CY) Link

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