January 6, 2026, San Jose, Calif. – NETGEAR® Inc. (NASDAQ: NTGR), a global leader in intelligent networking solutions designed to power extraordinary experiences, today announced that the new Nighthawk 5G M7 Portable WiFi 7 Hotspot (MH7150) with eSIM marketplace is now available for pre-order at www.netgear.com. Worldwide shipping and retail rollout are set to kick off on January 27, 2026. The innovative device combines reliable, portable connectivity with groundbreaking flexibility, allowing users to choose coverage that fits their needs and connect instantly to high-speed internet in up to 140 countries.
Designed for dynamic lifestyles, the M7 delivers fast, reliable WiFi 7 speeds up to 3.6 Gbps, supporting up to 32 devices. Its compact build, robust battery, and simple setup make it the ideal companion for travel, remote work, and secure connectivity on the go.
With the new NETGEAR eSIM Marketplace, users can buy and activate affordable, high-quality data plans in over 140 countries directly through the NETGEAR app, no roaming fees required. The M7 is unlocked, supporting both physical SIMs and third-party eSIMs for true flexibility worldwide.
Advanced security features, including WPA3 encryption, firewall protection, and automatic updates, safeguard your connection. For wired needs, connect via USB-C or add an Ethernet adapter (sold separately) for even faster speeds.
The M7 Portable WiFi Hotspot, featuring an integrated eSIM marketplace, is now available for pre-order on www.netgear.com at $499.99 MSRP. Worldwide shipping and rollout to retailers begins on January 27, 2026. For additional details and purchasing options, please visit https://www.netgear.com/on-the-go/hotspots/mh7150/.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in the USA, NETGEAR® (NASDAQ: NTGR) is a global leader in innovative networking technologies for businesses, homes, and service providers. NETGEAR delivers a wide range of award-winning, intelligent solutions designed to unleash the full potential of connectivity and power extraordinary experiences. For businesses, NETGEAR offers reliable, easy-to-use, high-performance networking solutions, including switches, routers, access points, software, and AV over IP technologies, tailored to meet the diverse needs of small and medium enterprises. NETGEAR’s consumer products deliver advanced connectivity, powerful performance, and enhanced security features right out of the box, designed to help keep families safe online, whether at home or on the go. More information is available from the NETGEAR Press Room or by calling +1 (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and the NETGEAR blog at NETGEAR.com.
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COSTA MESA, Calif., January 22, 2026 — EnGenius Technologies Inc., a global leader in advanced connectivity and cloud-managed networking solutions, is pleased to announce the release of EnGenius Private Cloud (EPC)—a fully on-premises network management platform purpose-built for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and system integrators who require full control over their deployments without relying on public cloud infrastructure. EPC runs on any standard PC, server, or virtual machine, giving partners the ability to manage enterprise-class networks while keeping all data inside their own environment.
Why EPC Is Essential for Today’s MSPs
MSPs and system integrators need EnGenius EPC because many of their customers cannot or do not want to use public cloud platforms due to data privacy, compliance, and security concerns. Many governments agencies mandate that all network management systems, logs, and user data remain strictly within their own infrastructure to meet data sovereignty, privacy, and security regulations. These policies prohibit the use of public cloud controllers, restrict external data transmission, and require full visibility and control over how information is stored, accessed, and audited. As a result, MSPs and system integrators serving government clients must deploy fully on-prem solutions like EnGenius EPC to ensure compliance, maintain operational independence, and protect sensitive information from being processed or stored outside government-controlled environments.
EPC solves these pain points by delivering a fully on-premises, multi-tenant management platform that keeps all data local, operates reliably even without internet, and significantly reduces long-term operational costs. As a 100% locally hosted and secure solution, EPC ensures that network management, logs, client data, and device credentials never leave the premises—giving partners complete control over customization, backups, policies, and overall performance.
EPC provides:
By combining cloud-level convenience with local, on-prem autonomy, EPC empowers MSPs to deliver premium managed services while maintaining the security, privacy, and performance their customers expect.
Key Features & Capabilities of EnGenius EPC
With EPC, EnGenius redefines what on-premises network management can achieve—delivering flexibility, privacy, and reliability that the cloud simply cannot match.
The EPC will be available for download on the EnGenius website starting in January 2026 for EnGenius customers. For additional product specifications and purchasing information, visit: EnGenius Private Cloud
Managed Service Providers are expected to do more than ever—support more customers, manage more devices, respond faster, and still protect margins. Managing multiple customer environments shouldn’t require juggling disconnected tools or increasing administrative overhead. That’s exactly where Zyxel’s Nebula Cloud Networking Solution—and specifically the Nebula MSP license—comes in.
