Charting a Course to Carrier-Grade WiFi

Lead Story - February 23, 2015 Charting a Course to Carrier-Grade WiFi Cablevision Systems's recently launched voice-over-WiFi service, Freewheel, is unlikely to be the last such offering, as cable operators continue to add hotspots in their service territories and develop new ways to monetize WiFi technology. To do that, they need to up their game in terms of the reliability, strength and availability of WiFi access. Many operators are moving in that direction, but it's going to take a couple of years for carrier-grade WiFi to be ubiquitously deployed across the country, according to several experts in the field. A recent survey from Real Wireless for St. Louis-based billings and operations software vendor Amdocs found that carrier-grade WiFi will grow from 14% in 2014 to 85% by the end of 2016. Some 85% of operator respondents said they plan to invest in carrier-grade WiFi by that time. Read More» Top Stories Liberty Global Targets 10M WiFi Hotspots Liberty Global, which already offers mobile service via MVNO deals, has deployed about 5 million WiFi hotspots so far, and expects to double that to 10 million by the end of 2015, according to CEO Mike Fries. Read More» WiFi Will Have a Louder Voice: Cisco A new study from Cisco Systems finds that voice-over-WiFi traffic will surpass traffic from wireless LTE networks by 2017. Read More» Ruckus CEO Touts WiFi's Role In 'Comeback' Of Voice Apps Voice-over-WiFi is clearly gaining momentum, aiding a broader movement that represents "the comeback of the voice applications," Selina Lo, president and CEO of Ruckus Wireless, a provider of WiFi gear and controllers to MSOs and other service providers. Read More» CableLabs To Pack On More Wireless Muscle In yet another of example of how significant WiFi and other wireless technologies are becoming to the cable industry, CableLabs is seeking a high-level executive and other important engineering slots that will be focused on the hot area. Read More» News Carrier-grade Wi-Fi Calling Services Could Eliminate Need for Wired Phones in the Enterprise » Republic Welcomes More WiFi-First Action » TWC Starts 'Maxx' Upgrades In San Antonio » Cablevision's New WiFi Try – Freewheeling Enough? » Mobile Video's Boom Will Impact Cable and Broadcasters »   ©2015 NewBay Media, LLC

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