Mobile Data Offloading from 4G LTE and 5G to Wi-Fi
Every day the demand for high bandwidth applications and services increases, putting more stress on an already oversaturated cellular signal infrastructure. LTE offloading has the potential to improve the overall consumer experience, while also sharply reducing costs for network operators and MVNOs. However, before widespread LTE offloading can become a reality, carriers need an easy and convenient way to get mobile devices to automatically reroute traffic. Speedify does this in software: it keeps a phone on Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular at the same time and sends traffic over Wi-Fi whenever Wi-Fi can carry it. That needs both connections; on a single connection Speedify works as an encrypted VPN and cannot stop that connection from dropping.
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LTE Offload Explained: Moving Traffic from 4G, 5G and LTE to Wi-Fi
LTE offloading (also called Wi-Fi offloading) means sending data over Wi-Fi, which costs the carrier less to carry, instead of over 4G, 5G or LTE cellular networks whenever Wi-Fi is available and the customer experience does not suffer.
In LTE and 5G networks, offload works in two ways: the phone sends traffic over Wi-Fi when it is joined to a usable hotspot, and the carrier steers phones toward its own or partner hotspots so more traffic leaves the cellular network. Either way, the move between cellular and Wi-Fi is where subscribers notice problems, because a change of network usually means a new IP address and open connections have to restart.
Some of the primary obstacles are:
- 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
- Consumer concern about hotspot security
Speedify addresses all of these with its technology for combining internet connections.
Benefits of LTE and 5G Offload for Carriers and MVNOs
LTE is expensive for carriers and MVNOs. Offloading this mobile data onto Wi-Fi hotspots reduces the load on the core network and allows carriers to take better advantage of existing wired telecom infrastructure to reduce costs.
LTE Offloading by Combining Wi-Fi and Cellular with Speedify
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 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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Learn How Speedify can solve 4G, 5G, and LTE Offloading for your Business
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Add Speedify to your own app or hardware with the Speedify SDK. Your product then combines internet connections, fails over automatically when one drops, and encrypts the traffic, using the same technology as the Speedify app.