Huawei | June 24, 2011 | Press Release
MILPITAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kineto Wireless, the key innovator and leading supplier of Smart Wi-Fi solutions for mobile operators, today announced it is working with Huawei to pre-load its Smart Wi-Fi application onto select new Android-based Huawei smartphones for a number of mobile service providers.
Kineto works closely with Huawei and a number of leading smartphone manufacturers to test, simplify and pre-load the Smart Wi-Fi Application. The first Huawei Android smartphones with the application will be available in July 2011.
“Huawei has received requests from a number of mobile service providers to make the Smart Wi-Fi Application available on our newest Android smartphones,” said Kevin Tao, president of Huawei West Europe. “Kineto has simplified the process of pre-loading the app onto Huawei smartphone platforms, making it easier for us to address our customers’ needs.”
With Smart Wi-Fi, mobile service providers are able to offer their subscribers improved indoor coverage using their existing Wi-Fi access points, encouraging the use of Wi-Fi and driving mobile data offload. Operators deploying Smart Wi-Fi have experienced a 25-40% reduction in churn from subscribers using the service and have found Smart Wi-Fi users consume 20% less data from the macro network.
Huawei offers a wide range of smartphones based on the Android platform. According to research firm Gartner, Android-based smartphones will account for 48.8% of all smartphones sold in 2015.
“Huawei has an innovative line of smartphones with the Android operating system,” said Mark Powell, vice president and co-founder of Kineto Wireless. “Their devices, combined with the Smart Wi-Fi Application, provide a very compelling experience for mobile consumers.”
For more information about how Smart Wi-Fi works, visit http://smart-wi-fi.com/.
About Huawei
Huawei is a leading telecoms solutions provider serving 45 of the world’s top 50 telecom operators. Huawei’s products and solutions have been deployed in over 100 countries and support the communications needs of one third of the world’s population. The company is committed to providing innovative and customized products, services and solutions to create long-term value and growth potential for its customers.
For more information, visit Huawei online: www.huawei.com.
About Kineto Wireless, Inc.
Kineto Wireless is the key innovator and leading supplier of Smart Wi-Fi solutions for mobile operators. The company’s solutions enable mobile operators to turn more than 200 million existing public and private Wi-Fi access points into seamless extensions of their mobile networks. With Smart Wi-Fi, subscribers can receive all their mobile services over Wi-Fi instead of the macro network, boosting indoor coverage and improving the mobile data experience, while securely offloading the mobile network. The company’s Smart Wi-Fi products and services, based on the 3GPP UMA/GAN standard, have been deployed by mobile operators around the world. Kineto customers and partners include HTC, Huawei, LG Electronics, Motorola, Orange, RIM, Rogers Wireless, SFR, Samsung, T-Mobile and ZTE. For more information, please visit kineto.com, and follow Kineto attwitter.com/kinetowireless.