Designed for modern MSP operations, Nebula delivers centralized, cloud-based network management with advanced cross-organization, multi-tenant capabilities, helping MSPs scale efficiently while unlocking new recurring revenue opportunities.
Built for MSP Scale
With the release of Nebula 19.30, Zyxel takes multi-tenant management to the next level. MSPs gain the ability to manage multiple organizations, sites, and devices from a single platform—without switching dashboards or duplicating work. This cross-organization visibility allows MSPs to scale services faster, simplify daily operations, and maintain consistent service quality across all customers.
“Nebula was built to help MSPs scale without adding complexity,” said Shawn Rogers, Sales Operations & Product Development Manager. “With advanced multi-tenant management, automation, and centralized visibility, the Nebula MSP license enables service providers to deliver consistent, high-quality services while creating new opportunities for recurring revenue.”
Automate More. Manual Less.
Staff shortages and repetitive configuration tasks can quickly erode MSP profitability. Nebula 19.30 introduces proactive workflows designed to eliminate manual work at scale. Features such as configuration templates, full-site replication, and bulk backup and restore allow MSPs to onboard new customers in minutes instead of days.
By turning best practices into reusable templates, MSPs can deliver consistent deployments while freeing up technical staff to focus on higher-value services.
One Dashboard. Every Customer.
Visibility is critical when managing multiple tenants. The refreshed Nebula MSP Portal consolidates previously siloed information into a single, unified view. MSPs can quickly see the status of organizations, sites, devices, and licenses across all customers—without jumping between tools.
This centralized insight enables faster decision-making, proactive issue resolution, and better overall service delivery.
Security & Collaboration—Built for MSP Teams
As MSP teams grow, shared logins and manual user management introduce both security risks and inefficiencies. Nebula 19.30 addresses this with role-based access control (RBAC), allowing MSPs to define staff roles and assign tiered permissions based on responsibilities.
With instant onboarding and offboarding, new team members can be granted access immediately, while departing staff can be removed just as quickly. Strategic customer grouping further simplifies operations by aligning access and service tiers across similar customer environments.
Faster Recovery, Less Downtime
Downtime impacts both customer satisfaction and SLA performance. Nebula’s bulk backup and quick restore capabilities help MSPs minimize service disruptions and accelerate troubleshooting. Whether responding to misconfigurations or recovering from unexpected issues, MSPs can restore environments quickly and confidently—keeping customers productive and satisfied.
Turn Best Practices into Repeatable Services
Nebula’s full-site replication enables MSPs to clone complete network configurations—including WiFi settings, switch profiles, and VPN policies—across customer environments. This transforms technical expertise into repeatable, scalable services, allowing MSPs to grow without increasing complexity.
More Than Management—More Opportunities
With over 100 Nebula-compatible devices across wired, wireless, security, and the Nebula MSP license creates opportunities far beyond management. MSPs can easily upsell and cross-sell solutions across diverse customer needs—from enterprise deployments to SMB environments using devices like the USG LITE 60AX.
By building flexible service tiers on a single cloud platform, MSPs can generate recurring revenue while maintaining operational consistency.
A Cloud Platform Designed for MSP Growth
Zyxel Nebula is more than a cloud management tool—it’s a platform built to help MSPs scale smarter, operate more efficiently, and grow profitably. With multi-tenant visibility, automation, secure collaboration, and a broad ecosystem of compatible devices, the Nebula MSP license empowers MSPs to deliver consistent, high-quality services—today and into the future.
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Discover how the Nebula MSP license can help you simplify operations, automate management, and unlock new recurring revenue opportunities—all from a single cloud platform.
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Bluetooth® and ultra-wideband (UWB) are often discussed in isolation rather than as parts of a coordinated system. That framing no longer reflects how real systems are being designed or deployed. In practice, Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) and UWB are increasingly architected to work together, each addressing different technical objectives. Automotive digital keys are the clearest example today, but the same complementary pattern is emerging across other proximity-based applications.
At the same time, both technologies are evolving rapidly. Bluetooth is adding more sophisticated ranging capabilities, while UWB continues to advance accuracy, security and performance features. For manufacturers, suppliers and designers in the automotive and other markets, this convergence leads to a conclusion: wireless test methodologies must evolve from assessing individual radios to validating complete, multi-radio systems.
Why Bluetooth LE and UWB Coexist in Digital Keys
Modern digital key architectures grew out of early Bluetooth LE-only implementations that relied heavily on a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI). RSSI is a relative measure of received signal strength that is used to infer proximity to the signal source. While effective for discovery and convenience, RSSI-based distance estimation is inherently vulnerable to relay and man-in-the-middle attacks, making it unsuitable as the sole mechanism for security-critical access decisions.
