Mobile Data Offloading: Free Up Bandwidth Effectively
Network operators (carriers) and mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) face a critical bandwidth problem. As Wi-Fi Now mentions, carrier-driven Wi-Fi offload has seen little adoption outside a few dozen deployments, but unlimited data plans have put it back on carrier roadmaps.
Mobile devices now use more data than ever, as app developers bring streaming video and music into daily life, so Wi-Fi offload is once again a high priority for carriers. The difference is that instead of trying to develop a new technology to handle the offloading, carriers and MVNOs have an out-of-the-box solution: Speedify, software that uses a device’s Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular connections at the same time and moves traffic onto Wi-Fi whenever Wi-Fi can carry it. Speedify keeps a session up when one internet connection drops only when it has two or more connections to work with; on a single connection it works as an encrypted VPN and cannot stop that connection from dropping.
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Meet Data Demand Cost Effectively with Wi-Fi Offloading
Cellular offload (also called carrier offload or Wi-Fi offload) means moving subscriber traffic off the cellular network and onto Wi-Fi whenever a usable Wi-Fi network is available, so the cellular network carries less at busy times.
Community Wi-Fi networks are a natural fit for offloading. The cheapest way for network operators to take load off their core cellular networks is to use the wired and Wi-Fi infrastructure they have already paid for.
Until recently, operators could not push mobile data offloading further without hurting the customer experience. The obstacles include:
- Phones are slow to tell when a hotspot is “dead” (connected but not passing traffic);
- Manually switching between networks is time consuming and cumbersome;
- Consumers end up with interrupted internet access during network changeovers;
- Consumers are concerned about public hotspot security.
Speedify gives carriers, MVNOs and hardware manufacturers technology for combining internet connections: devices use Wi-Fi and cellular at the same time, move between them without dropping the session, and use less of the cellular network while customers get a better quality of experience (QoE).
How Speedify Changes Carrier Offload to Wi-Fi
For MVNOs, the benefits of Speedify’s technology are twofold: moving more traffic off cellular and onto Wi-Fi saves money, and customers get a better internet experience.
Speedify handles combining internet connections and Wi-Fi offloading on mobile devices. It can be built into existing iOS, Android, Windows and macOS software, and it runs in the background, monitoring and improving network performance for all the apps on the device.
Speedify is cost aware and uses policy based routing that can be configured for increased speed or reduced cellular usage. Optional VPN encryption means that Speedify can also keep users secure across public Wi-Fi networks.
When a phone joins a hotspot that is connected but not passing traffic, the phone can take a long time to give up on it and return to cellular, and some phones stay stuck on the dead hotspot. The subscriber is left without a working internet connection and learns to avoid hotspots. Speedify keeps cellular in use alongside Wi-Fi, so when the Wi-Fi stops carrying data, traffic continues over cellular on the same session.
Speedify Is Used on Millions of Devices Worldwide
Speedify has made internet connections faster and more reliable for businesses and individuals since 2014.
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Gapless Aggregation: Wi-Fi Offload That Keeps Cellular Connected
The best way for carriers to handle Wi-Fi offload is to improve the customer experience with gapless aggregation: Speedify uses Wi-Fi and cellular together, so there is no gap in service when one of them drops.
Speedify runs in the background and manages the phone’s connection. With cellular set to a lower priority than Wi-Fi, Speedify sends traffic over Wi-Fi whenever Wi-Fi can carry it, while keeping the phone connected to Wi-Fi and cellular at the same time. If the Wi-Fi fails or the subscriber walks out of range, traffic continues over cellular on the same session until another Wi-Fi network is available.
Speedify keeps customers connected across Wi-Fi and cellular and handles Wi-Fi offload automatically for the carrier. Carriers do not need to spend money on research and development, because Speedify’s technology is ready to build into their existing apps and devices.
Learn how Speedify can solve Wi-Fi offload issues for your business.
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