Comments on: Mobile Offload: It's So Hot Right Now

By: Wi-Fi Direct Promises Device-to-Device Connectivity: Tech News «

Wi-Fi Direct Promises Device-to-Device Connectivity: Tech News « — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:14:29 +0000

[...] and flexibility of Wi-Fi, which is being deployed for everything from wider area coverage and cellular network offloading to building personal area networks. As we wrote about earlier, 70 percent of Millennials say they [...]

By: Wi-Fi Looks to Keep the Mobile Internet Dream Alive: Tech News «

Wi-Fi Looks to Keep the Mobile Internet Dream Alive: Tech News « — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 19:00:53 +0000

[...] extend coverage in home. But they’re aware that it won’t be enough, something that was very apparent at the Mobile World Congress in [...]

By: Femtocells Get Out of Our Homes and Into Our Cities «

Femtocells Get Out of Our Homes and Into Our Cities « — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:44:56 +0000

[...] and an ability to reuse their spectrum in congested areas, carriers lose their incentive for deploying Wi-Fi networks to offload data and will shunt customers back over to 3G networks (right now, these Picochip radios are for HSPA [...]

By: Compiled Networks Aims to Link Clouds, Make Wi-Fi Mobile – GigaOM

Compiled Networks Aims to Link Clouds, Make Wi-Fi Mobile – GigaOM — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:02:18 +0000

[...] an unnamed ISP for its Wi-Fi product. I will say that the company has certainly managed to straddle two large markets with its technology. Now we just need to see if it can sell into [...]

By: Compiled Networks Aims to Link Clouds, Make Wi-Fi Mobile – GigaOM

Compiled Networks Aims to Link Clouds, Make Wi-Fi Mobile – GigaOM — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:02:18 +0000

[...] an unnamed ISP for its Wi-Fi product. I will say that the company has certainly managed to straddle two large markets with its technology. Now we just need to see if it can sell into [...]

By: Anjan Ghosal

Anjan Ghosal — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 12:38:43 +0000

It is interesting how WiFi is back in favor. While I have been following both the licensed spectrum offload (AKA Femto)and the unlicensed spectrum offload (read WiFi) – I clearly see the momentum shifting towards WiFi (I would not have said that this time last year). However, WiFi still has a lot of challenges. I have listed some of them in http://www.intellinet-tech.com/Media/PagePDF/Mobile%20Data%20Offload%20-%20Can%20Wi-Fi%20Deliver.pdf.

However, I am convinced that if these challenges can be resolved – WiFi will be a very real option.

By: anon

anon — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:21:36 +0000

there is fms in some segments. college students in sydney were cited as an example to me by the operator there. in austria and singapore there are reports of single people canceling DSL and just moving to a 3G USB dongle on their netbook.

However I think this is an aberration, there is wifi in so many CE devices now that most people will have it in their homes.

ajay

By: Werner Egipsy Souza

Werner Egipsy Souza — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:06:58 +0000

The irony is that operators were blocking Wi-Fi initially for phones launched, and now they just can't wait to get users off their network.

Hopefully it would result in a consistency in data plans over landline and wireless.

By: Mobile continues to grow « Treetops

Mobile continues to grow « Treetops — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:24:23 +0000

[...] http://gigaom.com/2010/02/17/mobile-offload-its-so-hot-right-now/ [...]

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:49:59 +0000

Traffic offloading through Wifi or Femto cells? My guess is that most traffic occurs with FMS usage, people using a mobile connection instead of fixed broadband at home, downloading movies etc. Therefore there is no fixed line to actually offload the traffic to. Any research on this?

By: octapod

octapod — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:11:52 +0000

With EDGE running, I can use my Smartphone for about 5-6 hours of continuous usage... and with WiFi that number is down to about 2-2.5 at max. Also the time it takes to login/out (as also mentioned in the article) of hotspot, or hunting for hotspot connectivity, is a major reason why I prefer to continue using EDGE (for which I pay per KB), against WiFi (free at the airports). It is good enough for checking mails, and visiting mobile-enabled sites or other sites using Opera-Mini etc. Of course, this won't work for a Youtube user as well.

By: Rev

Rev — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:50:33 +0000

Not even a mention for uma? One of my favorite features on T-mobile, uma must be the most transparent solutions available. No need for femtocells etc., simply using the existing WiFi infrastructure.

Unfortunately, T-mob's latest batch of smartphones (except for BB phones) haven't had uma, but rumor has it they'll be bringing it back as 'WiFi calling'. I know I loved it when calling at US rates from Europe.