This limitation drove the industry toward UWB-based secure ranging, formalized through initiatives such as the Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC). Today’s digital key designs intentionally divide responsibilities:
This handoff is foundational. Bluetooth LE acts as the always-on, low-power sentinel. UWB acts as the high-confidence decision engine.
When Accuracy and Security Matter, UWB Is Essential
UWB’s advantage lies in how it measures distance. Instead of inferring proximity from signal strength, UWB uses time-of-flight techniques that deliver centimeter-level accuracy under typical operating conditions. Security is reinforced at the physical layer through mechanisms such as Scrambled Timestamp Sequence (STS), which significantly raises the bar against relay and replay attacks.
Equally important, Bluetooth LE and UWB do not compete for spectrum. Bluetooth LE operates in the 2.4 GHz band, while UWB occupies much higher frequencies, typically in the 6- to 10-GHz range depending on region. This allows both radios to operate concurrently without RF interference.
Bluetooth Is Evolving and Strengthening Coexistence
Bluetooth LE itself is not standing still. Technologies such as Bluetooth Channel Sounding are improving ranging accuracy by combining phase-based ranging and round-trip time measurements.
These advances do not replace UWB; they make coexistence more efficient. Improved Bluetooth LE ranging enables better intent detection and helps systems decide when to wake UWB, reducing unnecessary power consumption while maintaining responsiveness. In effect, improvements in Bluetooth enhance the effectiveness of UWB-based systems.
Automotive As a Proof Point
Automotive remains the most visible example of this complementary design approach because the consequences of failure are so high. Unlocking must be seamless, secure and repeatable across devices, environments and regions.
Orange: UWB, Blue: Bluetooth
At the same time, UWB adoption is expanding beyond access control. Applications such as indoor navigation, asset tracking and tap-free interactions are gaining traction. In vehicles, UWB-based sensing use cases, including child presence detection, intrusion alerts, and gesture or kick sensing, are already appearing, often through proprietary implementations. Over time, many of these sensing applications are expected to converge toward standardized approaches, increasing the importance of adaptable test strategies.
The Real World Is Not a Clean RF Lab
Even well-designed systems can fail if they’re only validated under ideal conditions. In practice, RF performance is affected by multipath, orientation and human factors. A phone in a back pocket, for example, can experience significant signal absorption by the human body, altering RSSI readings and delaying discovery or intent detection.
This variability reinforces a critical lesson: passing standards-based RF tests is not the same as delivering a reliable user experience. Over-the-air (OTA) test and system-level validation are essential, particularly for proximity-based applications where timing and behavior matter as much as raw RF performance.
What Changes for Test When Bluetooth LE and UWB Form a System
When Bluetooth LE and UWB are combined, test requirements expand beyond single-radio validation. During design and validation, teams must verify Bluetooth LE discovery and intent detection under realistic attenuation and orientation, as well as testing UWB ranging accuracy, timing determinism and secure ranging behavior. They also need to confirm the correct Bluetooth LE-to-UWB handoff across defined proximity zones.
In manufacturing, production test must adapt accordingly. Bluetooth LE still requires RF parametric checks such as transmit power verification and RSSI calibration. UWB introduces additional requirements, including power calibration to meet regulatory limits and antenna delay compensation to enable accurate time-of-flight measurements. Timing synchronization and intent verification increasingly become part of end-of-line testing.
Beyond the factory, field testing and regression validation – often linked to OTA software updates – play a growing role. CCC certification processes already emphasize real-world scenario testing, where OEMs and device makers jointly validate lock and unlock behavior. These results feed regression testing to ensure future updates do not introduce new failure modes.
Implications for Wireless Test Platforms
The message across all stages is clear: test must evolve with system complexity. As Bluetooth LE and UWB continue to advance through improved ranging, higher data rates and extended range, test platforms must adapt without forcing redesigns at every technology transition.
For LitePoint, this means enabling customers to validate Bluetooth LE and UWB together, over the air, with the timing, phase, power and security measurements these systems demand. The goal is not simply to test radios, but to verify complete proximity systems – from discovery to secure action. UWB and Bluetooth are not rivals. They are complementary technologies whose combined strengths enable secure, intuitive user experiences. Automotive shows how this coexistence works today – and why modern wireless test must evolve alongside it.
Employee safety devices (ESDs) did not start as a strategic investment for most hotels. They began as a requirement.
New laws. Updated brand standards. Growing awareness of the risks faced by associates working alone.
Panic buttons became the baseline response to a changing regulatory environment. Today, that baseline is no longer enough.
