NEW DELHI: Sterlite Technologies’ Telecom Software Division – Elitecore is a global provider of Public Wi-Fi, Mobile Data offload and Wi-Fi monetization offerings, has announced next generation Wi-Fi solutions including Enterprise Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Global Roaming, Wi-Fi calling and Middleware for Carriers and Enterprises at MWC 2017.
Elitecore service management platform (SMP), with successful case references for each of these solutions, will enable Carriers and Enterprises in quick roll-out of customised revenue models. It will offer differentiated Wi-Fi services across segments like hospitality, transportation, education, retail, smart cities, healthcare etc. and transform the end user mobility experience.
Akshat Joshi, VP – Wi-Fi Business, Sterlite Tech – Elitecore says, “With the operators and enterprises increasingly focusing on Wi-Fi to deliver unique offerings, enhance customer experience and strengthen revenue potential – Sterlite Tech Elitecore SMP supports the business models evolution by launching innovative Wi-Fi solutions in the market as well as expanding scope by collaborating with OEMs and partners for productive integration to market.”
The new solutions are:
Enterprise Wi-Fi enable service providers to leverage Wi-Fi platform and offer customized and personalized services to Enterprise customers in various segments and enhance customer engagement and revenue opportunities
Wi-Fi global roaming enables operators to offer seamless national and international Wi-Fi roaming to their EAP-SIM / Non EAP-SIM subscribers, iPass/Boingo Wi-Fi users and supports multiple authentication techniques for partnership, Wi-Fi roaming standards including WRIX, WiSPr, Hotspot 2.0 Passpoint compliance and thus harness the opportunity for additional roaming usage and revenues
Wi-Fi Calling enables operators to overcome the challenges of declining voice revenue, poor indoor coverage, congested cellular spectrum, infrastructure CapEx etc. by offering Voice over Wi-Fi services. The solution offers enhanced 3GPP AAA capabilities of authenticating the user through secured IPSec tunnelling via 3GPP enabled SWm interface and enforcing relevant policies for Wi-Fi Calling.
Middleware solution enables operators to gain an edge over competition by adding pre-integrated middleware capable of handling and intelligently managing high volume of requests in dynamic networks
Along with the launch of these solutions, Sterlite Tech Elitecore’s flexible and modular SMP has expanded its Carrier Wi-Fi and monetization business cases portfolio by integrating with multiple OEMs partners for cloud based WLAN infrastructure, advanced location computation appliance, and loyalty program partner retail management platform.