Google's Project fi was mainly launched with plan to provide easy access to wifi hotspots, and to give user a great auto-switching network experince, so they can get good data speed.Also providing good calling facilities.
2. CONTENTS
• What is Project-Fi ?
• Look at Project-Fi
• History
• Why is it required?
• Working
• Advantages
• Disadvantages
• Future Prospects
3. Project Fi owned by Google, is providing
wireless phone and data services using Wi-Fi
and cellular networks at affordable prices.
Project Fi is a program to deliver a fast, easy
wireless experience in close partnership with
leading carriers, hardware makers, and our
users.
What is Project Fi?
4. Fi device detecting the best network in networks
Auto-switching network between wi-fi and cellular network
5. Using Project FI your phone will intelligently
switch between various networks giving you
best network. Using wi-fi to make calls and
send texts whenever available.
Project Fi is focused on simplified billing.
estimating how much data you'll use. Example
You pay $20 per month for unlimited talk and
texting
What is Project Fi? (cont.)
7. History
• Project fi was launched on 22 April 2015.
• Top mobile networks in the U.S.—Sprint, T-Mobile,
U.S.Cellular partnered with Google to launch it.
• Sundar Pichai (CEO Google) said at Barcelona
conference 2015 the company was preparing to
experiment with mobile networks.
• So Google’s service could pressure wireless providers
to further lower prices.
8. History
Above: Google director of product management Sabrina Ellis
announces that the Nexus 5X and 6P will support Project Fi at
a press event in San Francisco on September 29,2015.
9. Access to multiple 4G networks
Connect to best Wi-Fi
Never pay for unused data
Affordable Pricing
Why Project Fi is required?
Easy access to 4G Networks via
auto-connecting to wi-fi’s or
cellular 4G networks
10. Why Project-Fi is required
(cont.)?
Traditionally, phones only connect to one network’s towers.
With Project Fi, your phone can access the best of multiple 4G
networks so you can connect to more towers and get fast
speed in more places.
There are lots of Wi-Fi hotspots out there but not all are of
high-quality. This technology helps keep your speed high and
your data bill low. Your data is secured when connected to open
Wi-Fi hotspots.
11. Why Project-Fi is required
(cont.)?
It's hard to predict your data usage when it changes month to
month. One month you're streaming live sports, the next
you're mostly just checking email. so you only pay for what
you use.
12. Why Project-Fi is required
(cont.)?
Project Fi is cheap. Pay one rate for high speed international
data around the world. In 135+ destinations, data usage costs
the same per GB as it does in the US. The best thing is, If you
pay for 3GB and use just 2.2GB, $8 goes back to you.
While network switching, calls continue uninterrupted as you
move from Wi-Fi to cellular or vice-versa. (Google uses
Hangouts for this.)
13. Project Fi works with a SIM card—authenticate
you on T-mobile, Sprint and U.S cellular
networks. Hence, switching between them on
the fly. You get the power of three mobile
networks,
plus Wi-Fi, in
a single SIM
Working
14. Extra software called a "Wi-Fi Assistant" will
automatically connect your phone to open Wi-
Fi access points when you're out of the house,
reducing your
data usage
without any
intervention
on your part.
Working (cont.)
15. Project FI being on initial stages, Google
providing data & voice services on latest Google
Nexus phones. Data-only service on various
devices like samsung galaxy considering the
network in regions.
Just using Hangouts app, user can forward
phone calls to your fi number, as well as view
voicemails, make calls, send texts and access
web.
Working (cont.)
17. One number to chat across networks and devices
Calls and texts over Wi-Fi for more coverage
Wherever you're on Wi-Fi—whether in your home,
your favorite coffee shop or your Batcave—you can
talk and text like you normally do. Calls transition
seamlessly between Wi-Fi and cell networks
Use your phone number with tablets and laptops too
Talk, text, and check voicemail on the screen nearest
you, get refunded for the data you don't use.
Advantages
18. Need specially equipped phone to support this
technology.
Currently ties-up with sprint and T-mobile , so how
they assure connectivity in other area will be a issue.
Sign-ups are limited to invite system.
Available only in few countries currently, example USA.
Currently in beta stage.
Disadvantages
19. If you start a call over Wi-Fi and walk outside, Project
Fi detects when your signal becomes weak and
seamlessly moves your call over to a cell network to
keep the conversation going. So, auto-switching to
best network.
Connect any device to your number—it doesn't matter
what device they're using. Multi-device support.
Made for minimum billing and
best multimedia access.
Applications
20. Ability to reshape the future of mobile
communication.
Will create competition for other operators being
consumer centric
Google has it’s own flagship of nexus smartphones to
make it popular.
Perfect match for future technologies like 4G, 5G.
Future Prospects