Hotel operations are more complex. Properties are larger. Teams are more diverse. Expectations around response, documentation, and accountability have increased.
Leadership teams now evaluate safety platforms not just on compliance, but on how well they perform in real situations.
ProSafe 26 reflects that shift. This redesigned safety platform instantly connects team members, responders, and management. It provides the clarity needed for modern hotel operations and a safer working environment.
Employee safety has become a permanent part of hospitality operations. Laws in multiple states require employee safety devices. Brand initiatives such as the AHLA 5-Star Promise reinforce associate protection as a shared responsibility across the industry.
State and local laws have made employee safety devices mandatory in many hotel markets in the United States. These safety regulations often apply to associates working alone, particularly housekeeping and overnight staff. While the specifics vary by jurisdiction, the direction is consistent. Hotels must demonstrate that safety systems are active, accessible, and reliable.
Brand safety standards have evolved alongside these laws. Many brands now expect more than the presence of a device. They look at response workflows, escalation paths, and documentation. In some cases, new hotels must confirm they have an employee safety solution before receiving approval to operate.
This shift changes how hotels evaluate safety platforms. Ensuring compliance alone is no longer the finish line. Hotels must show that alerts reach the right people to coordinate emergency response. They must also retain documentation to review incidents after the fact.
The quality of the system matters as much as the requirement itself.
Many early employee safety device programs focused on a narrow use case: Press a button, send an alert, and hope the message reaches the right person.
In practice, that model creates gaps:
These limitations slow response and increase uncertainty at the exact moment clarity is needed.
ProSafe 26 addresses one of the most persistent challenges in hotel safety: location accuracy.
Many employee safety systems rely on beacons or manual scanning to identify a location. In hotel environments, those approaches introduce risk. Beacons require installation, maintenance, and periodic replacement. Scanning depends on associate action during stressful moments, when it’s easy to miss key steps.
SafeGrid™ is ProSafe’s patented scanless location technology that removes those failure points. It delivers automatic room- and area-level accuracy without the need for beacons, QR codes, or additional hardware.
For hotel teams, the benefit is immediate. Associates do not need to remember what to scan or where to stand. Responders know precisely where to go with consistent, room-level information every time someone triggers an alert. The system operates continuously, providing precise location data with every alert.
For hotel operators, this approach also reduces complexity. Properties do not need to manage separate infrastructure or maintain ongoing hardware investments. The system scales more easily across properties and portfolios, while maintaining accuracy at the room level. This is still uncommon among ESD solutions today.
Effective safety programs extend beyond the moment the system sends an alert. ProSafe 26 supports the full incident lifecycle, from initiation through resolution. Each event follows a clear path, with defined status updates and an end state when staff no longer need assistance.
Once an employee triggers an alert, ProSafe 26 keeps communication inside a single incident experience.
Incident history remains accessible inside the platform. Alerts, messages, and captured evidence stay connected to the original event. This structure supports follow-up conversations, internal reviews, and ongoing training. It also reduces reliance on handwritten notes or disconnected reports.
Associates and response teams can chat live within the ProSafe app or the SafeHub dashboard. Messages update in real time as responders move and coordinate. Status changes remain visible to everyone involved.
This reduces confusion and eliminates the need for parallel calls, radios, or text threads. The entire response stays aligned from the first second through resolution.
Clear closure matters. When incidents end cleanly, teams know when to stand down. Records are complete. Leadership gains confidence that safety processes are consistent and repeatable across shifts and properties.
ProSafe 26 has added SafeStream to provide actionable insights in real-time.
This integration allows responders to see active incidents as they unfold. Video feeds provide immediate visual context, helping teams determine whether a situation is medical, security-related, behavioral, or environmental before arriving on scene.
The benefit is practical. Responders bring the right equipment. They approach with better awareness. Decisions happen sooner, not after arrival.
Video becomes a live operational tool, not just post-incident documentation.
ProSafe takes it even further through its partnership with TruePath Vision.
With this technology, the system can use CCTV footage to detect activity in real time and activate an alert to the SafeHub Dashboard. This means potential incidents are reported even when a human isn’t present to report them.
Any evidence captured via ProSafe is cross-analyzed with TruePath’s technology to identify a potentially bad actor, even if they have left the scene.
When incidents require external emergency services, ProSafe integrates with RapidSOS to support E911 response.
Alerts can automatically share associate details, SafeGrid room-level location data, GPS information, and available evidence with public safety agencies. This replaces vague phone calls with structured, real-time data.
The result is faster handoff and clearer communication between hotel teams and first responders.
