Role of Wi-Fi as global network [whitepaper]
Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 Karen Ambrose Hickey, EditorWe believe in Wi-Fi and the role that it plays in the global mobility market – as the only truly global network.
As part of that strategy and to support the need for roaming across that global network, iPass has joined the Wi-Fi Alliance to participate in development of the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint program that aims to improve the end-user experience in Wi-Fi hotspots. The company also announced its support for the complementary Wireless Broadband Alliance, Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) effort that together with the Passpoint program will simplify Wi-Fi hotspot access.
To aid the adoption of next generation Wi-Fi as a global service, we published a new whitepaper:
>> A Carrier Roadmap for Monetizing Next Generation Wi-Fi
This paper outlines how NGH is likely to develop and how telecom operators should think about the evolution of Wi-Fi networks to improve subscriber satisfaction, reduce the churn rate of their premium subscribers and maximize their roaming revenues.
From the press release:
““iPass strongly believes that Wi-Fi will be the only truly global network and roaming will be an essential part of the experience. NGH and Passpoint are critical to remove the friction inherent in the connection process today and enable a much improved user experience.” Marcio Avillez, VP of Network Services.
“The emergence of the NGH initiative and the Passpoint program will very importantly remove friction from the user’s Wi-Fi experience. iPass enterprise and telecom service provider customers will benefit from these improvements as our services will be better able to determine appropriate networks based on the customer’s required policy decisions while maintaining the visibility and reporting customers require in today’s data hungry and security conscious world.” Barbara Nelson, CTO
Tags: carriers, roaming, WBA, wi-fi access
