Procera Networks (News - Alert) Inc. has partnered with SkyPilot Networks to enhance SkyPilot’s customers’ ability to monitor, improve and troubleshoot bandwidth utilization in their networks.

Both companies will work together to deliver an enhanced wireless mesh network infrastructure solution to their global customer base of network operators. Together, Procera and SkyPilot will develop advanced capabilities to enable next-generation wireless mesh networks.

This will enable them to offer new solutions such as application prioritization, and help the operators collect detailed bandwidth and individual usage statistics to more effectively control and shape traffic for optimal performance.

Sunil Dhar, Procera’s director of product management, said Procera’s network traffic control and bandwidth optimization complement SkyPilot’s robust, reliable and scalable wireless mesh network infrastructure.

Dhar said that wireless networks benefit from a flexible solution like PacketLogic to ensure connected users obtain a sufficient, secure and quality session every time they connect to the mesh network.

According to Brian Jenkins, vice president of product management at SkyPilot, both companies share a number of common customers that have deployed the PacketLogic system to provide enhanced traffic identification and bandwidth control capabilities.

Jenkins said that these customers have proven that the two solutions work together to offer enhanced capabilities, such as application prioritization for VoIP and bandwidth abuse control.

“Procera and SkyPilot have a truly synergistic partnership,” said Albert Lopez, vice president of business development and product management at Procera Networks, in a press release.

He continued: “PacketLogic delivers the most accurate visibility into network traffic passing through SkyPilot’s best-of-breed wireless mesh infrastructure, giving SkyPilot’s customers the power and control to drill down to the user level to ensure the best experience and highest level of quality for all users.”

Several service providers such as Bamboo Telecom of Spain and McKay Computing Services of Australia have already deployed Procera's PacketLogic appliances in combination with SkyPilot’s wireless mesh infrastructure.

Currently, several other SkyPilot operators are also evaluating Procera's PacketLogic.

Procera Networks and SkyPilot Networks expect to continue to build the partnership to leverage both companies' growing worldwide presence.

Based in Santa Clara, California, SkyPilot Networks provides carrier-class wireless mesh solutions that enable service providers, municipalities, and public safety agencies to rapidly deploy cost-effective broadband access, voice over IP, public and private Wi-Fi access, video surveillance, and other wireless applications.

Founded in 2002, Procera Networks Inc. is a global provider of intelligent network traffic identification, control and service management.

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