Revolutionizing Mobile Connectivity with the Highway 9 Mobile Cloud
In today’s rapidly evolving landscape of enterprise connectivity, depending solely on Wi-Fi as the primary wireless network falls short in meeting the increasing demand for ubiquitous connectivity, especially in RF-challenging environments. This is prompting a search for innovative solutions that can bridge the gap. While advancements in cellular technology, such as private 5G and Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) in the US, hold significant promise, the adoption of private mobile networks has faced challenges within existing enterprise infrastructure. Most existing solutions are telco-centric, piecemeal and difficult for enterprises to deploy and manage.
Highway 9 Networks is poised to tackle these challenges head-on with the introduction of the Highway 9 Mobile Cloud—a groundbreaking platform designed to meet the evolving mobile connectivity needs of enterprises.
Understanding the Mobile Cloud
The Highway 9 Mobile Cloud represents a paradigm shift in enterprise mobile connectivity, offering an end-to-end solution that establishes a cellular overlay under a unified platform. Unlike conventional telco-centric approaches, the Highway 9 Mobile Cloud embraces cloud-native principles, empowering enterprises to seamlessly integrate and manage all the required components of mobile connectivity through a single platform and console – resulting in much greater agility and efficiency.
The objective of Highway 9 Mobile Cloud is to revolutionize the deployment and management of private mobile networks within enterprise campus environments. By leveraging a secure cloud-native platform, Highway 9 streamlines and accelerates the rollout process, seamlessly integrating all necessary components to minimize complexity and errors. This innovative cloud-based approach facilitates a software-defined onboarding process, empowering enterprises to extend carrier services, ensure always-on data connectivity, and enable advanced AI-driven scenarios.
With its focus on superior range, density, security, low latency, and seamless integration with existing IT infrastructure and major carriers, the mobile cloud offers a reliable, high-performance solution for the evolving needs of advanced and AI-driven enterprises.
The Highway 9 Mobile Cloud Architecture
Comprising three interconnected layers—Highway 9 Mobile Network, Mobile Edge, and the Mobile Services —the stack offers a holistic approach to Enterprise Private Networks. At the foundation lies the Highway 9 Mobile Network, ushering in next-generation connectivity with its seamless integration and pre-integrated solutions. Building upon this foundation, the Mobile Edge layer extends the stack’s capabilities by providing flexible deployment options and empowering diverse mobile use cases with its distributed architecture and carrier extension services. At the helm, the Mobile cloud console serves as the nerve center, offering comprehensive visibility, programmability, and policy management services. Together, these layers form a cohesive ecosystem designed for a new era of mobile infrastructure excellence.
The Mobile Network layer within the Mobile Cloud solutions stack is powered by Highway 9 leverages a pre-integrated solution, it incorporates top-tier LTE/5G RAN, CPE, and eSIM technologies, ensuring superior performance and reliability. With integrated visibility into clients and radios, it facilitates bootstrap configuration and Day 2 operations, alongside providing comprehensive Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), ensuring efficient management and performance monitoring.
The Highway 9 Mobile Edge component within the Mobile cloud stack, serves as the linchpin for private mobile networks, offering both the control plane and user plane functionalities. Its deployment options are versatile, allowing for on-premises implementation within an enterprise’s infrastructure or deployment on a public cloud platform. It empowers a multitude of mobile use cases by providing extensive visibility and integration capabilities across the enterprise network, ensuring seamless operations. With a focus on delivering exceptional performance and flexibility, its key capabilities include distributed and scalable 4G/5G packet cores, enabling efficient data processing and management. Additionally, it offers carrier extension services tailored for enhancing in-building coverage, ensuring a robust mobile network experience throughout diverse environments. Moreover, Highway 9 Mobile Edge boasts tight integration with both enterprise IT systems and telecommunications operators, facilitating streamlined operations and maximizing synergies between different components of the network infrastructure.
