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Research and Markets: WiFi-First - The New Market DisrupterResearch and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hq6x7n/wififirst_the) has announced the addition of the "WiFi-first - The New Market Disrupter" report to their offering. The WiFi (News - Alert)-first concept emerged in 2014. It uses Wifi in conjunction with cellular connections. Wifi has always been considered as disruptive by the cellular industry because it is a low-cost solution to provide nomadic access. Despite remaining technological hurdles, Wifi has gained traction for many players willing to eat into MNOs' revenues by jumping into the cellular-nomadic business. This report presents the state-of-the art on WiFi-first and highlights strategies at play in a business that unites companies from three distinct worlds: Mobile - Fixed - OTT Slideshow contents: 1. Understanding Wifi and WiFi-first Wifi is critical to WiFi-first business Wifi generations The integration of Wifi-cellular is still challenging Two options at stake for voice services: VoLTE vs. VoWifi or Wifi calling 2. Wifi market and player strategies The WiFi-first big picture: collision between tree worlds The battle for 'free' communication services Player strategies: fixed-mobile convergence is critical 3. Impacts of WiFi-first on the cellular business The WiFi-first MVNO business model and market potential in the USA and Europe Key Topics Covered: 1. Executive Summary 1.1. Understanding Wifi and WiFi-first 1.2. Wifi market and players' strategies 1.3. WiFi-first impacts on the cellular business 2. Methodology & definitions 2.1. General methodology of IDATE's reports 2.2. Definitions 3. Understanding Wifi and WiFi-first 3.1. Evolution of Wifi standards 3.2. Beyond throughputs: integration features 3.3. Technical challenges 4. Wifi market and players' strategies 4.1. The Wifi status and market 4.2. Wifi players' strategies 5. WiFi-first impacts on the cellular business 5.1. WiFi-first companies remain little companies in a growing US market 5.2. Mobile ARPU decline in the USA is not due to WiFi-first service so far 5.3. Challenges to overtake 5.4. First plans outside the USA 5.5. MNOs are already prepared to fight against WiFi-based services 6. Glossary Companies Mentioned - Boingo - Cablevision Freewheel - CableWifi alliance - Facebook Hello - FON - GoogleFi - Republic Wireless - Scratch Wireless - The Cloud US MNOs - Sprint - T-Mobile - US Cellular - Verizon Wireless European MNOs - 3 - Bouygues Telecom - EE - KPN - T-Mobile - Vodafone Asian MNOs - KT - LGU+ - PCCW - SingTel - SK Telecom For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hq6x7n/wififirst_the
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