Sun and Bytemobile Inc. will deploy Bytemobile's Macara Optimization Service Node (OSN) software running on Sun NetraTM 1405 servers for the mobile operator environment and the Sun FireTM V100 and Sun FireTM V120 servers for the enterprise environment at Sun's Wireless Solution Center in Menlo Park, California. All three servers come standard with Lights-Out Management (LOM), which qualifies them for remote management uses.

The Bytemobile solution improves average user productivity through its personalized, dynamic optimization technology and a unique set of advanced subscriber services, including enterprise virtualization, network address management and enhanced billing and reporting functionality. These features are designed to promote increased average revenue per user (ARPU) for mobile network operators and lower total cost of ownership for enterprises.

Support requirements for customer care centers are dramatically reduced by such additional features as self-care management services. Because the joint solutions integrate easily into existing data networks and require little maintenance, costs related to deployment and maintenance can also be reduced.

Testing of the Bytemobile/Sun solution has revealed improvements in both Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes, with wireless-based user sessions recording times that approach landline speeds. Data reduction increased by a factor of seven and delivery speeds by a factor of ten.

Already, such mobile network operators as Sprint, Vodafone and Nextel have deployed Bytemobile software running on the Sun platform to achieve improved scalability, faster delivery rates and connection robustness in GPRS, 1xRTT and iDEN networks.

"The relationship with Sun furthers our reach from both a distribution and professional services perspective," said Adrian Hall, Bytemobile's vice president of business development. "Together we can more effectively grow our businesses in the mobile network operator and enterprise markets, all the while helping operators and enterprises deliver better than ever wireless data services to their end-users."

"Optimization and compression capabilities are not optional for enterprise mobile users -- they are critical elements of any wireless data service," said Iain Gillott, principal and founder of iGillottResearch, a market strategy consultancy focused on the wireless and mobile industry. "Furthermore, mobile operators will differentiate their wireless data services in terms of the bandwidth available and the quality of service."

"Sun and Bytemobile systems are jointly improving the end-user experience significantly with faster speeds and greater reliability of Web and email," said Manish Bhuptani, group manager of Network Services Market Development at Sun. "Our strong relationship enables us to pursue mobile network and enterprise markets more effectively by providing wireless data solutions that improve end-user experience and lower the total cost of ownership."

Both Sun and Bytemobile are targeting the mobile network operator and enterprise markets, hoping to capitalize on the need for improved performance in mobile data applications as increasing numbers of employees work remotely. The services include Web browsing, email and remote access into corporate virtual private networks (VPNs). [...read more...]

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