Next Generation Wireless (5G and Unlicensed)
802.11ax Guidelines & Trial – Enhanced Wi-Fi
PROJECT LEADERS
Mark Hamilton
Mark Poletti
Necati Canpolat
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Project information
Wi-Fi Calling Opportunities and Challenges towards 5G – With the support from leading device vendors and leading operators globally, for Wi-Fi Calling, the momentum for Wi-Fi Calling in the industry is increasing rapidly. WBA provides an ongoing assessment of all critical factors regarding the implementation of Wi-Fi calling.
Wi-Fi Calling End-to-End System Standardization – WBA is addressing the identified gaps on previous work to develop a specification impacting all players in the ecosystem. This ranges from; Emergency Call Support, Location, Quality of Experience, Regulatory work, among others.
Outcomes / Target Audience
WBA looks into the opportunities of Wi-Fi Calling in the industry by producing guidelines documentation that will help the ecosystem including operators, service providers and device/infrastructure vendors currently exploring this opportunity. Furthermore, WBA is creating a Focus group to review technology, business case, risk, strategic alignment, among others.
Keywords
Wi-Fi Calling, Native Dialer, VoWi-Fi, VoLTE, Roaming, Emergency Services, Interworking Cellular, Wi-Fi
Business objectives
• Harmonize Wi-Fi Calling architecture for best practice deployment
• Give more confidence to service providers to deploy Wi-Fi Calling
MAIN AREAS COVERED
- What’s Wi-Fi calling – Overview of Wi-Fi Calling Technologies
- Business Drivers, Market Opportunities and Use Cases
- Wi-Fi Calling Functional & Business Requirements
- What are the challenges/Impediments to Wi-Fi calling? (Business & Technical)
- Develop and deliver an end-to-end Wi-Fi Calling specification on which standards based solutions could be implemented and deployed
- Define the scope for Wi-Fi Calling interoperability trials that cover various deployment models and options providing inputs to the Carrier Wireless Services Trial Project
WBA RELATED WORK
Available for download from the Resource Centre
Carrier Wi-Fi Guidelines >>