Through integration with MappedIn, SafeHub provides a real-time, interactive 3D view of the property.
Response teams can see active alerts and associate locations by floor, supporting faster navigation and coordination. This level of visibility is especially valuable in large or complex properties where spatial awareness impacts response time.
Hotel teams are multilingual by default. ProSafe 26 reflects that reality.
The platform supports real-time translation across more than 100 languages, with voice, text, and automatic transcription. Emergency broadcasts can reach every associate in their primary language with a single command.
Clear communication reduces errors and improves safety outcomes, especially during high-stress situations.
ProSafe 26 includes two-way APIs designed for enterprise environments.
Security operations centers can ingest ProSafe data. IT systems can trigger alerts. Intelligence can flow upstream for reporting and oversight. For management companies, above-property visibility supports consistent standards across portfolios.
Safety no longer operates in isolation.
Employee safety devices may begin as a compliance requirement. How they perform determines whether they become an operational asset.
For hotel leadership, employee safety directly impacts risk, accountability, and operational readiness. Inconsistent response or incomplete documentation can expose gaps during audits, investigations, or legal review. A centralized platform helps reduce that exposure by standardizing how properties handle incidents.
Visibility also matters at scale. Management companies and ownership groups often oversee dozens or hundreds of properties. Without shared systems, safety performance varies by location. ProSafe 26 supports consistent standards by giving leaders insight into alerts, response times, and workflows across their portfolio.
This level of oversight supports better decisions. Patterns become visible. Training needs are easier to identify. Safety shifts from a reactive obligation to a managed operational discipline.
WorldVue helps hotels deploy ProSafe as part of a broader technology strategy. We assist properties in aligning with brand standards, operational needs, and evolving regulations.
Contact us to request a personalized demo to see how ProSafe 26 supports safer teams and stronger operations.
Richardson, TX, February 3, 2026 – RUCKUS Networks, a Vistance Networks (NASDAQ: VISN) business, today announced it has expanded its Pro AV ICX® network switch portfolio and introduced an AV-enhanced update to its management platforms. These advancements support the global market shift away from legacy video transport solutions toward Ethernet-based systems. RUCKUS Networks has also formed strategic partnerships with communications solutions leader Crestron, and joined as an adopting member of the SDVoE Alliance, a nonprofit consortium of technology providers collaborating to push the adoption of Ethernet to transport AV signals in professional AV environments.
The new Pro AV ICX switches are AV-optimized and pre-configured out-of-the-box, providing a broad compatibility with existing AV solutions across the industry and reduction in the resources needed to configure the switch to support AV protocols and endpoints. The expanded ICX portfolio can be managed by RUCKUS One®, SmartZone™ and as a standalone switch, allowing for integration across various commercial environments including professional residential, hospitality and education.
Pre-configured switches lower risk and enable faster deployments and effortless scaling of AV networks. Network operators can quickly onboard AV devices and manage AV traffic through our existing cloud or on-prem management platform, which also manage our standard switches and access points.
The expanded portfolio is also fully interoperable with Crestron’s DM NVX AV-over-IP platform. Crestron creates innovative content, collaboration, and control technologies for the Pro AV industry.
“At RUCKUS Networks, we pride ourselves on building advanced networking solutions, and our expanded Pro AV portfolio goes beyond the ordinary to make AV networking even simpler and easier to deploy for our customers,” said Bart Giordano, SVP & president, RUCKUS Networks. “We’re excited to be joining Crestron and the SDVoE Alliance in accelerating the transition to AV-over-IP for AV transport.”
“Crestron’s DM NVX is the industry-leading AV-over-IP solution, providing flawless distribution of networked video, audio, USB, and control,” stated Bob Bavolacco, strategic partnerships director at Crestron. “Our partnership with RUCKUS Networks is built on rigorous testing of their switches with DM NVX to ensure our mutual end clients experience the best in video and audio distribution paired with one of the industry’s leading switch manufacturers.”
The SDVoE Alliance is a nonprofit consortium of Pro AV technology providers collaborating to standardize the use of Ethernet-based, software-defined AV-over-IP systems to transport AV signals in professional AV environments.
For more information, please visit the RUCKUS website.
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To meet growing demand for faster, more reliable home connectivity, Deutsche Telekom partnered with MediaTek to develop the Speedport 7, a class-leading broadband gateway designed for nationwide deployment. The device marked Deutsche Telekom’s first Wi-Fi 7 program and required support for fiber, DSL, Ethernet, and cellular backup, along with seamless connectivity across an increasingly complex home network environment. It also represented the company’s most advanced in-house software integration to date.
