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<p>Operators have the potential to miss a $6.7 billion opportunity from consumer interest in paid-for managed Wi-Fi. This warning comes from InterDigital&rsquo;s XCellAir, an expert in Wi-Fi Quality of Experience (QoE), based on their findings from a new survey of 1,000 consumers each in the US and UK. The $6.7 billion opportunity comes from revenue lost from consumers willing to pay for managed Wi-Fi services (estimated $3.3 billion) and OPEX savings from a reduction in helpline calls and engineer visits (estimated up to $3.4 billion).</p>
<p>&nbsp;XCellAir released this result and several other significant findings from the survey on Tuesday, and there has been a tremendous amount of media attention surrounding the findings throughout this week. Check out just some of the media coverage below:</p>
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<li>Vanilla Plus: <a href="http://www.vanillaplus.com/2017/02/09/25166-operators-miss-us6-7bn-opportunity-consumer-demand-managed-wi-fi-says-xcellair-research/">&ldquo;Operators to miss US$6.7bn opportunity from consumer demand for managed Wi-Fi, says XCellAir research&rdquo;</a></li>
<li>The Fast Mode: <a href="https://www.thefastmode.com/mobile-data-services-trends/9959-managed-wi-fi-represent-6-7bn-opportunity-for-telcos-report">Managed Wi-Fi Represent $6.7bn Opportunity for Telcos: Report</a></li>
<li>Information Age: <a href="http://www.information-age.com/operators-missing-consumer-demand-managed-wi-fi-123464353/">Operators missing out from consumer demand from managed Wi-Fi</a></li>
<li>Total Telecom: <a href="http://www.totaltele.com/496056/Managed-WiFi-services-worth-up-to-67bn-to-telcos">Managed WiFi services worth up to $6.7bn to telcos</a></li>
<li>Global Telecoms Business: <a href="http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/3659871/Operators-missing-out-on-67bn-managed-Wifi-opportunity.html#.WJoB-zuLTIU">Operators missing out on $6.7bn managed Wifi opportunity</a></li>
<li>Light Reading: <a href="http://www.lightreading.com/mobile/carrier-wifi/operators-miss-$67b-managed-wifi-opportunity-claims-xcellair/d/d-id/730120">Operators Miss $6.7B Managed WiFi Opportunity, Claims XCellAir</a></li>
<li>Telecoms.com: <a href="http://telecoms.com/479427/6-7-billion-managed-wifi-opportunity-said-to-be-squandered/">$6.7 billion managed wifi opportunity said to be squandered</a></li>
<li>TelecomTV: <a href="http://www.telecomtv.com/articles/wi-fi/wifi-management-as-a-service-an-xaas-whose-time-has-come-14364/">WiFi management as a service: an XaaS whose time has come?</a></li>
<li>CED: <a href="https://www.cedmagazine.com/data-focus/2017/02/are-managed-wifi-services-huge-missed-opportunity-operators">Are Managed WiFi Services a Huge Missed Opportunity for Operators?</a></li>
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<p>XCellAir also recently announced the launch of its <a href="http://xcellair.com/xcellair-wifi-calculator/">Wi-Fi Advisor</a>, a free tool which helps ISPs and operators to determine the Wi-Fi service customers need in order to provide reliable Wi-Fi performance throughout the home.</p>
<p><a href="http://xcellair.com/press/operators-miss-6-7bn-opportunity-consumer-demand-managed-wi-fi/">Click here</a>&nbsp;for more on the consumer survey or for more information on XCellAir, click this <a href="http://xcellair.com/">link</a>!</p>