WATERLOO, ON – Sandvine has entered into an agreement to purchase the business of Teclo Networks AG, a Switzerland-based company that offers a TCP Acceleration solution to mobile operators, including satellite technologies.
Financial details were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in March, subject to customary closing conditions including the approval by Teclo's shareholders.
Sandvine said Monday that the TCP Acceleration solution, which will be launched as part of its Traffic Optimization portfolio, dramatically enhances the quality of experience for mobile Internet subscribers on 2G to 5G networks, reduces the risk of subscriber churn, and extends network life.
With Sandvine TCP Accelerator, mobile network operators can expect significant increases in TCP traffic throughput (speed) and meaningful decreases in latency (traffic delays), including for encrypted traffic, reads the news release. This increased performance significantly improves the quality of experience for mobile Internet subscribers, resulting in a "snappy" web browsing experience, and reduces the risk of subscriber churn.
"While all the talk is about 4G and 5G, people forget that the dominant mobile Internet access type globally remains 2G and 3G. TCP Acceleration is a proven, regulatory-neutral approach to improving subscriber satisfaction and extending the life of mobile networks," said Sandvine CTO Don Bowman, in the release. "TCP Acceleration works on encrypted traffic, unlike video optimization, content caching and certain other specialized optimization techniques. So while we have seen other companies exit the Traffic Optimization space, this is another example of how Sandvine is embracing the encryption trend to help operators continue to manage their networks in a world where most traffic is already encrypted."
"There are a number of significant near-term opportunities for TCP Acceleration and our product offers significant technical advantages," added Teclo CEO Jane Walerud. "Mobile operators have represented Sandvine's largest market for years and the company has an extensive customer base. Together, we are in a much better position to take advantage of an opportunity that has a compelling value proposition to mobile operators."
