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<p>When hunkering down to binge watch videos on their phones, consumers want quick and easy streaming; cellular network operators want to make their wish come true.</p>
<p>These operators are scrambling for solutions to congestion and coverage holes that drive more of their users to Wi-Fi&mdash;and they need solutions that will apply to today&rsquo;s legacy and tomorrow&rsquo;s Hotspot 2.0 networks and devices. In this video, RCR Wireless News&rsquo; Editor-in-Chief Dan Meyer talks with InterDigital&rsquo;s Vanja Subotic, senior manager of solutions management, about the growing Wi-Fi offload market and increased need among consumers for seamless connectivity.</p>
<p>Watch to get Vanja&rsquo;s insider perspective on how the proliferation of smartphones and rising bandwidth usage in general is driving a demand for better connectivity. She discusses how operators seek to maintain offload control, and, at the same time, meet consumer need&mdash;and how those carriers that have invested in a Wi-Fi infrastructure can use offload in creative, revenue generating ways. She and Dan even touch on hot-topic 5G.</p>
<p>Vanja is part of the InterDigital Solutions group, which is responsible for our Smart Access Manager (SAM), a leading device client for Wi-Fi offload (and onload). Designed for Android and iOS, SAM enables mobile devices to make intelligent network selection and traffic management decisions&mdash;based on real time conditions at a device&mdash;among Wi-Fi, 3G, and LTE networks. A future proof solution, SAM is ANDSF standards compliant, supports both legacy networks and devices and Hotspot 2.0, and is interoperable with multiple Tier 1 infrastructure vendors.</p>
<p>To learn more about our <a title="Smart Access Manager" href="http://www.interdigital.com/smart-access-manager">Smart Access Manager</a>, visit the <a href="http://vault.interdigital.com/">InterDigital Vault</a>, and search for SAM.</p>
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