Wi-Fi offload
monica.paolini posted on February 18, 2013 15:39
A conversation I had earlier today with Dan Meyer at RCR Wireless is now posted on YouTube. We talked about small cells, past and future.
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Posted in: 4G, Mobile broadband, Mobile devices, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, RAN, Femto cells, Wi-Fi offload, SON, Data traffic, Interference management, Traffic management
monica.paolini posted on December 04, 2012 11:32
At the Small Cell Americas, Dallas, I gave a presentation on how to optimize small-cell TCO, but using multiple interfaces, Wi-Fi, multi-sector equipment, infrastructure or backhaul sharing.
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Posted in: 3G, 4G, LTE, Mobile broadband, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, Core network, Wi-Fi offload, Data traffic, QoS, QoE, Fiber
monica.paolini posted on December 02, 2012 12:15
Wi-Fi can be-and increasingly is-more than an offload interface onto which operators direct traffic and forget about it. When adopting an integrated, carrier-grade Wi-Fi access platform with policy functionality in the core network, operators retain visibility into the subscriber experience, can support new services that add value to their mobile broadband plans, and increase revenues.
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Posted in: 3G, 4G, LTE, Mobile broadband, Mobile devices, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Wi-Fi offload, Data traffic, QoS, Traffic management, Mobile operators
monica.paolini posted on November 07, 2012 13:10
I have written extensively on how both small cells and Wi-Fi are needed to provide the capacity boost we need to meet the rapidly growing traffic load, and mostly expounded on the strategic and deployment merits of the argument. But any decision about how small cells and Wi-Fi will coexist in the sublayer depends to a great extent on the underlying economics.
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Posted in: 3G, 4G, Broadband stimulus, LTE, Mobile broadband, Signaling, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, Core network, RAN, Wi-Fi offload, SON, Data traffic, Backhaul, Wireless backhaul, Mobile operators
monica.paolini posted on November 05, 2012 10:08
Small cells and Wi-Fi are the most powerful tools that mobile operators have to increase data capacity in their networks. Our latest report looks at the business case for small cells and Wi-Fi coexistence the the mobile network sublayer.
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Posted in: 3G, 4G, LTE, Mobile broadband, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, RAN, Wi-Fi offload, Data traffic, Traffic management
monica.paolini posted on October 22, 2012 12:33
New paper on what's new on the infrastructure side on GigaOM Pro
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Posted in: 4G, LTE, Mobile broadband, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, Core network, RAN, Wi-Fi offload, SON, Data traffic, Backhaul, Wireless backhaul, Interference management, Traffic management
monica.paolini posted on October 22, 2012 12:22
Mobile networks are becoming primarily data networks, moving to a flatter and more open architecture that is inherently more vulnerable to security threats. See our new white paper on this topic.
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Posted in: 4G, Mobile broadband, Mobile devices, Signaling, Wi-Fi, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Small cells, Core network, RAN, Femto cells, Wi-Fi offload, Data traffic, Backhaul, Wireless backhaul, Traffic management
monica.paolini posted on September 24, 2012 00:51
The answer to this question is easy: We need both small cells and Wi-Fi to fit all the traffic generated by smartphone, tablets and laptops. But what is the respective role of Wi-Fi offload and small cells?
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Posted in: LTE, Mobile broadband, Mobile devices, Wireless broadband, Wireless data, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, RAN, Femto cells, Wi-Fi offload, Backhaul, Wireless backhaul, Interference management, Traffic management, Mobile operators
monica.paolini posted on September 09, 2012 16:24
Following up on our recent report on small-cell backhaul, we have recorded a few conversations on this topic. The first one is with Andy Sutton, Principal Network Architect of Everything Everywhere, the UK operator that offers service through the Orange and T-Mobile brands.
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Posted in: 4G, Mobile broadband, Heterogeneous networks, Small cells, RAN, Wi-Fi offload, SON, QoE, Backhaul, Wireless backhaul, PTP, PMP, Point to point, Point to multipoint, E-band, sub-6 GHz, Interference management, Traffic management, Fiber, 60 GHz, Mobile operators, Europe
monica.paolini posted on May 30, 2012 18:58
The brand new Small Cell World Summit (used to be the Femtocell World Summit) will be in a few week's time in London - I will be there and look forward to seeing you there if you plan to attend (you can get a 10% discount with the SCWSSENZ code). The program is impressive and it is a nice chance to catch up with many small-cell aficionados.
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