In the light of a number of successful trials and increased operator interest, WBA is delighted to announce the findings of its Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) business model report conducted with research firm Senza Fili. The report examines the cost and revenue benefits that NGH will bring to fixed and mobile operators. Exploring the cost savings from NGH Wi-Fi adoption as a complement to 3G and 4G networks, it compares scenarios with varying percentages of traffic transported by NGH Wi-Fi, macro cells, small cells or legacy Wi-Fi. In the second half of the paper, a revenue model presents a forecast of global service revenues from NGH Wi-Fi, based on the traffic that it will transport within the mobile radio-access network.
