Cooperative, Greener, Multivendor Cognitive Software to Maximize the Performance of Next-Generation Wireless Networks

Project Information

ECOWIFI

Grant agreement ID: 829917

DOI

10.3030/829917

Project closed

EC signature date 25 September 2018

Start date 1 September 2018

End date 28 February 2021

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Total cost

€ 1 909 028,75

EU contribution

€ 1 336 320,13

Coordinated by

AOIFE SOLUTIONS
Spain

Periodic Reporting for period 2 - ECOWIFI (Cooperative, Greener, Multivendor Cognitive Software to Maximize the Performance of Next-Generation Wireless Networks)

Reporting period: 2019-09-01 to 2021-02-28

Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project

Have you ever experienced problems with the WiFi connection?
Current WiFi networks suffer from high density of users requesting a large amount of data. According to the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) there are 9 billion connected devices worldwide, there are 11 exabytes of cellular traffic offloaded monthly to WiFi (60% of all mobile data), and this trend is going to grow exponentially in the next few years with the IoT, Smart Cities, Connected Transport or Industry 4.0. In addition to the large amounts of connected devices, a second problem must be considered: in modern WiFi deployments, there is a large amount of interference, hundreds of devices are competing for the resources on the same spot. Today there are 300 million hotspots, by 2021 there will be 542 million (according to WBA). Therefore, the challenge is to give a response to the growing needs for speed, quality of service, sustainability, and reliability of present and future wireless connections.
ECOWIFI Project by Galgus is a project aimed to bring an affordable and high-performing WiFi software to the market. The main benefits of this software are: (1) Hardware flexibility; (2) Easy to deploy software; (3) Simplify Network Management; (4) Robust and scalable; (5) À-la-carte advanced features; (6) Avoid vendor lock-in; (7) Reduce CAPEX and OPEX and (8) For all verticals markets such as airplanes, railway, ships, hospitality, MICE, enterprise, industrial…

Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far

From the beginning, the project has been working around five fundamentals: (1) Adaptation of CHT to the specific hardware architecture; (2) Improvements of the optimization algorithms of CHT; (3) Improvements of the Cloud-based management services; (4) Lab Testing and (5) Pilots definition and operational planning
Regarding dissemination of the work performed and its results, PR in Galgus website; appearance in both national and international media sources; posts published in social media and exhibiting at national and international events have generated +500 new leads

Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far)

Foreseen Activities for 2019 and 2020: (1) Plan/Run first pilots with main SIs and OEMs; (2) Validate business and pricing model with OEMs in all verticals within the niche market; (3) Sign first licensing agreements/MOUs with main OEMs in Europe and North America; (4) Educate niche market players (SIs, OEMs) to position CHT as best class technology to improve WiFi and enhance their value proposition. Successfully complete first trials with key partners in the niche market; (5) Consolidate Galgus as the market leader for multivendor optimization software in the niche market. Consolidate sales funnel with OEMs (6) Get their first orders and become a key strategic partner of main OEMs/SIs in the niche market.
It must be underlined that (1)Galgus has already gained a presence in international markets through contacts with more than 10 OEMs in various verticals and the already signed licensing agreements with VT Miltope (US) and Landatel (Spain) and (2) that Galgus has won a decisive RFP for TELEFONICA, the main Telco Operator in Spain to provide our tecnhology to SME. This significantly accelerates the process of entering the enterprise market. It was not initially in our expectations to advance so fast in this market, but this agreement represents a fundamental milestone that opens the doors of the Spanish SME market, facilitating our promotion, expansion and sales in the national territory.

Galgus' isolated laboratory for performance tests

Galgus' advanced laboratory for stress tests

Nxt Asia 2019 event. Singapore

One of our partner's AP with our embebbed software (CHT) integrated

Orange Corporate Day 2019 event. Paris, France

Galgus' first patent in USA