Delivering additional radio network capacity and coverage through the deployment of small cells as part of a heterogeneous network is central to most mobile operators’ mobile broadband strategies, and Wi-Fi is a key element to satisfying the hungry data appetites of millions of smartphone and tablet users.

With Wi-Fi fully integrated into mobile access and core networks – offering seamless, secure roaming, intelligent radio access type selection, session mobility and carrier-grade scalability and manageability – operators will be able to optimise the user experience and take advantage of a variety of flexible new business models.

The whitepaper authored by Derek Long, Head-Communication Services a Mobile Broadband, Ericsson India, examines the role of Wi-Fi technology in supporting heterogeneous networks, advantages and challenges faced by the operators in the deployment of Wi-Fi technology.

To download the whitepaper, click here…