To ensure providing faster connection service to users, Ericsson has released its 3GPP- compliant Wi-Fi network access, control and management solutions. These solutions will enable mobile operators to easily incorporate Wi-Fi in their network strategy, while delivering a consistently high-performance user experience, even in high-traffic areas.
Daryl Schoolar, Principal Analyst, Network Infrastructure, Ovum, said, "Ericsson has clearly differentiated its carrier Wi-Fi solution through tighter integration with mobile operator’s 3GPP access, control and network management. 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.”
Thomas Noren, Vice-President & Head of Product Area Radio, Ericsson, said, “Heterogeneous network strategies among leading mobile operators are focussed 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 are providing operators with the most effective way to deliver consistently high-performance consumer connections.”
Ericsson has also announced to introduce 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:Â Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF), IP session mobility (also referred to as IP address preservation) and Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint (based on the Wi-Fi Alliance Hotspot 2.0 Specification).
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