Will Wi-Fi replace cellular technology?

Jeonghoon Mo, Sunsik Kim, Hansol Kim

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

As both cellular and WiFi technologies improve, more mobile traffic is carried over them. For cellular carriers, WiFi complements their network service by offloading ever increasing mobile traffic. However, at the same time, there is a danger of WiFi to compete with cellular services by interrupting its business model, as it can be a cheaper alternative to mobile Internet service. In this paper, we use a mathematical model to study the condition under which WiFi can be a threat. We also discuss important factors that can affect the competition between the WiFi and cellular technologies.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICUFN 2017 - 9th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages1031-1033
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781509047499
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017 Jul 26
Event9th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, ICUFN 2017 - Milan, Italy
Duration: 2017 Jul 42017 Jul 7

Publication series

NameInternational Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, ICUFN
ISSN (Print)2165-8528
ISSN (Electronic)2165-8536

Other

Other9th International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, ICUFN 2017
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityMilan
Period17/7/417/7/7

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 IEEE.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Hardware and Architecture

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