Wi-Fi and Cellular Convergence – Opportunities Today

Operators have to re-think IoT – Hyperscale Innovation

  What Mobile Operators Have versus What They Need   What Mobile Operators Have Mobile operators have a mobile core that, for good reasons, has been built for stability, not agility. They have IoT connectivity platforms capable of handling SIM management and producing billing data. They can provide global connectivity through roaming partners. Some may […]

The Market Need for Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E in the 5G Era

Offload Traffic Will Only Increase Rapid evolution and availability of new technology and new spectrum are making carrier Wi-Fi inevitable as a strategic technology of choice for service providers everywhere. The idea that Wi-Fi is the dominant indoor wireless technology is not new. But we believe that Wi-Fi’s dominance will be even more pronounced in […]

Radio Technologies for IoT Connectivity

The vast majority of IoT connections will be short-range devices using radio technologies such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Z-wave, and Zigbee. But, just like most radio technologies for IoT, cellular connectivity will have rapid growth.   The actual and forecasted number of IoT devices using different technologies. Source: IoT Analytics   Each technology has its own […]

Wi-Fi 6E – Tripling the available spectrum

  Wi-Fi in the 6 Ghz Band Wi-Fi 6E, Wi-Fi 6 on pristine 6 GHz spectrum, will boost Wi-Fi speeds by at least a factor of four and capacities by even more with latencies as low as 2 milliseconds. This constitutes a paradigm shift in connectivity. Wi-Fi 6 is in itself a big quality and […]

Wi-Fi 6 – A Paradigm Shift in Connectivity

  A New Kind of Performance Boost: Wi-Fi 6   For the first time in wireless technology history, Wi-Fi will be capable of delivering a quality of service on par with that of cellular networks. Wi-Fi 6 is the newest generation of certified Wi-Fi™ technology. Wi-Fi 6 is the most comprehensive and expansive reengineering of […]

Why Cellular IoT Is Another Story

  Mobile Operators that think they can create Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity services by re-packaging existing cellular consumer services need to think again. It’s not just a matter of adding IoT SIM management capabilities to an existing mobile core. Enterprise IoT customers need so much more in terms of flexibility and security. It’s a […]

How to build a carrier Wi-Fi footprint

Carrier Wi-Fi footprints, or Wi-Fi network coverage, can be created in a number of ways of which the most common are shown in the figure below. As such the methods are independent and are often used in combination. Aptilo Service Management Platform (SMP) today serves operator customers who are using several of the methods concurrently […]

The Challenges of Profitable 5G

  The Vast Majority of Devices Are Wi-Fi-Only The world is firmly on the road to ubiquitous 5G networks and services – but how will service providers pull off investing in new networks while sustaining even modest growth rates and staying profitable under current market conditions? That is one of the mobile telecom industry’s most […]

Break Organisational Silos!

Make the Most of Your Wi-Fi Assets As approximately 80 percent of wireless data traffic is consumed indoors, 5G will drive an unprecedented need for densification of base stations and indoor solutions. The only reasonable conclusion is that operators must use all technologies and spectra available to satisfy their subscribers’ insatiable demand for data. Aptilo […]