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Blu-Castle joins WiFi Alliance
12 May, 2023 – Madrid, Spain
Blu-Castle a leading provider of wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has joined the Wi-Fi Alliance, a global organization that promotes the interoperability and security of Wi-Fi technologies. By becoming a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance, Blu-Castle.com will be able to access the latest industry standards and best practices, as well as participate in certification programs and testing events. This will enable Blu-Castle.com to deliver high-quality and reliable Wi-Fi products and services to its customers worldwide.
“We are proud to join the Wi-Fi Alliance and contribute to its mission of enhancing the user experience and advancing the innovation of Wi-Fi,” said Harold Fitch, CEO of Blu-Castle.com. “As a member of the Wi-Fi Alliance, we will be able to leverage our expertise and experience in wireless networking to collaborate with other industry leaders and shape the future of Wi-Fi technology.”
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Blu-Castle joins HomeGrid Forum
11 April, 2023 – Madrid, Spain
We are excited to announce that we have joined the HomeGrid Forum, a global alliance of companies that promotes the use of G.hn technology for home networking and smart grid applications. By becoming a member of this association, we will be able to collaborate with other industry leaders and contribute to the development and adoption of G.hn standards.
G.hn is a versatile and powerful technology that enables high-speed communication over any existing wired infrastructure, such as power lines, coaxial cables, and phone lines. This means that G.hn can provide seamless connectivity for smart devices, appliances, and meters throughout the home, without the need for additional wiring or installation.
Harold Fitch, Blu-Castle’s CEO: “As a company that is committed to delivering innovative and reliable solutions for home automation and energy management, we believe that G.hn is the future of home networking and smart grid. We look forward to working with our fellow HomeGrid Forum members to advance this technology and bring its benefits to our customers and partners”
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TIM introduces in Brazil Blu-Castle’s Wi-Fi Gateway
29 March, 2023 – Porto Alegre, Brazil
As a gateway vendor, Blu-Castle is proud to be one of the technology providers deployed by TIM, a leading converged service provider in Brazil. With over 750,000 fixed residential broadband customers across the country, TIM is committed to delivering high-speed internet services to its customers.
Over 40 percent of TIM‘s customers currently enjoy downstream speeds of over 150 Mbps, with a majority of customers using fibre connections.
TIM started deploying fibre in 2018 and has maintained an aggressive Wi-Fi strategy to deploy Wi-Fi 6 as quickly as possible to keep up with the demand for faster internet speeds. 40% of TIM‘s gross customer base will be using Wi-Fi 6 gateways, with more than 66,000 customers already using 4×4 Wi-Fi 6.
Harold Fitch, Blu-Castle’s CEO “As one of the gateway vendors for TIM, Blu-Castle is proud to support the growing demand for high-speed internet in Brazil. With our advanced technology, we are committed to providing TIM customers with reliable and fast Wi-Fi infrastructure that matches the speeds of their fibre connections. Our partnership with TIM reinforces our dedication to innovation and progress in the telecommunications industry.”
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Vivo introduces in Brazil Blu-Castle’s Blackbox Plus 4.5G router with carrier aggregation
20 October – Porto Alegre, Brazil
Blu-Castle is proud to be part of Vivo’s Blackbox Plus program.
Vivo has introduced Blu-Castle’s Blackbox Plus 4.5G router with carrier aggregation in Brazil. Using carrier aggregation, the Blackbox Plus can achieve speeds of up to 300MBs when connected to Vivo’s 4.5G network, providing their customers with a great deal of flexibility to connect to the internet without the need of a fix line.
About Blu-Castle Blu-Castle is a leading supplier of residential and business telecommunications equipment and software to service providers and telecommunications companies around the world. Their solutions help service providers increase revenues and reduce costs. Blu-Castle has a presence throughout Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Far East Asia, working with operators, silicon vendors, independent software vendors, and manufacturers. The company is powered by Foxconn Interconnect Technology.
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Blu-Castle and Gamgee partner to bring high-performing, engaging, smart home and wireless Wi-Fi solutions to broadband service providers
3 May 2020 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Blu-Castle and Gamgee today announced a strategic partnership to offer high-performing, engaging smart home and Wi-Fi solutions to broadband service providers and their customers worldwide. Blu-Castle and Gamgee will combine their portfolio of wireless and video products, innovative services and engagement tools to deliver high-quality, personalised and life-enhancing consumer experiences. Wi-Fi has become a basic human need as the central connectivity technology within more than a billion homes. With the increasing proliferation of devices, online content and smart home services, the consumers’ demands are growing exponentially. Unfortunately, they feel their needs are met less and less. Broadband service providers, faced with this growing gap and its impact on customer support and satisfaction, look for solutions to satisfy these needs, while driving costs down and creating new revenue opportunities. The strategic partnership between Blu-Castle and Gamgee will support broadband service providers in bringing the best smart home and best home Wi-Fi to the consumers and enabling revenue and cost saving opportunities for themselves. The combined solution offers consumers high-quality Wi-Fi and video equipment, management of the home Wi-Fi network, parental controls, content filtering, security against online intruders and additional privacy with virtual private networking, chatbot support and an in-app commerce platform. “Gamgee’s strong focus on consumer experience and engagement, combined with their world-class software, truly complements the portfolio of Blu-Castle, enabling us to bring more innovative solutions to telecommunication service providers,” says Harold Fitch, the Chief Executive Officer from Blu-Castle.