MediaTek worked closely with Deutsche Telekom throughout the project, providing end-to-end support from design to deployment. This collaboration enabled key technologies such as Wi-Fi 7 Multi-Link Operation and EasyMesh, while ensuring compatibility with third-party applications and meeting strict requirements for quality, reliability, and security.
The result was the successful launch of Speedport 7 in October 2025. The device delivers Wi-Fi 7 BE7200 performance, dual-band operation, and broadband speeds of up to 2 Gbps, along with intuitive app-based management and robust security features.
Now widely deployed across Germany, Speedport 7 has received strong customer approval and industry recognition for its performance and reliability, demonstrating how close collaboration and advanced platform design can enable next-generation broadband experiences.
PARIS, Feb. 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Airties, a global leader of AI-driven software that improves the connectivity experience for ISPs’ subscribers, today announced the appointment of Deepak Harie, former Senior Vice President of Technical Support and Deploy Services at Nokia, to lead Airties’ sales and business development efforts globally.
“In recent years, Airties has significantly expanded our customer deployments, product portfolio, and software integrations with leading hardware suppliers, and Deepak Harie is the right leader to help us capitalize on today’s market opportunities and best serve our customers,” said Metin Taskin, CEO and founder of Airties. “Deepak is highly regarded across our industry for his proven record of accomplishments, technical knowledge, adept leadership skills, and customer-centric ethos. Our mission is to enable broadband service providers to deliver smooth, smart, secure connectivity, and I am confident that Deepak will help us deliver on that commitment.”
“Airties is widely recognized as both a category-defining pioneer and market-leading innovator, and I could not be prouder to help build upon that remarkable legacy,” said Deepak Harie, Chief Revenue Officer of Airties. “ISPs rely on Airties’ AI-driven software for the ongoing optimization of their customers’ broadband experience, to improve performance, reduce churn, lower costs, and market effectively, and I am thrilled to be part of the Airties journey. Above all, I’ll be committed to championing our customers’ needs and helping them, as their trusted partner, to achieve their strategic objectives.”
Prior to joining Airties, Deepak spent almost 25 years at Nokia in wide-ranging senior leadership roles. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President of Technical Support and Deploy Services. He also served as Vice President of Cloud and SI Services, Vice President of Systems Integration, and Account Director of UK and Ireland earlier in his career. In his new role at Airties, Deepak will report to Airties’ CEO and founder, Metin Taskin.
Airties suite of software solutions, including Airties Home, Airties Pro, and Airties Multi, direct consumers’ devices (laptops, tablets, phones, game consoles, IoT, smart home devices, etc.) to the best available Wi-Fi access point and frequency band based on real-time network conditions; manages Mesh networking; and optimizes QoS. The software helps ISPs observe, diagnose, and fix connectivity issues automatically or through actionable recommendations; delivers insights and optimizations for connected devices and applications; and provides intuitive dashboards and APIs to support operators’ CRM systems and customer facing support apps to manage their networks, set access controls, prioritizations, and more.
Airties has received many prestigious industry awards for its innovations, including: “Best Home Wi-Fi Solution Award” from Broadband World Forum; “Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution” and “Best Home Wi-Fi Product” awards from Wi-Fi NOW; “Best Wi-Fi Innovation” and “Best-In Home Wi-Fi Network” awards from Wireless Broadband Alliance; “Best Broadband Customer Experience” from Cable & Satellite International; and numerous others.
About Airties
Airties empowers operators to provide smooth, smart, secure connectivity. Airties turns smart connectivity into a competitive advantage for operators and enhances how subscribers experience connectivity in the real world: making every connection smarter and more reliable. Airties’ AI-driven insights enable operators to lower churn, reduce expenses, boost satisfaction, and attract new customers. Across departments, from engineering to marketing, Airties helps increase efficiency, accelerate innovation, and design smarter campaigns. Airties’ holistic suite of hardware-agnostic software enables ISPs to manage connectivity, based on leading industry standards and open-source software, across their fibre, cable/DSL, and fixed wireless access (FWA) deployments. Airties’ customers include leading service providers such as AT&T, Cox, Deutsche Telekom, Telia, Telstra, T-Mobile US, Vodafone, and many others across the world. More information is available at www.airties.com.
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Former Cisco and Meraki executive to oversee Plume’s go-to-market strategy with a focus on deepening engagement with ISP customers and building subscriber confidence by turning intelligence into action
PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Plume, a leader in cloud-managed Wi-Fi, security, and smart home services for Internet Service Providers (ISPs), today announced the appointment of Rebecca Stone as the company’s new Chief Marketing Officer.
