Thursday, March 24, 2011

Hotspot Wi-Fi to replace cellular networks

The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced it is working on a new certification for access points that can relieve the cell phone networks. The user can enjoy a secure server without needing to intervene. The agency says that France Telecom-Orange is one of the most active members of this project. The principle is simple.

The information in the SIM card used identifier for connection to the access point to use WPA2 as the security protocol. It is not surprising that an operator actively working on this technology. It could be the answer to the bottlenecks that are anticipated over cellular networks that were not originally designed to convey the type of data being asked today, such as videos or games.

The Wi-Fi Alliance also explains that the main purpose of this certification is to "deport smarpthones eaters given, tablets and other portable tools traffic cell to Wi-Fi." It is also true that the installation of a cellular antenna is expensive and not always easy or even always possible in densely populated areas.

In contrast, a WiFi access point is hidden in virtually all households connected to the Internet through the ISP's box. With this certification, operators can push their customers on a network faster and cheaper without them realizing it and without their intervention is necessary. Use the SIM card as an identifier would also reserve bandwidth to its consumers.

Cisco has already announced support for this project and the first certifications should be granted during the first half of 2012.

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