VAST Networks anticipates that at least two mobile operators will incorporate Wi-Fi into their service offerings through GSM offloading in 2018.<\/p>\n
VAST is an open-access Wi-Fi network infrastructure provider, delivering carrier-grade Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n
VAST CEO Grant Marais said Wi-Fi offloading makes it possible for mobile users to walk into a mall and automatically switch from their cellular network to Wi-Fi with no disruption.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis will yield a better consumer experience and make more efficient use of spectrum,\u201d said Marais.<\/p>\n
VAST is well positioned to provide South African mobile operators with Wi-Fi offloading, thanks to its extensive Wi-Fi network.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2017, we doubled our footprint and we hope to continue growing our presence in 2018.”<\/p>\n
Wi-Fi connectivity also offers an alternative to cellular data, especially in controlled areas like business campuses and shopping centres.<\/p>\n
Marais said they have seen a strong trend in the availability of campus Wi-Fi to employees at office parks, through managed networks.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe therefore expect to see more businesses introduce such access to employees by wholly outsourcing the network to providers such as VAST,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This benefits employees and also enables seamless access at public locations that utilise VAST Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n
Marais said they are able to extend these networks off campus for multiple uses, mobility workers, staff benefit, or even a wide disaster recovery solution.<\/p>\n
Another significant development is the use of Wi-Fi as business intelligence tool for the hospitality and tourism industry, rather than just a free guest service.<\/p>\n
\u201cVAST Networks has contributed greatly to this shift, helping establishments make more informed decisions in order to deliver a better guest experience,\u201d said Marais.<\/p>\n
VAST Networks anticipates that mobile operators will incorporate Wi-Fi into their service offerings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":237962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[36888,35,45436,36886,749,18676],"class_list":["post-241618","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wireless","tag-grant-marais","tag-headline","tag-vast","tag-vast-networks","tag-wi-fi","tag-wi-fi-offloading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241618"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241618"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241618\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":241958,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241618\/revisions\/241958"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241618"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241618"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241618"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}