VAS Announcements: Kineto's VoIP Application for MNOs

My last one on VoIP/IM OTT for the day ,..

After seeing the stats from Allot (here), and the recommendations from Ovum and Informa (here), there is also a product that may help MNOs salvage their voice revenues.

Kineto Wireless announced ".. Smart VoIP, the first VoIP application specifically developed to enable mobile operators to leverage their existing network infrastructure to offer a competitive over-the-top (OTT) voice service .. supports a range of standard mobile telephony capabilities and is designed to run on major mobile operating systems, including iPhone®, Android® and Windows Mobile®. The application can be branded by mobile operators and downloaded to subscribers through standard application stores .. Kineto’s Smart VoIP application ..Works over any network .. Ties to main voice service .. [and] Leverages existing core network".

See "Kineto Announces New over-the-top VoIP Application Built for Mobile Operators" - here.

Kineto Wireless Makes Wi-Fi Offload Easier; Used by Orange UK and T-Mobile US

 

Kineto Wireless (see "We are running out of spectrum .. we need Wi-Fi offload" - here) announced "it has added new capabilities to its Smart Wi-Fi Application that enhance the end user service experience when connected to public Wi-Fi networks include .. Smart Connect feature that assists users with accessing hotspots when additional log-on information is required ; Smart Offload that enable selective service offloading to specific Wi-Fi networks based on operator policy and subscriber preference"

".. Smart Wi-Fi is available from leading mobile operators around the world, and the Smart Wi-Fi application is available for Android-based smartphones from leading handset manufacturers such as Samsung, HTC, Motorola, LG, Huawei and ZTE.".

The company says that Kineto’s Smart Wi-Fi technology is behind Orange UK’s “Signal Boost” and T-Mobile US’ “WiFi Calling” (see video below).

See "Kineto Enhances Smart Wi-Fi Application for use in Public Wi-Fi Networks" - here.

"We are running out of spectrum .. we need Wi-Fi offload"

  

Wireless Communications Alliance (WCA) Mobile SIG organized a session on "Mobile Data Offload" on May 24th co-located with the Connectivity Week 2011 conference. 

K Daniel Wong reported to IEEE COMSOC site on main points raised during the expert panel. Some quotes follow. See "Summary of Connectivity Week panel session on Mobile Data Offload" - here.  

• We are running out of spectrum, with estimates putting 2013 or 2014 as the time when we really run out. Thus, we need wifi offload
   
• Wifi offload is different from the femto model, which is more for voice
   
• Steven Shaw (picture), VP Marketing, Kineto Wireless: "Offload is behind the scenes, will not be advertised to users. Improve coverage, drive more capacity"
   
• Vikta McClelland, VP Technologies Services for Internet Solutions, Ericsson: "Have to decide what is free, and what is value added service? Otherwise, carriers will not be able to stay ahead on the billing for all the new models. Consumers have expectations of paying for voice and not data. ISPs need to manage expectations .. Operators bringing QoS, knowledge of user info"

See also "KDDI to Deploy 120,000 Wi-Fi Offload Hotspots" - here and "Wi-Fi Offloading - Booming in India but Failing For AT&T?" - here.