Carrier-grade Wi-Fi – the next generation enhancement to Wi-Fi?

<p>On June 24th, InterDigital&rsquo;s Bob Gazda, Senior Director of Technology Development, participated in a webinar conducted by RCR Wireless along with industry experts from Ixia, Republic Wireless and Senza Fili Consulting. The dynamic panel discussion surrounded the opportunities and limitations of carrier-grade Wi-Fi as well as security issues for evaluating Wi-Fi offload strategies and how service providers can monetize Wi-Fi. To listen to the panelists&rsquo; assessments of these topics, and to view the full webinar, please <a href="http://content.rcrwireless.com/wifi_offloading_webinar">click here.</a></p>
<p>Prior to the webinar, Mr. Gazda joined RCR Wireless&rsquo; Martha DeGrasse to discuss these topics in more depth. The interview served as background for the featured report, &ldquo;<a href="http://content.rcrwireless.com/wifi_offloading_report">Strategies for Effective Wi-Fi Offload</a>,&rdquo; that RCR Wireless released on June 25, 2015. Similar to other industry leaders, InterDigital has worked extensively on the integration and coexistence of Wi-Fi and cellular networks. As stated in the report, &ldquo;solutions that combine Wi-Fi and cellular may ultimately serve users and operators best.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Currently, InterDigital offers its&nbsp;<a href="/solutions/smart-access-manager">Smart Access Manager (SAM)</a> solution to improve traffic management across cellular and Wi-Fi. SAM provides intelligent network selection based on operator provisioned policy, Hotspot 2.0 parameters, user preferences, and network conditions.</p>
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