For WBA members and partners, Chris Bruce needs very little introduction. The former Chairman and Co-Chair of the organization has more than 25 years of experience in the Wi-Fi, mobility and telecoms space, and after several years at BT, he has recently moved onto the next chapter of his career at GlobalReach Technology. We had
In the 1990s the IEEE created the concept of an international standard for wireless networking (IEEE 802.11) which eventually became known as ‘Wi-Fi’. Over the next 5 years, more than 100 million internet connected devices were sold annually, creating a massive reliance for Wi-Fi by consumers in their day-to-day lives. Today there are over 8
New Managing Director & Chief Product Officer Announced London, 1 October 2018 - GlobalReach Technology, a leading global provider of high-performance Wi-Fi solutions, service and analytics to the world’s leading service providers and their customers, has made has made two new appointments to its executive team. The newly appointed managing director of GlobalReach Chris Bruce
With WiFi SON, operators transform basic access points into managed WiFi hotspots with self-organizing capabilities. WiFi SON gives carriers unprecedented control over their WiFi, and specifically Community WiFi networks, enabling delivery of cellular-like QoE across WiFi networks. 10 JULY 2018. MADRID – Today, Fontech, the technology arm of Fon and leader in WiFi software solutions,
Honolulu, Hawaii, June 19, 2018 – Long-range Wi-Fi- provider Sun Global Broadband (SGB) has partnered with BT, a global communications provider headquartered in the United Kingdom, to bring secure, seamless Wi-Fi roaming services to travelers visiting the Hawaiian Islands. From left: Chris Bruce, British Telecom Director of Global Services; Steven Dyet, British Telecom Enterprises Director of
12 APRIL 2018. MADRID & SAN DIEGO. – Fon has acquired XCellAir, a commercial initiative by mobile research and development company InterDigital Inc. (NASDAQ:IDCC), focused on WiFi Quality of Experience (QoE). The acquisition strengthens Fontech, Fon’s technology arm, which is focused on the development of wireless solutions for operators and enterprises, and further establishes Fon’s position in
Wireless Broadband Alliance Puts Smart City Technology into Action at Mobile World Congress BARCELONA, March 16, 2018—The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), together with The GSMA, Fira Barcelona and the city of Barcelona launched a successful next generation Wi-Fi (Passpoint™) deployment at Mobile World Congress 2018, demonstrating how advanced wireless hotspots can fuel connectivity for smart
By Tiago Rodrigues, General Manager of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) This year at Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona a group of companies, many of them members of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) together with GSMA, Fira Barcelona and City of Barcelona developed a pilot on Wi-Fi Roaming across a series of hotspots in Barcelona
This blog was submitted for publication by iPass. By now, I don’t know how many times you’ve heard it. Data is growing exponentially, with no end in sight. One of the main contributing factors: consumer video use. The challenge has been clear for some time now, how do we accommodate the resulting, increased demand for
Feb 15th 2018, Montreal QC - iBwave, the standard for converged indoor network planning is happy to announce that WAV Inc, a value-added distributor of world-class wireless networking solutions has added the iBwave Wi-Fi® Suite to its product portfolio. As more and more networks are designed with multiple technologies such as Wi-Fi, DAS, Cellular and
