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 […]

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 […]

Wi-Fi in the 5G Era – Strategy Guide for Operators

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 […]

The 7 trends shaping the mobile industry in 2022

The 7 Trends Shaping the Mobile Industry in 2022 Are we there yet? This is a question many around the world are asking themselves as we continue our seemingly endless journey out of a pandemic and towards the so-called “new normal”. When we wrote our last industry predictions at the beginning of 2021, we talked […]

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 […]

Aptilo SMP Finalists in 2021 Wi-Fi Now Awards

At the Crossroads of 5G and Wi-Fi 6

At the Crossroads of 5G and Wi-Fi 6   The debate whether cellular or Wi-Fi technology would prevail is long gone. With the introduction of 5G and Wi-Fi 6, it is obvious that the two technologies are complementary and will converge. Cellular networks provide coverage and mobility across wide areas, and Wi-Fi networks high-capacity indoor coverage. […]