Why spectrum sharing? Commercial access and use of spectrum has traditionally been authorized in two ways: either through individual licenses or in accordance with license exempt (unlicensed or ‘commons’) rules. It is believed much of that spectrum is lightly used or even not used. At a time when most observers believe people, organizations and businesses
Every year, the Wireless Broadband Alliance recognizes and celebrates excellence from across the wireless ecosystem at the WBA Industry Awards. The 2016 Awards took place during the Wireless Global Congress in San Jose on 16 November. In this series of blogs, we’re looking back the evening’s winners and taking a closer look at what led
14 February 2017. MADRID - Fon, the world's leading carrier WiFi provider, is excited to present its new WiFi Service Management Solution at the Mobile World Congress 2017. The solution allows communications service providers (CSPs) to offer WiFi services to their clients covering multiple use cases, such as WiFi Monetization, WiFi Offload/Onload, WiFi First, WiFi
MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS, BARCELONA – February 27, 2017 – Aptilo Networks, the leading provider of carrier-class Wi-Fi service management and offloading solutions, unveils Aptilo Guest Wi-Fi Cloud™, a cloud service designed for large-scale deployments that increases Wi-Fi monetization opportunities for operators, system integrators and their business customers.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23, 2017—Boingo Wireless (NASDAQ: WIFI), the leading DAS and Wi-Fi provider that serves consumers, carriers and advertisers worldwide, has released a convergence manifesto in advance of Mobile World Congress 2017. Authored by Boingo Chief Technology Officer Dr. Derek Peterson, the manifesto calls for industry collaboration and the coexistence of licensed and unlicensed
STOCKHOLM – February 21, 2017– Aptilo Networks and Clavister (Nasdaq: CLAV) have entered into a partnership to enable Wi-Fi and IoT services at the network edge. The Aptilo Service Management Platform™ (SMP) manages Wi-Fi services for 100+ carriers worldwide, offering advanced integration to operators’ core systems. Clavister is a leading network security vendor delivering a
New guideline aids cities and government authorities in the development of connected city plans Singapore, 09 February 2017 – The Connected City Advisory Board (CCAB), a committee developed by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), has launched its first Connected City Blueprint. A guideline to support cities and government authorities developing Connected City plans, the report
Cisco has provided an update on their Global Mobile Traffic Forecast, and we have taken the opportunity to select some key findings around Wi-Fi that might be of interest to you. As you can see from the report data, offload continues to be a significant driver for the growth of WiFi in the (mobile) industry
Nominum N2 Security Solutions Protect Business and Public Sector Users from Fast-growing Cyberthreats through Cloud-based Advanced Content Filtering REDWOOD CITY, CA—February 8, 2017—Nominum™, the DNS innovation leader and first to market with an extensible DNS-based platform that accelerates digital transformation for service providers, announced today that the Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA) has selected Nominum
The following blog was submitted by WBA member Enforta. This is a rough English translation of the original Russian-language article, which can be found here. National fixed-line operator JSC “ER-Telecom Holding” (ERTH) announced the launch of the city Wi-Fi network in three districts of St. Petersburg. Previously, the network covers only the Nevsky Prospect, now
