Service Providers to Deploy More Than Four Million Public Wi-Fi Hotspots and 20 Million Homespots in 2015

CAMPBELL, Calif., Nov. 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Mobile Experts released a market study today, forecasting a bright future for Service Provider and Public Venue Wi-Fi.   The new report explains the fundamental reasons that Carrier Wi-Fi deployments will exceed small cell deployments over the next five years, including details on the Public Wi-Fi will hardware and software features instrumental to worldwide Wi-Fi deployment.

Joe Madden, Principal Analyst at Mobile Experts explained, "Even if we exclude homespot deployments, the number of Wi-Fi access points will reach the level of millions for cable operators and public venues during 2015, outstripping the capacity of new LTE base stations. Several large mobile operators have made a gigantic blunder, by ignoring the opportunity to deploy Wi-Fi or utilize Hotspot 2.0---so cable operators and other service providers are jumping on the opportunity.   Homespots add another dimension, with massive crowdsourcing of capacity. The total Wi-Fi capacity deployed by service providers worldwide could match the 'data tsunami' in terms of raw capacity over the next five years, although of course there are obvious limitations in mobility and QoS."

This Mobile Experts forecast provides details on the use of Wi-Fi in a Hotspot 2.0 ecosystem. "The definition of a service provider is changing with Hotspot 2.0," explained Mr. Madden. "A stadium or a hotel can use Hotspot 2.0 roaming agreements to operate as a wireless service provider, and products are emerging which are attractive, neutral options for venues to invest in wireless. Also, with Wi-Fi calling, cheap, unlicensed services will cover the needs of many in-building users.   Convergence of licensed and unlicensed services will happen, but we're changing our view of the market timing and the implications for specific companies."

The report includes 40 charts and diagrams to describe a deep level of detail for public Wi-Fi technology, as well as the future outlook for AP deployment, controller architectures, semiconductor market shares, and other factors. Mobile Experts includes a thoughtful perspective on LTE-U and License-Assisted Access (LAA), which illuminates the looming competition between fixed operators and wireless operators. The document includes profiles for companies such as Aruba, Aptilo, Broadcom, Cisco, Ericsson, Huawei, Qualcomm Atheros (QCA), Ruckus, and many others.

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