Cost Reduction
• Customer support cost reduction
• Churn reduction
• Retention costs reduction
• Remote access saves technician costs
More Revenues
• Sell more wireline based on "always-on"
• Sell more wireless to enable "always-on"
Smartphonefailover
Benefits to ISP
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During broadband failures, there is an LTE/5G smartphone in the home/business already connected to the router over Wi-Fi
No need to swap to hotspot mode
The existing, normal, wi-fi connection is robust and secure
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Users download and activate the app and forget about it. Failover occurs seamlessly and automatically if and when needed
Technology Principles
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HAT client retrofits existing routers
(TR-069 distribution)
App installed on customer smartphone or functionality is embedded in existing app
Hybrid server handles only failover traffic
Zero-rated failover data if/when used
Better than Kyrio ARC Hotspot (by Cablelabs)
and other hotspot solutions
Based on regular wi-fi connection
• No need to swap to hotspot
• No need to exchange credentials - uses already secure connections
• Low, regular battery consumption
• Long distance from router - smartphones can be anywhere on mesh or across repeaters
• Implies better LTE/5G reception since router is typically in low reception area
• Simple software client integration into residential gateway
Architectural advantages
• Zero-rating for smartphone failover traffic
• Traffic shaping capabilities
• 1 second failover time
• Failover is seamless because uses same IP addressing before and after
• Enables remote access into router during failover
• Robust carrier grade management, monitoring, reporting and lawful intercept
• Selects best phone among all available
Cheaper, better than hardware solutions
Cheaper, better, simpler
• Smartphones have great LTE/5G reception and great wi-fi links to the router
• Why spend money on more hardware and more SIM connections?
• Why spend money on distribution and set-up logistics?
• Software-only solution can be enabled practically overnight with a firmware upgrade
