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Show me the money: Home WiFi Solution business case
Show me the money: Home WiFi Solution business case Ana Ortiz | March 5th, 2019 Fontech’s Home WiFi Solution allows operators to improve and control their subscribers’ in-home WiFi experience. Not only does it ensure coverage throughout the home, it also gives...
Secure, segmented, and seamless WiFi connectivity in educational centers
Secure, segmented, and seamless WiFi connectivity Part 2: Educational Centers use case Ana Ortiz | February 6th, 2019This series explores WiFi connectivity within different contexts based on real-life scenarios encountered by our sales team. In previous blog...
New “net+ Fon 4 business!” product based on Fontech’s technology!
New “net+ Fon 4 business!” product based on Fontech’s technology! Rebecca Moy | January 31st, 2019Nowadays, businesses of all sizes are expected to offer WiFi connectivity to guests, even the little guys. The issue is, smaller businesses often can’t afford or...
Secure, segmented, and seamless WiFi connectivity in offices
Secure, segmented, and seamless WiFi connectivity Part 1: Offices use case Ana Ortiz | January, 2019This series explores WiFi connectivity within different contexts based on real-life scenarios encountered by our sales team. In this entry, we’ll focus on the...
Looking forward to seeing you at #MWC19!
Looking forward to seeing you at #MWC19! Rebecca Moy | January 22nd, 2019 MWC19 Barcelona (formerly known as Mobile World Congress) is upon us, and we couldn’t be more excited. And if you’re like us, you too have probably been gearing up for the most important mobile...
2019 predictions: The start of the next technology wave
2019: Year of the Start of the Next Technology Wave Narayan Menon | December 18th, 2018 Here we are at the start of 2019 already! That means it’s prediction season once again. This year, we predict, will be year in which we start to see change,...
Our WiFi Solution for Small Businesses is even stronger thanks to IgniteNet
Our WiFi Solution for Small Businesses is even stronger thanks to IgniteNet Rebecca Moy | December 19th, 2018 One of the main players in our enterprise solutions portfolio is the end-to-end WiFi Solution for Small Businesses. We’re happy to say that we’ve...
Technological dysphonia: Why our voice might be a little hoarse
Technological dysphonia: Why our voice might be a little hoarse David Tajuelo, (original article) | December 13th, 2018 “Dysphonia”, from the Greek “δυσφωνία”, refers to a voice disorder due to organic or functional causes. In layman’s terms, this is what...
Fontech and Flame Analytics talk WiFi money and digital marketing
Fontech and Flame Analytics talk WiFi money and digital marketing Rebecca Moy | November 29th, 2018 The WiFi boom continues, giving way to more opportunities than ever for so-called “digital transformation”. While there’s a lot of ideas about exactly what...
Getronics is now a Fontech Certified Partner!
Getronics is now a Fontech Certified Partner! November 28th, 2018 We’re happy to announce a new channel partnership with the global ICT service company, Getronics! This global distribution agreement will make our WiFi solutions, products, and services...
Analysys Mason: “Fon’s portfolio can improve customer satisfaction, quality of experience, and churn.
Analysys Mason: “Fon’s portfolio can improve customer satisfaction, quality of experience, and churn” Ana Ortiz | November 22nd, 2018 Analysys Mason just published its latest case study: Fon's WiFi SON technology: an opportunity to improve the quality of Wi-Fi in the...
Smart Cities and WiFi: A step in the right direction for our #travelgoals and woes?
Smart Cities and WiFi: A step in the right direction for our #travelgoals and woes? Rebecca Moy | November 14th, 2018 Digital technology has given us the tools to confidently explore the world around us with more ease and courage than ever before. We can...
Taste the WiFi rainbow: Making use of the full spectrum
Taste the WiFi rainbow: Making use of the full spectrum Todd Mersch, EVP Sales & Marketing at Fon US | November 8th, 2018 We know from our own research that WiFi doesn’t make full use of the spectrum available. As WiFi access points become denser in an...
Community WiFi, unlocking a wide range of applications and solutions
Community WiFi, unlocking a wide range of applications and solutions Community WiFi networks offer a great opportunity for all kinds of operators to unlock new business opportunities and applications. Beyond traditional use cases such as WiFi on the Go,...
Talking Home WiFi at #WGCLON, October 29 – November 1!
