Ericsson brings carrier-grade Wi-Fi to mobile broadband
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
* User experience of Wi-Fi moves beyond "best effort" through seamless
integration with mobile networks
* Ericsson's industry-first, real-time traffic steering dynamically optimizes
operator network resources
* New, high-performance indoor Wi-Fi, cloud controller options and integrated
mobile broadband management strengthen Ericsson's heterogeneous networks
differentiation
A smooth and seamless integration of Wi-Fi access is an increasingly important
part of any mobile broadband service. Most smartphone users have experienced the
frustration of being automatically connected to a Wi-Fi network only to face a
noticeably slower connection speed.
To ensure users always get the best connection, Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today
announces its 3GPP compliant Wi-Fi network access, control and management
solutions. These enable mobile operators to easily incorporate Wi-Fi in their
heterogeneous network strategy, while delivering a consistently high-performance
user experience, even in high traffic areas. Incorporating Wi-Fi is a key focus
of tier-one mobile operators.
Daryl Schoolar, Principal Analyst, Network Infrastructure at Ovum, said:
"Ericsson has clearly differentiated its carrier Wi-Fi solution through tighter
integration with mobile operator's 3GPP access, control and network management.
This approach should yield a better end-user experience by preventing some of
Wi-Fi's well-known bad habits from being imposed upon users. At the same time,
operators should welcome the tight integration of Wi-Fi and mobile, as
exemplified by Ericsson's solution, thanks to the benefits derived from
improving network resource optimization and ease in implementing and delivering
Wi-Fi service offerings."
Key to the user experience is an Ericsson industry-first feature that
automatically selects the best connection: real-time traffic steering.
Ericsson's real-time traffic steering is a software upgrade that constantly
assesses key performance indicators in both the mobile 3GPP network and the Wi-
Fi network before dynamically and seamlessly shifting the consumer's smartphone
connection between networks. This ensures the best user experience and optimizes
network resources. Real-time traffic steering is a network-driven feature
requiring no user intervention or additional device software. Ericsson also now
supports access selection, a self-optimizing network (SON) feature enabling
load-balancing between Wi-Fi and 3GPP networks to optimize the average user
experience.
Thomas Noren, Vice President and Head of Product Area Radio, Ericsson, says:
"Heterogeneous network strategies among leading mobile operators are focused on
delivering a great mobile broadband experience to their customers, wherever they
are. By coordinating licensed small cells with the macro cell, as we announced
earlier this year, and intelligently integrating Wi-Fi and 3GPP throughout the
network, we're providing operators with the most effective way to deliver
consistently high performance consumer connections."
With indoor areas increasingly prone to mobile network congestion, Ericsson has
also developed the first 802.11ac access point designed to enable mobile
operators to deliver supplemental small cell or standalone Wi-Fi coverage
indoors. The 802.11ac standard is common on tablets and increasingly prevalent
on smartphones.
Two new cloud-controller options, both featuring 3GPP-standard interfaces to the
mobile core, make it easier and more cost-efficient for operators to add Wi-Fi
to their existing mobile services. The Ericsson Evo Controller now features a
Wi-Fi controller blade, the WIC 8030. A new standalone controller, the WIC
8100, supports up to 10,000 access points and 500,000 concurrent subscribers,
allowing operators to consolidate multiple Wi-Fi networks from a centralized
location in a cost-efficient way.
Ericsson is also introducing integrated management of Wi-Fi and 3GPP networks on
a common platform, simplifying operations and reducing network costs.
These new Wi-Fi 3GPP integration products and features provide complementary and
incremental benefits to emerging industry standard features that Ericsson
supports, including: Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF),
IP session mobility (also referred to as IP address preservation) and Wi-Fi
CERTIFIED Passpoint(TM) (based on the Wi-Fi Alliance Hotspot 2.0
Specification). Ericsson also offers Wi-Fi 3GPP integration solutions to
optimize the user experience for operators targeting residential Wi-Fi
coverage. At MWC 2013, Ericsson announced a new Wi-Fi Gateway application on
the Smart Services Router (SSR) which also supports integration of Wi-Fi
networks with mobile broadband infrastructure.
NOTES TO EDITORS
Ericsson heterogeneous network advantages confirmed in live networks:
http://www.ericsson.com/news/1680632?idx=60
New applications out on Ericsson Smart Services Routers
http://www.ericsson.com/news/1679116
White paper: Wi-Fi in Heterogeneous Networks
Ericsson Review: Achieving carrier-grade Wi-Fi in the 3GPP world
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