According to the analysis, Wi-Fi traffic has gradually become the strategic focus of the operator's infrastructure

According to a survey conducted by Ovum, a well-known research firm in the market, the rapid growth of mobile broadband traffic has prompted operators to consider problems other than the negative benefits of Wi-Fi. However, even though Wi-Fi traffic is being increasingly integrated into most operators' infrastructure strategic plans, carrier-level solutions cannot fully meet operators' needs.

According to the survey, many operators are still looking for features that are not suitable for large-scale promotion. More than half of carriers expect continuous sessions when switching between Wi-Fi and cellular networks. More than 90% of carriers are still seeking device-based policy solutions, this allows you to select the best network (3G/4G/Wi-Fi) among cost, performance, and other policy-oriented features ).

DarylSchoolar, chief analyst at Ovum's network infrastructure telecommunications team, said: "Just a few years ago, if someone asked mobile operators about Wi-Fi, their response is likely to be negative, but this has changed as the industry worries about how to manage the growth of mobile broadband grow. The question now is how to effectively deploy sufficient network resources to manage Wi-Fi traffic delivery ".

Surveys show that most carriers want to work with other hotspot providers to build their own networks. The operator is willing to cooperate with what they call "untrusted" or "uncontrolled" Wi-Fi networks (including free public networks not controlled by the operator, such as the network of a hotel or library. Less than half of the operators interviewed indicate that their companies are taking measures to assess their performance before allowing those applications to access their networks.

Although most carriers think that automatic network discovery and selection (ANDSF) and hotspot 2.0 are very important, only a few companies say they will deploy these solutions before they are fully standardized, even if the vendor says their products fully comply with the standards.

"Here, the actual meaning of compliance seems to be a big problem. For example, when asked whether they are willing to deploy a compatible solution that is not yet compliant with the standards, most respondents say "I don't know ". More information about the actual meaning of compliance may reduce the number of "unknown" answers ."