Stone brings more than 20 years of experience leading global enterprise and service provider marketing organizations across brand, product marketing, growth, and revenue strategy, as well as a deep understanding of service provider needs across multiple industry tiers. Most recently, she served as Senior Vice President of Revenue Marketing and Customer Solutions Marketing at Cisco, where she oversaw media, integrated marketing, campaign planning, content marketing and operations, and demand marketing for Cisco’s $50B networking portfolio.
At Plume, Stone will help Plume deepen engagement with ISP customers while clearly articulating the value of the company’s expanding capabilities around intelligent Wi-Fi management, telemetry and analytics, cybersecurity, and customer care, powered by an unprecedented dataset and artificial intelligence. Plume aims to work with ISPs to strengthen subscriber confidence by turning data and insights into action, including a more robust offering that incorporates powerful AI orchestration technology from recently acquired Sweepr.
“The industry is shifting quickly, and Plume is entering a new chapter: one platform, a stronger customer experience, and more value from data and AI for ISPs,” said Dan Herscovici, CEO of Plume. “In a market this crowded, clarity wins and we’re going to make Plume the obvious choice. Rebecca has built and scaled world-class marketing teams across cloud, networking, and service providers. Her customer empathy and ability to translate complex technology into differentiated value will be critical as we help partners stand out, grow, and compete.”
Plume’s cloud platform connects nearly half a billion devices, creating an unmatched foundation of real-world network and device telemetry across diverse home environments. In this rapidly evolving broadband landscape—with rising subscriber expectations, intensifying competition, and AI shaping service delivery—Stone will oversee marketing strategy, brand positioning, and go-to-market execution as the company enters its next phase of growth. She will play an integral role in how Plume communicates this refreshed approach and suite of new capabilities to ISPs and the broadband industry, bringing them to life with clarity and inspiration across channels.
“I’m delighted to join Plume at this transformative moment in the company’s growth,” says Rebecca Stone, Chief Marketing Officer at Plume. “I’ve spent my career focused on building innovative marketing teams that accelerate growth and drive customer success, especially in an increasingly AI-powered landscape. There’s nothing more valuable than hearing from your customers, learning from them, and turning those insights into action that propels their success. I look forward to curating experiences where Plume can engage in a deeper and more meaningful way with them in the year ahead.”
Prior to Cisco, Stone was Chief Marketing Officer at Meraki, where she doubled the global marketing team to 150 employees, led a major rebrand and messaging transformation, and grew marketing-sourced pipeline contribution to 35%. At LiveRamp, she served as VP of Marketing, leading a team of 70 marketers and sales staff and helping the company expand from $20M to $300M+ in four years. She previously held marketing leadership roles at DataSift and Calix, and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from UC Santa Barbara.
About Plume
Plume created the first managed Wi-Fi platform for Internet Service Providers (ISPs) in 2016 and continues to lead today with a best-in-class solution for cloud-managed Wi-Fi, security, and workflow orchestration – all powered by an unmatched dataset and AI. With almost half a billion devices connected to its platform, Plume is a trusted technology partner for more than 400 ISPs around the world, helping them deliver subscriber confidence through better Wi-Fi experiences, new services, and proactive customer care. Plume leverages OpenSync®, an open-source framework that comes pre-integrated and supported on the leading silicon, CPE, and platform SDKs, and supports leading industry standards like RDK-B and prplWave. Combined with powerful AI orchestration tools with its acquisition of Sweepr, Plume now offers ISPs a true end-to-end solution to power their most important workflows and customer experiences, while making deployment simpler and faster. Plume is leading the way in providing ISPs an intelligence and innovation edge to stay competitive, build subscriber confidence, and adapt to the changing needs of the market. Discover more about how Plume is empowering ISPs by visiting https://www.plume.com.
SOURCE Plume Design, Inc.
24% of Japanese consumers said they are considering changing their home Internet service provider (ISP), in the near future, citing quality issues as the leading factor; Compared to 28% of consumers in the US and 37% in the UK who are considering changing ISPs in the near future
Findings show that up to 60% of potential churn in Japan could be avoided by investing in better quality, features and customer support, independent of pricing. Of those considering changing home their home ISP, the main reasons include unhappiness with the quality of home Wi-Fi or Internet (38%); missing advanced features (13%), poor customer support (9%), compared to 34% who cited pricing considerations
44% of Japanese consumers would be interested in a “Guaranteed or Smart Wi-Fi” service that guarantees coverage and automatically fixes issues and would be willing to pay more for it
Silent suffering is pervasive: 51% experience noticeable problems or interruptions, but only 18% contacted their ISP over the past year
Very dissatisfied consumers are 5 times more likely to churn than very satisfied consumers: 61% of respondents who are currently very dissatisfied with their ISPs are considering switching ISPs in the near future compared to 12% of very satisfied customers.
