Software-Based 5G Network Bonding Solutions

Improving connectivity for every one of your clients while safeguarding their traffic is beneficial to your business, whether you're a mobile operator or a seasoned mobile data network. Happy consumers are the result of improved connectivity. Imagine being able to use all of the available networks, including 4G, 5G, and Wi-Fi, to safely boost the speed and dependability of your service wherever you are.

While 5G offers significant advancements in mobile network technology, it can still be susceptible to network congestion and outages. Speedify, a powerful network bonding tool, can further enhance the performance and reliability of 5G networks by combining multiple cellular connections, including 5G, into a single, high-performance connection. This technology, known as cellular bonding, provides increased bandwidth, reduced latency, and improved network resilience, making it ideal for demanding applications like video conferencing, remote work, and IoT deployments.

We live in a world where mobile data traffic is on an exponential rise, accounting for a predicted growth of almost 300% in the following years, according to Statista: “In 2022, the average data used per smartphone per month worldwide amounted to 15 GB. The source forecasts that this will increase to around 46 GB per smartphone per month globally in 2028”. Ericsson’s June 2024 Mobility Report has a similar figure when it comes to mobile data traffic per smartphone. But when looking at total mobile network traffic, they forecast a CAGR of 23% between 2023 and 2029, reaching an impressive 466 EB (exabyte)/month

The main drivers for this growth are the rapid redeployment of 5G networks globally and the escalating consumption of video streaming services, social media and other real-time communication applications. Naturally, the numbers are different from region to region, but the overall trends are the same, and 5G bonding is a viable solution to be on top of this growing demand.

Bonded 5G or channel bonding in 5G refers to a cellular bonding technology that combines multiple 5G cellular connections from different carriers into a single, more reliable and faster connection.

By aggregating the bandwidth and redundancy of multiple connections, bonded 5G can significantly improve network performance, especially in areas with limited or unreliable cellular coverage.

This technology is particularly useful for applications that require high-quality, low-latency connectivity, such as live video streaming, remote work, and IoT devices.

Customer happiness is immediately impacted when the network infrastructure we have grown accustomed to is unable to meet demand. For many enterprises, the rapid transfer of large amounts of data across these networks is essential. Poor or outdated coverage in rural regions, faulty infrastructure, crowded or sluggish networks, and devices connecting to unmanaged, subpar Wi-Fi all have an impact. The key to offering a quick and dependable service is having a network service that is both current and flexible.

Another major factor that can generate hassles is the cost of cellular services. MVNOs see this first hand. As they’re not using their own cellular infrastructure, the cost of traffic on the mobile network can make it hard to compete. Even if there is a Wi-Fi network infrastructure available, they will certainly not get the long distance coverage cellular data has.

And let's not forget about online traffic security. Most companies now use VPNs for their remote workers, as they are aware of the dangers that reside with both public Wi-Fi and cellular data traffic. As stated in the 2024 GSMA security threat landscape report, implemented security defenses include a secure by design architecture and multi-layered defenses, where the usage of VPN encryption can help organizations.

These are even more important when your main market is a competitive one, such as North America, most of Europe and Asia. Your existing clients and potential ones will just choose the best available alternative.

Especially in North America, a growing number of network operators have begun to use traffic shaping techniques to address infrastructure and cost challenges. In essence, these are a few bandwidth management techniques that give specific network packet types priority in order to guarantee better network performance for applications with greater priority.

Data throttling is one technique widely used - it will slow down specific types of traffic (usually streaming and gaming) in order to accommodate more traffic, hence more happy users. At least that’s what they think...

But, as we all know, you don’t get happy customers by limiting their bandwidth or making them pay obscene amounts for extra mobile data traffic. So, what’s the real solution to get a fast and reliable Internet?

Mobile network operators and providers of professional mobile data services who are going through a digital transformation are looking for new revenue opportunities. Many offer security-as-a-service or specialized digital content channels but alone, these can be a weak proposition with slow adoption. A better approach is to provide broader connectivity and security enhancing services which will delight your customers every time they connect. Service providers can now get the industry leading 5G bonding suite packed full of features which are immediately monetizable whilst lowering traditional service costs.

Speedify provides mission critical solutions for businesses of all sizes with a zero-day ROI by offering:

1. A white labeled carrier-grade mobile application, ideal for creating a customer facing value-added subscription service.
2. An SDK for including in-home CPE (Consumer Premise Equipment) to provide standard Hybrid Access Gateway functions and ensure a mobile backup path for fixed line customers.
3. An offload and traffic routing service which can lower the operational cost of a mobile service provider whilst increasing the value of analytics and other value added services deployed in the network.

When the aforementioned is combined with the only bonding VPN service in the world, users can feel secure knowing that their data is protected against network outages and handovers by industry-leading security. Using many networks at once avoids performance implications at the network edges and improves reliability—Speedify is a game-changing differentiator.

As explained above, the main benefits for mobile network operators and professional mobile data network services providers is lowering operational costs while increasing service value. Some of our SDK partners include organizations like Xfinity, CUJO AI, OmniAccess, Cox and Comcast.

We compiled a table that explains how Speedify can help with connectivity and security hassles:

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