Tuesday, February 8, 2011

NSN Makes Wi-Fi Offloading Smarter

     
Nokia Siemens Networks announced today that it "has launched its Smart WLAN Connectivity Solution that enhances mobile broadband through selectively offloading traffic to Wi-Fi without any break in service. This approach can provide faster data connections, ensuring that mobile network capacity is preserved. Smart WLAN Connectivity removes the need to manually switch a device’s data connection between Wi-Fi and cellular broadband, handling the transition without interrupting service"

See "Smart WLAN automatically extends mobile broadband to Wi-Fi" - here.

"The solution also allows operators to use the existing services and functionality supported by its packet core network such as authentication, charging, policy control and traffic management for both mobile and Wi-Fi traffic in a unified way. This helps operators to maintain their position in the information value chain coupled with visibility and control over the people’s experiences regarding use of Wi-Fi".

Unfortunately no other details are provided about the components of the solution.

See also: "In-Stat: Wi-Fi Hotspot Growth Continues to be Strong" - here.

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