Major achievements
• Ambeent signed contracts with three ISPs – TurkNet (>400.000 subscribers),Millenicom (>400.000) Vodafone (>1,000,000)–with a potential to reach 1.8 million Wi-Fi APs and 10 million Wi-Fi users.
• Filed 8 patents, which have led to the publication of peer-reviewed articles in top journals (authored by Ambeent employees).
• Published 2 White Papers, organized 2 webinars and appeared in 2 news feeds.
• Received recognition from leading industry organizations: Wireless Broadband Alliance, Hello Tomorrow, Telecom Council, Mobile World Congress, Red Herring.
Technical milestones
• Large scale demonstrations with Millenicom, TurkNet and Vodafone (WP 3). As a result, collected 113,039,210 measurements from 1,153,819 active users detecting 8,222,026 modems.
• TurkNet subscribers that use the TurkNet app have increased from about 20,000 to about 280,000 subscribers due to Ambeent’s optimization technology (Figure 1)
• Wi-Fi optimization was carried out for TurkNet resulting in average improvement of 52% in baseline performance by reducing neighborhood interference (Figure 2) ; link speed was improved by 280% on average (Figure 3); Wi-Fi speed was improved by 400% on average (Figure 4) (see Figure 6 for Wi-Fi speed definition). Also, see Figure 5 for data on customers that experienced the highest performance gains.
• Modem library expanded to 120 modems; app released on IOS and Android app stores (WP 2).
• Prediction models created for ISPs (WP 1, 2, 3).
WP1 ACTIVITIES: AI and Cloud Engine Platform Optimization
We fine-tuned our AI and cloud engine platforms with new algorithms to reduce processing delays between optimizations. We optimized channel distribution in crowded environments (4 APs average per router). The measurements we collected from 2 contracted ISPs allowed us to assess our application performance and construct prediction models. We developed real-time, hourly, and daily prediction models to create more accurate optimization profiles for users. Also, better predictive capabilities greatly helped ISPs to adjust their resources.
(See Table 1 and Figure 6,7,8 for detailed KPIs)
WP 2 ACTIVITIES: Build extensive modem libraries, enhance application
SMART-WIFI is currently interoperable with networks of 20 operators (10 in the EU) (Table 2). and supports 120 Wi-Fi makes and models (Figure 7,Table 3). Furthermore, our UIX interface has been updated based on a study of a sample of independent users to verify perceived needs. Our application is available in both IOS and Android app stores. Finally, we developed interfaces that can be integrated into ISPs’ call center portals with minimal coding requirements.
WP 3 ACTIVITIES: Large scale demonstration
We started pilot studies with 3 contracted ISPs and optimized the networks of more than 1,153,819 active users detecting 8,222,026 modems for two ISP clients (see monthly numbers in Table 4; Figure 9) .
WP 4 ACTIVITIES: Dissemination & Exploitation
We have sent offers to 5 ISP clients (covering a total of >15million APs), and we have a total of 5 PoCs in progress (Total >50 million APs) . We were in contact over email with about 100 different potential customers (Table 5).
