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3G - Wi-Fi Offload

Service providers can capitalize on mobile traffic growth and alleviate network congestion by offloading data traffic from 3G to Wi-Fi. They can partner with Wi-Fi providers or use their existing Wi-Fi assets, to offer consumers access to competitive rates, creating new revenue opportunities.

By implementing multi-access networks today, service providers are preparing for their 4G future – with solutions that work across access technologies and balance network traffic efficiently.

There are certain challenges to Wi-Fi offloading and Amdocs can help service providers overcome these obstacles by:

  • Ensuring a seamless user experience regardless of access network;
  • Providing single sign on access for subscribers, reducing barriers to service use; and
  • Leveraging existing data stored in the Home Location Register (HLR), thereby avoiding multiple data silos.

Amdocs' Mobile Data Offload solutions provide 3G service providers with carrier-grade authentication, authorization, accounting (AAA), and interworking support that ensures a transparent and secure single sign on experience for subscribers.


Ingredients
Amdocs’ Subscriber Data Broker
In a 3G-Wi-Fi scenario, Amdocs' Subscriber Data Broker federates subscriber authentication profiles from the HLR and stores them for fast re-authentication.

Amdocs Service Controller
Amdocs Service Controller functions as a 3GPP AAA in WLAN deployments and provides flexible subscriber authentication and authorization based on existing entitlements.

Single Sign On Functionality
Caches subscriber profiles so users don’t have to sign on to Wi-Fi hotspots each time they connect, allowing for a transparent subscriber access experience.

Nutritional Benefits
  • Alleviate network congestion and reduce associated costs by offloading mobile data traffic to Wi-Fi hotspots
  • Increase revenues by directing subscribers to operator-owned Wi-Fi networks and offer Wi-Fi service bundles, or create revenue share agreements, with hotspot providers
  • Provide secure and transparent access with single sign on 
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