How Interworking Works: A Detailed Look at 802.11u and Hotspot 2.0 Mechanisms

whitePaper | August 5, 2021

The third wave of the Internet is marked by substantial growth of more mobile, powerful, intelligent, and automated devices on the emerging edge network. In this environment, IT and OT will be converged and contribute to the increasing volume of data creation. This growth will outpace the growth of the core infrastructure capacity and create congestion points in the end-to-end application delivery chain, causing massive latency. Delay will bring near fatal blows to system stability and the application experience. Security challenges will also increase significantly. These conditions require a new approach—one centered around holistic application distribution and based on a different set of technology design principles. This is the essence of the Edge 2.0 era.

whitePaper | July 26, 2021

5G standalone (SA) operation, using a new core network, is foundational to mobile operators seeking to offer advanced 5G services with a low cost of production. Over the next two to three years, operators in all global regions will design, deploy, and scale 5G core networks on software-defined infrastructure. By April 2021, eight operators had already launched SA, according to the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), and a further 36 have firm plans to launch in the near term. There is now a good supply of devices that support SA mode, including the iPhone 12 after the latest iOS update.

whitePaper | August 12, 2022

This white paper describes the characteristics of effective, innovative policy management and control using the advantages of a standalone 5G wireless network. Network policy management and control refers to the rules that determine how network services are provided to customers in real-time. It includes access control policies, quality of service (QoS) requirements, service level agreement (SLA) considerations, traffic steering and routing configurations, charging policies and usage monitoring.

whitePaper | March 15, 2022

The paper’s primary focus is on the End-to-End (E2E) perspective across the 5G domain and its sub-domains. These subdomains are the RAN (radio access network), the 5G Core infrastructure, the applications and functions residing in the RAN and Core, and the E2E services that span across the network, which includes the CPE (customer premises equipment) devices.

whitePaper | January 17, 2023

5G expansion is continuing throughout the world, with networks providing new communication capabilities and services that are set to transform society. The next wave of development is now taking place through 5G Advanced, with improved capabilities in the areas of enhanced Mobile Broadband (eMBB), ultra-reliable low latency communication (URLLC), and massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC).

whitePaper | April 11, 2022

The constantly evolving attack techniques used by different threat actors demand extensive and advanced detection and protection. Comprehensive signaling firewall solutions are needed to secure the vulnerable roaming connections of the 2G/3G and 4G/LTE mobile networks, as well as in 5G non-standalone (NSA) roaming scenarios.