Press Release

Espoo, Finland May 21, 2013

Mobile operators: make cellular and Wi-Fi work together #1GBperday$
Nokia Siemens Networks enables advanced Wi-Fi traffic steering capabilities, enhances
residential connectivity
Nokia Siemens Networks is enhancing its Smart Wi-Fi solution to provide the
industrys most comprehensive traffic steering capabilities between cellular and Wi-Fi
networks. The company is also launching a new 3G Femtocell Access Point for
seamless connectivity in residential areas. By enhancing cellular networks with Wi-Fi
and residential access points, operators can ensure seamless connectivity and
positive customer experience across all networks.
In Mobile World Congress 2013, Nokia Siemens Networks launched its Smart Wi-Fi and is
now extending the solution with two key components: Wi-Fi Service Manager and Wi-Fi
Activation Manager. With these tools, operators have access to real-time information about
their own or partnered Wi-Fi access points. Operators can then enhance customer
experience with dynamic traffic steering between cellular and Wi-Fi networks based on realtime network load. The traffic steering capabilities can be complemented with sophisticated
ANDSF* rules based on user profile, timing, location and application usage ensuring that
mobile operators have necessary tools to start enhancing their networks with Wi-Fi traffic
steering today.
According to the 2013 Acquisition & Retention Study Report** from Nokia Siemens
Networks, access to operator Wi-Fi has increased by 35% year-on-year with the majority of
connections coming from smartphones. Likewise, expectations for high quality are growing,
with 47% of respondents believing that operators should offer excellent network quality even
if they charge a higher price for it. Extending wireless cellular coverage and capacity with WiFi is necessary to meet the growing demand, improve customer experience and reduce the
pressure on licensed spectrum in key hot spots, typically public indoor spaces.
The new Smart Wi-Fi capabilities and its flexible client-server architecture will also boost
early implementation of ANDSF by bringing ANDSF software support on existing
smartphones and devices. The new capabilities also support IT-based HotSpot 2.0 ANQP***,
which will enable devices to select the optimal Wi-Fi access point for best mobile broadband
quality when the operator decides to steer subscribers to Wi-Fi.
Offloading traffic to Wi-Fi is only the first step to help mobile operators handle traffic
congestion. With the new traffic steering capabilities, we go beyond offloading to steer traffic
flexibly onto the most appropriate radio network, according to the operators strategy and
actual network conditions, said Randy Cox, head of small cells product management at
Nokia Siemens Networks. By using Wi-Fi networks in indoor locations, operators can deliver
superior customer experience and cost effectively boost network performance for the
subscriber by up to seven-fold.
To further enhance its end-to-end femtocell portfolio, Nokia Siemens Networks is launching
the new FAPr-hsp 5120 Femtocell Access Point (FAP) to improve indoor 3G mobile
broadband coverage for residential users. This HSPA+ capable access point connects to an

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operator-deployed Nokia Siemens Networks Femtocell Gateway via the users broadband
link such as a DSL or cable connection. Smaller and more powerful than earlier units, the
FAP fits through a mail slot for easy postal delivery and is simple for consumers to install.
As well as improving voice coverage and throughput and securing in-home 3G data mobile
reception, the FAP expands location and presence awareness and given the better signal,
improves the battery life for smartphones. This is an increasingly important benefit as two out
of three people in mature markets are active users of advanced services, which typically
require greater battery power.
To share your thoughts on the topic, join the discussion with @NokiaSiemensNet on Twitter
using #mobilebroadband, #smallcells and #1GBperday$.
About Nokia Siemens Networks
Nokia Siemens Networks is the worlds specialist in mobile broadband. From the first ever
call on GSM, to the first call on LTE, we operate at the forefront of each generation of mobile
technology. Our global experts invent the new capabilities our customers need in their
networks. We provide the worlds most efficient mobile networks, the intelligence to maximize
the value of those networks, and the services to make it all work seamlessly.
With headquarters in Espoo, Finland, we operate in over 120 countries and had net sales of
approximately 13.4 billion euros in 2012. http://www.nokiasiemensnetworks.com
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Notes:
Nokia Siemens Networks Small Cells
Nokia Siemens Networks offers an end-to-end portfolio of products and services to help operators
benefit from combining macro networks with small cells, including ever-present Wi-Fi, in order to
achieve the best coverage and capacity needed to meet their increased demands for mobile
broadband. The offering includes the award-winning Flexi Zone, which allows an operator to build
mobile broadband capacity by deploying clusters of access points in hot spots and hot zones. Also
included are residential and enterprise 3G and LTE Femtocell Access Points, a new Smart Wi-Fi
solution that simplifies the integration of Wi-Fi and cellular networks, and Flexi Lite for 3G coverage infill and hot spots. These products are supported by Services for HetNets to help operators make a
success of small cells through the analysis, optimization, deployment and management of macro and
small cell networks.
* Access Network Discovery and Selection Function (ANDSF) is a standards-based solution for setting
up and managing Wi-Fi traffic steering policies and is currently under discussion by the IEEE and
3GPP. ANDSF allows operators to create subscriber, application and location level traffic steering
rules for ANDSF capable terminals. These rules allow the operator to meet the known traffic patterns
and take advantage of the Wi-Fi option. Once ANDSF/Network based traffic steering transfers

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subscribers to the Wi-Fi layer, the Hot Spot 2.0 and Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) select
the best access point for ANQP capable terminals.
** The 2013 Acquisition & Retention Study Report from Nokia Siemens Networks is based on the
results of 8,700 interviews of customers in mature markets (Denmark, South Korea, Japan, UK and
US), in-transition markets (Brazil, Colombia and Russia) and emerging markets (India) during the
second half of 2012. Among the key findings of the report it was noted that:
- Access to operator Wi-Fi hotspots jumped from 24% to 33%, an increase of 35% year-onyear.
- For heavy users in mature markets, Internet quality is a deciding factor in their choice of
operators, while voice quality is key in other markets.
*** Access Network Query Protocol (ANQP) is a query and response protocol used by a mobile device
to discover a range of information, including the hotspot operators domain name (a globally unique,
machine searchable data element); roaming partners accessible via the hotspot along with their
credential type and EAP method supported for authentication.

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