Talking Home WiFi at #WGCLON, October 29 - November 1! We’ve been catching wind of two interesting trends as of late: Massive growth and activity in operator-managed home WiFi market worldwide Renewed interest in WiFi convergence: the bringing together of...
Fon’s acquisition of XCellAir ensures WiFi’s long-term survival and cellular-like services, according to Analysys Mason
Fon’s acquisition of XCellAir ensures WiFi’s long-term survival and cellular-like services, according to Analysys Mason We’re delighted to share the key takeaways of Analysys Mason’s article “ Fon’s acquisition of XCellAir signals Wi-Fi’s continued...
Futurecom 2018: Sergio García discusses putting an end to home WiFi problems
Futurecom 2018: Sergio García discusses putting an end to home WiFi problems For many of us, WiFi at home is essential and even something we’ve come to take for granted - that is, until there’s a problem. Difficulties connecting, slow speeds, and poor...
Get ready Barcelona, we’re headed to the Canalys Channels EMEA Forum!
Get ready Barcelona, we’re headed to the Canalys Channels EMEA Forum! As part of our very busy fall season, members of the Fontech Channel Team will be in Barcelona from October 9 to 11th for the Canalys Channels Forum! The event, hosted by...
Fontech’s Channel Team hits the road for the @asLAN “Tour Tecnológico”
Fontech’s Channel Team hits the road for the @asLAN “Tour Tecnológico” It’s going to be a busy fall! Starting on September 26th in Barcelona, members of our Channel team will be on the road for Aslan’s 13th edition of the “Tour Tecnológico”,...
Check out our carrier-grade WiFi infographic!
Check out our carrier-grade WiFi infographic! In recent blogs, we've explained why operators need to move from best-effort to carrier-grade WiFi networks, as well as looking at the solutions they need to make this upgrade. One of those...
How can operators meet the connectivity demands of Smart Cities?
How can operators meet the connectivity demands of Smart Cities? Half of the world's population already live in large cities and this concentration of the global population is only going to rise in the coming years, making it increasingly...
Carrier-grade WiFi: Take your community network further
Carrier-grade WiFi: Take your community network further In our previous blog, we explained why operators need to upgrade their community WiFi deployments from best-effort to carrier-grade. Not only will this investment empower them to take...
Bringing the power of WiFi to Budapest with Cambium Networks!
Bringing the power of WiFi to Budapest with Cambium Networks! Two members of our Channel Team recently traveled to Budapest for Cambium Networks’ 2018 EMEA Partner event to talk about leveraging WiFi for all types of businesses. There, we were able to talk...
Moving from best-effort to carrier-grade WiFi deployments
Moving from best-effort to carrier-grade WiFi deployments Operators broadly accept the benefits of deploying community WiFi networks in terms of cost savings through offload and WiFi-first strategies and churn reduction through WiFi-based...
Solving the WiFi coverage conundrum – and the role of Wi-Fi EasyMesh
Solving the WiFi coverage conundrum – and the role of Wi-Fi EasyMesh Simplicity has been WiFi’s second name, from its early days. You get a WiFi router, plug it in, connect it to your broadband outlet, power it on, configure some simple...
Leverage WiFi deployments like never before with WiFi SON for Community Networks!
Leverage WiFi deployments like never before with WiFi SON for Community Networks! A few months ago, we announced the acquisition of XCellAir and promised that this union would deliver truly innovative and valuable solutions to our clients. So...
Introducing the Fontech Channel Partner Program: It’s a match!
Introducing the Fontech Channel Partner Program: It’s a match! We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Fontech Channel Partner Program! Of late, we’ve been entirely focused on broadening our solution and product portfolio in order to cover...
We’ve signed a strategic distribution deal with Wifidom!
We’ve signed a strategic distribution deal with Wifidom! With the intention of empowering integrators, WISPs, and service providers to manage and operate WiFi networks in a smart and simple way, we’ve signed a strategic distribution deal with...
Taking advantage of the power of WiFi for hotels
Taking advantage of the power of WiFi for hotels According to TripAdvisor, 80% of worldwide travellers state that WiFi is one of the key commodities that influences their choice of a hotel. The importance of WiFi for hotels is clear, and for this reason it...
Taking the headache out of GDPR compliance
Taking the headache out of GDPR compliance The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), set to take effect starting on May 25th, is certainly at the forefront of the minds of all business owners, companies, and anyone else...