By Dan Warren, Senior Director of Technology, GSMA Wi-Fi and Cellular are competing technologies, right? To be honest, I’m not sure anyone believes that anymore and even a cursory glance at this month’s selection of news articles illustrates this point nicely. Wi-Fi Offload allows customers to get better connectivity and operators to better manage their
Driving the Next Generation Wi-Fi Experience; The Right Place, The Right People, The Right Questions The WBA is delighted to announce that it has finalized the agenda for its inaugural Carrier Wi-Fi Summit that will take place on the 24-27th February during Mobile World Congress 2014. To see the full agenda, visit: https://wballiance.com/carrier-wi-fi-summit/conference-program
The WBA recently announced that its inaugural Carrier Wi-Fi Summit will take place on the 24-27 February during Mobile World Congress 2014. This dedicated 4-day summit, with industry partners the GSMA and Wi-Fi Alliance®, will bring together over 500 key influencers from across the wireless ecosystem to discuss the future of Carrier Wi-Fi and to
The event features presentations from the leading operators and other major ecosystem players who are driving the adoption of carrier Grade Wi-Fi and NGH. As a delegate you will gain access to the most up to date and relevant information and have a great time networking with fellow colleagues. We look forward to seeing you
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
The WBA is proud to announce the shortlist for the Wi-Fi Industry Awards 2013. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by operators, vendors and device manufacturers within the industry. The awards are open to the whole industry and have attracted entries from vendors and operators across the world, encompassing the whole public Wi-Fi ecosystem.
In early 2011, we joined forces with the GSMA to address the need for a simplified process that will facilitate roaming between Wi-Fi and cellular networks. We both shared an interest in improving the Wi-Fi experience for end users, as well as enabling data offload and roaming. During the first phase of our joint project,
China Mobile, Cisco and WBA partner to create first ever live NGH Experience @ Wi-Fi Global Congress Beijing. We are proud to announce the launch of the live NGH Experience during the Wi-Fi Global Congress (WGC) in Beijing, China (18 – 21 Nov) with partners China Mobile as host operator and Cisco as network infrastructure
Facilitating and simplifying the process of Wi-Fi roaming agreements has always been a key focus area for the Wireless Broadband Alliance and it is fast becoming an important consideration for many mobile and fixed operators around the globe. Convergence among Wi-Fi roaming standards is an important step towards making this a reality for operators. In