Paris, France and Tokyo, Japan – January 27, 2026 – At today’s Wireless Global Congress (WGC) APAC 2026, Airties, a global leader of AI-driven software that improves the connectivity experience for ISPs’ subscribers, today announced findings from a newly commissioned consumer survey, independently conducted by Qualtrics, of more than 1,000 Japanese households*. The survey revealed a potential churn crisis for home ISPs in Japan: approximately one-quarter of households are considering switching providers in the near future, with quality of service being a decisive factor. Similar research, disclosed last month**, found that roughly one-third of consumers across the US and UK are considering switching ISPs in the near future. Even though the likelihood of churn is lower in Japan, it demonstrates the scale of churn risk within the country. Notably, the survey also found that up to 60% of potential churn in Japan could be avoided by investing in better quality, features, and customer support, independent of pricing.
“Many Japanese households are silently suffering with real connectivity frustrations, and a stunning quarter of them are considering leaving their current Internet service provider in the near future,” said John Lancaster-Lennox, Executive Vice President and General Manager Asia Pacific at Airties. “Our research shows that Japanese consumers want ISPs to take more responsibility for the quality of their home Wi-Fi experience, and to provide a smarter managed service with advanced features that guarantee performance across apps and devices. Airties’ AI-driven connectivity software was designed to meet these expectations, provide better customer support, proactively mitigate churn risks, and improve customer satisfaction.”
Looming Risk for Japanese ISPs:
Quality vs Price:
Consumers Want ISPs to Manage the Home Wi-Fi and are Willing to Pay
Exceptional Connectivity and Prioritization is Essential
Airties empowers broadband service providers to deliver smooth, smart, secure connectivity. Across the globe, ISPs rely upon Airties’ software for the ongoing optimization of their customers’ broadband experience to help reduce churn, attract new customers, lower operating and support costs, and innovate in new ways. Airties’ AI-driven insights, across devices and applications, helps ISPs improve performance quality, market effectively, and deliver a premium managed broadband experience to consumers.
Airties Home directs consumers’ devices (laptops, tablets, phones, game consoles, IoT, smart home devices, etc.) to the best available Wi-Fi access point and frequency band based on real-time network conditions; manages Mesh networking; and optimizes QoS. It also helps ISPs observe, diagnose, and fix in-home connectivity issues automatically or through actionable recommendations; delivers insights and optimizations for connected devices and applications; and provides intuitive dashboards and APIs to support operators’ CRM systems and customer facing support apps to manage their home networks, set parent controls, prioritizations, guest access, and more.
Airties has received many prestigious industry awards for its innovations, including: “Best Home Wi-Fi Solution Award” from Broadband World Forum; “Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution” and “Best Home Wi-Fi Product” awards from Wi-Fi NOW; “Best Wi-Fi Innovation” and “Best-In Home Wi-Fi Network” awards from Wireless Broadband Alliance; “Best Broadband Customer Experience” from Cable & Satellite International; and numerous others.
Airties representatives will be at the Wireless Global Congress (WGC) APAC Event in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan. On January 27 at 11:00 a.m., John Lancaster-Lennox will present these survey findings at the Tokyo Innovation Base (TIB) during the session: “Inside the Japanese Home: Consumer Survey Perspectives and Implications for Broadband Providers”, and join a panel session at 6:40 p.m. on “Wi-Fi Opportunities for Carriers and Service Providers”.
* Survey of 1,055 respondents who are connected to Wi-Fi across Japan, commissioned by Airties in Q4 2025, and conducted by Qualtrics.
** Survey of 2,130 respondents who are connected to Wi-Fi across the UK (1,038) and US (1,092), commissioned by Airties in Q3 2025, and conducted by Qualtrics;
About Airties
Airties empowers operators to provide smooth, smart, secure connectivity. Airties turns smart connectivity into a competitive advantage for operators and enhances how subscribers experience connectivity in the real world: making every connection smarter and more reliable. Airties’ AI-driven insights enable operators to lower churn, reduce expenses, boost satisfaction, and attract new customers. Across departments, from engineering to marketing, Airties helps increase efficiency, accelerate innovation, and design smarter campaigns. Airties’ holistic suite of hardware-agnostic software enables ISPs to manage connectivity, based on leading industry standards and open-source software, across their fibre, cable/DSL, and fixed wireless access (FWA) deployments. Airties’ customers include leading service providers such as AT&T, Cox, Deutsche Telekom, Telia, Telstra, T-Mobile US, Vodafone, and many others across the world. More information is available at www.airties.com.
