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United States : AT&T Mobility Announces Agreements with Accuris Networks and BSG Wireless to Deliver Wi-Fi Hub Solution [TendersInfo (India)]
[October 12, 2014]

United States : AT&T Mobility Announces Agreements with Accuris Networks and BSG Wireless to Deliver Wi-Fi Hub Solution [TendersInfo (India)]


(TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) At the Wireless Broadband Alliance s (WBA) Wi-Fi Global Congress in San Francisco today, AT&T, Accuris Networks and BSG Wireless announced an agreement to bring to market the new AT&T Wi-Fi Hub. This hub will make it possible for wireless operators to deliver turnkey Wi-Fi roaming services to their customers.



Expected to launch later this year, the AT&T Wi-Fi Hub addresses common issues that operators face in delivering Wi-Fi roaming services, such as the time-intensive process of identifying Wi-Fi providers, negotiation of terms and implementation of Wi-Fi services.

Our collaboration with Accuris Networks and BSG Wireless means that we ll be able to launch our hub quickly and deliver a wholesale Wi-Fi solution that is seamless and secure, said JR Wilson, Vice President, Partnerships & Alliances, AT&T Mobility. For the end user, all they will need to do is download an app from their Wi-Fi provider to access Wi-Fi roaming.


The AT&T Wi-Fi Hub is being developed using Accuris Networks AccuROAM platform, the only solution using SIM-based account credentials to enable smartphone and tablet users to automatically connect to Wi-Fi hotspots when roaming internationally. The solution provides a secure authentication framework without the need to enter cumbersome usernames and passwords. It also fully supports Hotspot 2.0 and WBA s Wireless Roaming Intermediary eXchange (WRIX) specifications. AccuROAM enables any Wi-Fi to work as a full extension of GSM or CDMA networks for billing, policy and authentication.

"The AT&T Wi-Fi Hub is an operator-focused hub," said Jeff Brown, CEO of Accuris Networks. "AT&T has spent the time and made the investments to solve the key issues that have challenged many operators who have wanted to offer Wi-Fi roaming. Operators can become part of a Wi-Fi roaming ecosystem on which they can quickly build services and products. Using the hub benefits operators as well as their customers, since it offers Wi-Fi roaming that is secure, simple and easy to use." AT&T s Wi-Fi Hub will utilize the advanced reporting and settlement infrastructure capabilities of BSG Wireless, specifically interconnection for the operators, data clearing and financial settlement services.

AT&T is a global leader in telecommunications, and we are excited to expand our existing relationship with them as they grow their Wi-Fi offerings , said Atul Devani, CEO of BSG Wireless, We always endeavor to provide innovative products to help our clients meet their customers needs.

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