WBA Next Generation Hotspot

WBA Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) InitiativePosted by kelliwon Jun 26, 2012As all of us consume mobile data, the interest in use of public Wi-Fi to help has taken on greaterurgency. WBAs Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) initiative is giving us and many other major operatorsand vendors, a chance to test innovative new login procedures and simpler connectivity that will helpsimplify login and support roaming agreements as well as establish relationships with each other so youcan have a much wider variety of hotspots available. The trials we are participating in allow us to test avariety of authentication methods for the growing number of smartphones, as well as SIM-based, fortablets, laptops and legacy phones which cannot support SIM authentication. An end result will be thatas many of our customers as possible will have automatic access to hotspots without enteringusernames and passwords. With the latest prediction of a rise from 1.3 million hotspots in 2011 to 5.8million by 2015, not including "community hotspots” which add another 4.5 million worldwide, the WBAtrials and our future deployments of NGH are an exciting opportunity for us.For more information, please click here. For more discussion on everything mobile, visit the Service Provider Mobility Community at www.cisco.com/go/mobilitycommunity.

WBA Next Generation Hotspot

by Cisco Service Provider Mobility on Jul 06, 2012

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