The console within the Highway 9 Mobile Service provides a holistic view and programmable features, and it ensures 360-degree visibility into mobile infrastructure. Equipped with intuitive dashboards and detailed reports, alongside a distributed configuration management framework, the console empowers network IT professionals to efficiently oversee mobile infrastructure across the organization, utilizing familiar enterprise operating models. Moreover, policy management services within the console cater to diverse mobile use cases within enterprise and campus settings.
With this Mobile Cloud stack, we create an ecosystem of services that help enterprises expand their existing network deployments and bring in the true IT/OT convergence.
Key Components of the Highway 9 Mobile Cloud Ecosystem
At the heart of the Highway 9 Mobile Cloud ecosystem lies the Mobile Edge and Mobile Services. The Mobile Edge serves as the bridge connecting devices, services, and enterprise applications, leveraging distributed architecture to minimize latency and ensure optimal performance. Meanwhile, the console within the Mobile Services layer provides comprehensive visibility and control, offering a single pane of glass for IT and OT teams.
In the diagram above, to the left, we have one of the most compelling features of the Mobile Cloud — tight integration with enterprise IT services. By integrating with services like Network Access Controls (NAC), DHCP/IPAM systems, Single Sign-On (SSO), Firewall, Mobile Device Management Systems (MDM), and much more, we foster a cohesive and secure enterprise network.
To build the ecosystem around our stack, on the right, we facilitate connectivity to Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) through strategic partnerships. Enterprises leveraging the Mobile Cloud gain access to an extensive array of MNO data services, MNO KPI metrics and MNO analytics.
At the top, we’ve got integration with the mobility services: The Highway 9 Mobile Cloud seamlessly integrates with SAS management services (Google and Federated Wireless) enabling enterprises to scale with ease while maintaining the security and reliability of their private mobile networks.
And finally, at the bottom, we bring in user endpoints through our cellular access points (AP), but not without putting our magic on it. Just like we give telemetry into the network statistics, we provide extensive stats on the end user devices and endpoints to ensure IT and OT teams have true control and visibility into their network. With API integrations into Element Manager Systems (EMS), we are the only vendor equipped to provide an AP down and device up view of the network.
Outcomes with the Mobile Cloud
- Ubiquitous Coverage: The Mobile Cloud enhances data and voice coverage ensuring robust and reliable performance even in challenging RF environments. This improvement guarantees uninterrupted access to essential applications and services, empowering employees to maintain productivity regardless of their location or circumstances.
- Simplified Operations: By consolidating mobile networking functions into a unified platform, the Mobile Cloud simplifies operations and reduces complexity. Advanced automation features like Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and SIM lifecycle management enable IT teams to efficiently deploy and manage mobile connectivity resources, allowing them to allocate valuable time and resources to strategic initiatives.
- End-to-end Visibility and Control: The Mobile Cloud provides comprehensive visibility and monitoring capabilities, empowering IT teams to proactively manage network performance and security. With granular control over network resources, administrators can optimize performance and prioritize critical applications to meet business objectives effectively.
- Scalability and Adaptability: Leveraging its cloud-native architecture, the Mobile Cloud offers unparalleled scalability and flexibility. Enterprises can seamlessly scale their mobile connectivity infrastructure to accommodate fluctuations in demand and embrace emerging technologies with ease, ensuring long-term viability and agility in a rapidly evolving digital landscape.
- Security: The Mobile Cloud implements enhanced security measures, including end-to-end encryption and authentication protocols, to fortify data protection and safeguard against cyber threats. Administrators have granular control over network resources, enabling them to optimize performance and prioritize critical applications, further enhancing security.
In conclusion, the Mobile Cloud by Highway 9 Networks represents a transformative solution for enterprises seeking to optimize their mobile connectivity infrastructure and embrace the future of digital transformation. By embracing cloud-native principles and offering a comprehensive suite of features, the Mobile Cloud empowers organizations to unlock new possibilities in enterprise wireless connectivity, driving innovation, and fostering growth in the digital age. With its focus on simplicity, scalability, and security, Mobile Cloud sets the stage for a more connected, resilient, and agile enterprise environment.
