New Wi-Fi 7 campus equipment from Alcatel-Lucent

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (ALE), a provider of industry-tailored communications, networking, and cloud solutions, has launched a Wi-Fi 7-powered campus portfolio. The new standard promises 46 Gbps throughput, compared to 9.6 Gbps for Wi-Fi 6.

Source: ALE. The Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar AP1521 access point.

ALE’s Wi-Fi 7 OmniAccess Stellar line is engineered for performance. The family features a distributed control architecture, which offers lower total cost of ownership (TCO), augmented security, better reliability as well as enhanced flexibility and scalability for IT departments.

The all-new mid-range Alcatel-Lucent OmniAccess Stellar AP1521 and entry-level OmniAccess Stellar AP1511 access points are ideal for high-density environments such as offices, campuses, and industrial settings, supporting applications like Ultra HD videos, virtual and augmented reality, metaverse, and industrial real-time operations, including robotics, digital twins, telemedicine, and traffic systems.

To fully leverage the capabilities of Wi-Fi 7, enterprises may need to upgrade their network infrastructure. The new OmniSwitch 6560E switches with multigigabit ports are specifically designed to meet the increased demands of Wi-Fi 7, ensuring reliable, secure and efficient network performance.

OmniAccess Stellar access points and OmniSwitch switches can be managed and monitored through Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, a unified AI-powered network management platform available in both on-premises and cloud versions. It streamlines the onboarding process for users and IoT devices, and optimises network operation automation with detailed analytics and insights.

Stephan Robineau, Executive VP of Networking Business Division at Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise, commented: "With our new Wi-Fi 7 access points and supporting multigigabit switches, we are laying the foundation for uncompromised enterprise connectivity, delivering the highest levels of network security, performance and reliability to our customers."