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Company Public WLAN market today Service portfolio
WLAN wholesale access in and outbound WLAN roaming hub service Access methods
Implementation and operations Platform capabilities and features Reference implementations Unique Selling Proposition of WeRoam
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Swiss-based companies with long-standing experience in mobile roaming Independent from any operator Innovative solutions WLAN and GSM roaming based on an aggregation model Convergence services from traditional GSM technology to IP technology
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GSM and WLAN Roaming Enabler SIM based service innovations Leading Swiss wireless hotspot operator
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Private WLAN
Public WiFi
Hotels
Congress Cafs
Stations
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Key trends WISPr as the standard interface From landing page to client software Enterprise awareness of public WLAN as a remote access solution Development of new data services, VoIP, games,
Oct 05
Nov 05
Dez 05
Jan 06
Feb 06
Mar 06
Apr 06
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Aug 06
Sep 06
Industry initiative
Gained momentum in past year Has some heavy weights as members Defined WRIX model where roaming operation can be outsourced Agreed on an WRIX interface specification Members in the process of choosing a supplier for WRIX Pros Technical inter-working standards Promotes roaming Cons Closed user group Complicated data + financial clearing process
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Venue Owner
HotSpot Operator
Roaming Plattform
Roaming Mgmt Roaming Mgmt Authentication Authentication Clearing / Billing Clearing / Billing
Service Provider
End User
SM G P IS P ES
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Wholesale Access
Client Software
Hotspot Directory
Roaming Platform
Contract Management
Hotspot Footprint
Connection Manager
Connection Assistant
Wholesale Access
Client Software
Hotspot Directory
IP
Radius
Interconnection
Data clearing
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Home Operator
Roaming agreements
Visited network
A
WLAN network
Roaming Platform
Client provision & testing
B
WLAN network
Hotspot coverage
Data clearing
Financial clearing
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WISP A WISP A
WISP B WISP B
WISP C WISP C
Out payment
e.g. /session /minute
Single contract sign up Roaming agreement management Single interconnection Standardised interface support (EAP-SIM, WISPr,
Landing Page)
Invoice
Customers
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Roaming Platform
Financial clearing
Home Operator
Roaming agreement
Radius roaming platform and interconnect (basic service)
Functions: Authentication, Authorisation & Accounting
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Airport
6757
Hotel
1577 314
6631 1192
Restaurant
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Convention Center
3076
Office building
Public Space
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Customer determines the structure of the mix The mix can be modified at any time
WISP A WISP A
Contract Interconnection
WISP B WISP B
Contract Interconnection
Hubbing model
Authentication fee per session
Interconnection
WISP C WISP C
Customer Customer
Typical scenario : Direct roaming agreements with national WISPs Direct roaming agreements with a few big WISPs in neighboring countries Wholesale agreement for the rest of the world
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Authentication methods
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End User
Client software
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GSM operator 2
Forward USSD message
mobile phone
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Landing page laptop
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Access methods
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Connection Manager
Full branding WiFi/GPRS/UMTS/Dialup SIM & Username/Password WLAN sniffer
Connection Assistant
Full branding WiFi Username/Password WLAN sniffer Hotspot locator Remote updates
Landing page
Browser based WiFi Username/Password
Ease of use
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Enter username: user@myoperator.com Enter password Select WeRoam in the pull down menu Click on login to connect
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Service Provider
Client software
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Technical implementation manager assigned to customer Kickoff meeting, regular conference calls & progress control Clearly defined deliverables and task responsibility for each party Detailed test reports Acceptance test report Handover to the operation team after service launch
Service Launch
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by 23
rd
(N+1)
by 10
th
(N+2)
th
by 25
by 10
th
24/7 customer care with ticketing process No outage of roaming service in past 3 years
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Monzoon TPN
ISP 1
The Net
ISP 2 Meteor
ISP 2
Access Gateway
Billing system
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3 years of experience in WISPr interoperability testing We offer Cost efficient validation of WISPr access across all networks Reduced time for certification Efficiency in WISPr interoperability problem resolution
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Reference implementations
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WISPr
Hotspot network
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WISPr SIM
SDK
Hotspot network
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Services Roadmap
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Usage report
Product Mgmt
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Wholesale bill
RTP
Media GW Media GW
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GSM
Cities
802.16e 802.16d
Public WiMAX
Clearing Clearing Customer Customer Care Care
HLR
Venues
802.11 802.1x
Public WLAN
AAA Server
IP
WiFi Operator
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Positioning
Neutral wholesale only Open to direct roaming agreements Endorse open standards (IETF, GSMA, WiFi Alliance) Roaming solution house Roaming for 802.11, 802.1x and WiMAX
Company
Financially strong Located in Switzerland Multi-lingual team 5 years of experience in Public WLAN industry
Technology
Carrier grade infrastructure State-of-the art Radius platform (flexibility) Solutions for ISPs (Radius) and GSM (SIM, TAP files) Expertise in client software Partnership with strong technology firms
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Thank You
Your Name
Comfone AG Nussbaumstrasse 25 P.O. Box CH-3000 Bern 22 Switzerland Tel: +41 31 341 10 10 Fax: +41 31 341 10 11 www.weroam.com info@weroam.com
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