Direct offloading to internet
Data congestion is not only an issue in the air interface. It can also cause severe challenges in the transmission network and packet core. uAxes enables direct offloading to the internet without routing data back to the packet core. Given the mobile data growth estimates, this will enable significant savings for the operator as there is no need to upgrade the packet core nor introduce new entities like VPN tunnel terminating gateways.
3GPP charging compliant
uAxes is compliant with both the offline (Bw) and on-line (Wo) 3GPP charging interfaces, enabling seamless usage of cellular subscriber identities and accounts in the WiFi domain. Subscriber accounts - postpaid or prepaid - can be charged reliably based on time, data usage and/or transactions according to operator defined pricing plans.
Total operator control
uAxes gives full control to the operator to define - with custom policies - who, when, where, why and onto which WiFi network to offload (or onload). This enables optimizing the WiFi business case and differentiating with respect to competitors. User experience is maximized with the background offloading process that requires no end-user involvement. Versatile offloading related real-time statistics can be used to verify system operation and for optimizing network performance.