Chief Executive Officer of Gamgee, Paul Hendriks, further elaborates on the strengths of the partnership: “With the leading product portfolio of Blu-Castle, we can enhance our platform, not only with wireless routers and extenders, but also with home Internet of Things. It also empowers both companies to benefit from a joint market approach. The combined audience and network of Blu-Castle and Gamgee consists of silicon vendors and manufacturers, broadband service providers, value added resellers, retailers, software vendors and hardware manufacturers, which sets a solid ground for their far-reaching impact on the telecom and high-tech industry. Both CEOs underline another important aspect of the partnership: “The international, entrepreneurial, innovative and agile mentality of both teams will take this partnership to another level.”
About Blu-Castle Blu-Castle is a leading supplier of residential and business telecommunications equipment and software to service providers and telecommunications companies around the world. Their solutions help service providers increase revenues and reduce costs. Blu-Castle has a presence throughout Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Far East Asia, working with operators, silicon vendors, independent software vendors, and manufacturers. The company is powered by Foxconn Interconnect Technology.
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About Gamgee Gamgee is an innovative, hardware-independent provider of smart home and Wi-Fi management
solutions developed to enhance the digital experience of users at home. Their solution brings broadband
service providers an unprecedented level of customer satisfaction and loyalty, decrease support costs, and opens up new revenue opportunities. Gamgee offers its services worldwide. Contacts:Karl Tempest-Mitchell ([email protected]
Natalia Pavlovicova ([email protected])
Foxconn acquires stake in Blu-Castle
17 February – Madrid, Spain
To our valued customers and other stakeholders,
Blu-Castle S.A. (“Blu-Castle”) is pleased to announce that Foxconn Interconnect Technology, Ltd., (“FIT”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., (“Hon Hai”) the largest consumer electronics manufacturer in the world, has acquired a stake in Blu-Castle SA, a European company that distributes telecommunications products to Carriers across Europe, Middle East and Latin-America. With this transaction, Foxconn relies on Blu-Castle’s strengths and experience to reinforce its positioning within these markets.
Since September 1 st 2015, Blu-Castle improves its operational capabilities through th agreement reached with FIT, one of the top interconnect companies worldwide. This agreement will enable Blu-Castle to consolidate and expand its business within its natural action areas, as well as allowing FIT to access and consolidate its leading position in new markets.The agreement covers a wide portfolio of telecommunication devices (both active and passive) for enterprise and residential environments. In particular fiber optics products, connectors,antennas, acoustic components, cables and modules for applications in computers,communication equipment and consumer electronics.“I am thrilled to move ahead in this partnership because now we can couple our full knowledge of the ecosystem (silicon-carriers) and the fact that we are extremely cost effective with the endorsement of the biggest technological group in the world that will allow Blu-Castle to unleash its potential. Also the recent announcements of FIT with the acquisition of the subsystem products assets from Avago will enhance our product line as well,” says Blu-Castle’s CEO Harold Fitch.“It is my belief, this partnership will be rewarding for both Blu-Castle and FIT,” states FIT’s COO Ralph Gillespie.
About Blu-Castle Blu-Castle is a leading supplier of residential and business telecommunications equipment and software to service providers and telecommunications companies around the world. Blu-Castle develops products to meet the requirements of its customers and the needs of their subscribers, delivering fully configured solutions backed up by a strong local support. For more information regarding Blu-Castle, please see: https://www.blu-castle.com/company/about-us.
About FIT FIT is headquartered in Taipei, Taiwan and has over 70,000 employees worldwide. FIT is led by CEO Sidney Lu, and is ranked among the top interconnect companies worldwide by revenue.
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2 FIT recently announced the acquisition of the subsystems products and related assets of the Fiber Optics Product Division of Avago Technologies limited. A team of over 900 Avago employees, including highly talented engineers and seasoned marketing professionals located in San Jose, CA, Breinigsville, PA, and Singapore, and a manufacturing team located in Mexico will become part of a newly created FIT Fiber Optics components unit. For more information regarding FIT, please see: http://www.fit-foxconn.com/Careers(Home/CompanyProfile.
Sincerely,
Harold Fitch
CEO