Birdstep Host Workshops with the Wireless Broadband Alliance And Has Presence Within The Swedish Pavilion

OSLO, Norway – February 3, 2014 – Birdstep Technology (www.birdstep.com), a leading provider of Smart Mobile Data and Secure Mobility services, today announced its participation in the WBA Carrier Wi-Fi Summit (Hall 8, Theatre District, Area B) during Mobile World Congress 2014 http://www.birdstep.com/english/events/events/2014/wba-carrier-wi-fi-summit.aspx. As in previous years, the Company will also host a presence on The Swedish Pavilion during the Congress (Hall 7, stand #7E41). http://www.birdstep.com/english/events/events/2014/mobile-world-congress-2014.aspx

Hosting the one-hour workshops from 14:00 – 15:00 CET on both Monday February 24 and Tuesday February 25, Birdstep’s CEO Lonnie Schilling will be joined by Anders Påls, VP and Co-Founder of FOGG. The workshop will be moderated by Caroline Gabriel, Research Director of Rethink Technology Research Ltd, who will also provide an industry update.

“During the workshops we will showcase how some Telecom operators, MSOs, MVNOs and OEMs are adding value to their OTT services by ensuring a consistent, continuous and best-quality experience across heterogeneous networks by combining Wi-Fi and 4G/LTE,” explains Schelling. The workshop will also provide exclusive insight on:

  • How to extend reach to any mobile service with intelligent offload
  • How to differentiate mobile OTT services with a continuous UX
  • How to understand user behaviour through application of intelligent data analytics
  • Laying the foundations for network, device and content policies enabling Intelligent Network Selection

“With the growing importance of Wi-Fi for Carriers, gaining a clear understanding of how to maintain the quality of experience is being recognized as a key requirement by MNOs. We are delighted that Birdstep is staging a special workshop as part of WBA’s Carrier Wi-Fi Summit to delve deeper into this critical topic,” said Shrikant Shenwai, CEO of the WBA.

The workshop is part of the WBA Carrier Wi-Fi Summit, co-located at MWC 2014. Please sign up to reserve your seat: wballiance.com/carrier-wi-fi-summit/register-now/

About Birdstep Technology
Birdstep Technology is a leading provider of Smart Mobile Data and Secure Mobility for operators, enterprises and governmental organizations. Drawing on extensive experience of successful customer projects and cooperation with operators, enterprise customers and OEM partners around the world, Birdstep delivers industry-leading solutions for wireless connectivity and service management.

Our Smart Mobile Data services offer advanced solutions for data offload, support automation and end user communication to network operators. Our Secure Mobility services offer solutions providing seamless and secure connectivity to business data for corporations and governmental organizations.

Birdstep Technology was founded in 1996 and has been listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange since 2002. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with competence centres in Sweden, Finland and the United States. For more information, visit www.birdstep.com and follow @BirdstepTech on Twitter.

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