Convergent Wireless Communications: Addressing End-to-End Networking Needs of Organisations across Verticals

CIO Vendor Staying constantly connected has become a necessity in both our personal and professional lives. And Wi-Fi has emerged as an enabler for the same. Ability to move around without being tied down to any hardware is undeniably one of the greatest benefits of this technology. However, when it comes to operating a business, a common expectation that most customers have from Wi-Fi solution providers is for a reliable, robust and manageable solution, customised by an expert with the domain expertise
to meet the requirements of their businesses.

Bangalore headquartered Convergent Wireless Communications facilitates enterprises across verticals such as education, hospitality, healthcare, mining and logistics and manufacturing with secure wireless network solutions. Having entered into wireless networking in 2002, when Wi-Fi was still an esoteric technology and RF solutions were a niche segment, the company boasts of nearly 15 years of experience in this segment. Providing an overview of the company’s offerings, Anil Trikannad, Director – Convergent Wireless Communications delineates, “Convergent offers complete networking solutions; we design, implement and manage network from ground up, so that customers do not have to deal with multiple vendors.” What strengthens the company is
a team of technical specialists with the ability to understand the pain points of the customer and the industryready skills in the various areas of Wi- Fi, outdoor wireless, fiber, switching, routing, video surveillance, and network management. With complete tools and technology for centralised management of the network along with solutions for user authentication which is strictly provided on a need basis, Convergent Wireless Communications stands as a force to be reckoned with.

Convergent has also forged strong alliances with a number of equipment providers which goes on to assure customers with satisfaction of their end to end LAN/WAN needs. With a single integrator taking care of everything, clients are further benefitted with a simplified network deployment. Cambium, Extreme, Cisco, Ruckus, Sophos, Paessler are a few such equipment providers that build up the company’ partner ecosystem. Elaborating on the company’s approach to deliver enterprises with a robust Wi-Fi network, Venkat Kedlaya, Managing Director of the company explains, “Wi-Fi solutions start with design stage. We use tools to arrive at a robust network design that takes care of coverage, density, mobility and security. Back word integration with the wired network and data centers along with centralized management ensures network security. Implementation takes care of seamless access to authorized users, as well as restricted access to guest users. We also provide solutions to keep logs of usage for audit purposes.” With every customer engagement, the company aims at establishing long term partnerships and hence, its practices are moulded to provide clients with the same experience. Convergent has additionally deployed a team of over 25 technical staff along with channel partners in many cities to serve customers across the country efficiently. Training the workforce to stay at par with new developments in technology, the company aims to continue delivering quality rich and optimum solutions to enhance the client organisation’s productivity.