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I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT SOME CONTENT ON YOUR WEBSITE. HOW DO I CONTACT YOU?
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DO YOU SELL THE PRODUCTS THAT YOU ARE DISPLAYING ON THIS WEBSITE?
We are not a reseller of products, and we do not have direct access to the vendors of these products. The best way to contact a vendor is through their respective websites. |
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CAN YOU PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE VENDORS OF THESE PRODUCTS?
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CAN YOU TELL ME WHEN A NEW PRODUCT OR SERVICE IS GOING TO LAUNCH?
This website is an information resource about current services, devices, and networks/operators. We do not address future launches or make predictions of any kind. |
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WHAT IS SMART WI-FI?
Smart Wi-Fi technology is based on the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) Generic Access Network (GAN) standard. With Smart Wi-Fi, mobile operators can leverage Wi-Fi as a seamless extension of the mobile network, delivering high-quality, low-cost mobile services to subscribers at home, in the office and in hotspots. The GAN specification were originally developed by Kineto, Alcatel, AT&T Wireless, British Telecom, Cingular, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel, O2, Research-in-Motion, Rogers Wireless, Siemens, Sony-Ericsson and T-Mobile US. The specifications are included in 3GPP Release 6, and available through the 3GPP web site. |
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IS GAN/UMA A RECOGNIZED STANDARD?
Yes. In September 2004, the UMA participating companies introduced the UMA specifications to 3GPP for consideration as a formal standard. In April 2005, the UMA specifications were formally incorporated into Release 6, thus making UMA the 3GPP standard for fixed/mobile convergence. Within the 3GPP specifications, UMA is referred to as Generic Access to A/Gb interfaces, and contained within TS 43.318. |
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| WHAT BENEFITS DOES SMART WI-FI PROVIDE SUBSCRIBERS? |
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Improved indoor 3G coverage: For subscribers with poor or little macro network coverage, Smart Wi-Fi enables them make and receive mobile calls via the existing Wi-Fi access points in the home or office. |
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Easier access to Internet/data services: Wi-Fi provides unfettered high-speed access to mobile data services that subscribers want most. |
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Improved battery performance: A key element of a GAN deployment is that the smartphone’s cellular radio can be hibernated because all mobile services are delivered over Wi-Fi. This contrasts with ‘basic’ Wi-Fi usage where the Wi-Fi radio and the macro cellular radio are powered on simultaneously, which increases the power draw on the battery. Now, the smartphones hibernates the cellular radio and continues to have a single radio powered, thus dramatically improving battery performance. |
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| WHAT BENEFITS DOES SMART WI-FI PROVIDE MOBILE OPERATORS? |
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Churn reduction through improved coverage: Rather than using Wi-Fi to simply route web services such as YouTube, Facebook, Skype and others to the Internet, GAN enables all mobile services to be delivered over Wi-Fi. As a result, subscribers can receive ‘five bars’ of coverage from existing Wi-Fi access points |
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Increase network capacity: By routing all traffic over Wi-Fi and IP, mobile operators are able to completely disengage smartphones from the outdoor macro network, freeing up valuable spectrum, power and signaling capacity for truly mobile smartphones. |
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Competitive VoIP response: With GAN, mobile operators can develop specialized calling plans for subscribers when they are connected over Wi-Fi. By their very nature, the plans cover services used at the same locations where subscribers can use mobile VoIP applications like Skype. Now, operators can offer alternative Wi-Fi calling service plans to address the competitive threat posed by Skype and other VoIP services. |
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DOES SMART WI-FI WORK WITH STANDARD WI-FI ACCESS POINTS?
Yes. It was specifically designed to support existing, commercial off-the-shelf Wi-Fi access points. |
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