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Liberty Global to Deploy DeviceScape WiFi Solution Across Europe
The Fast Mode
March 4th, 2016
Liberty Global, the largest international cable company will be deploying Devicescape's solution across its European mobile footprint. The announcement by Liberty Global comes as a response to the increasing competitive pressure from cable operators and disruptive market newcomers positioning Wi-Fi at the heart of their wireless connectivity offerings, said Devicescape.
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Faultline
March 4th, 2016
US curated WiFi Network Devicescape has now cut a deal with Liberty Global to deploy across its European mobile footprint. Essentially that means all Liberty Global mobile customers can use the Devicescape broadband for free. In 2014 it signed a deal with Virgin Media, part of Liberty Global, to include the curated network in its service. Virgin Media is the Liberty Global subsidiary with the most cellular customers.
Liberty Global to make investment in WiFi software
Telecom Lead
March 3rd, 2016
MSO major Liberty Global has decided to make investment in a WiFi software platform across its European mobile footprint. Devicescape today announced that the technology will enable the American, British-based Liberty Global’s subscribers in Europe to automatically connect to WiFi hotspots on Devicescape’s Curated Virtual Network (CVN) of amenity access points.
“Wi-Fi is essential to our mobile strategy, boosting coverage and capacity — particularly indoors — while driving economic efficiencies which we can pass on to our customers,” said Graeme Oxby, Managing Director, European Mobile Operations, at Liberty Global.
Liberty Global To Roll Out Devicescape Across Europe
TelecomPaper
March 3rd, 2016
Devicescape announced that cable operator Liberty Global will deploy the Devicescape software across its European Mobile footprint for facilitating access to Wi-Fi services. The deal follows an initial roll-out at Virgin Media, Liberty's UK subsidiary, first announced in February 2014.
Liberty Global, Devicescape Make a WiFi Connection
Multichannel News
March 3rd, 2016
Devicescape said Liberty Global has agreed to deploy the vendor’s public WiFi software platform across the MSO’s European mobile footprint. Financial terms were not disclosed, but the technology will enable Liberty Global’s subscribers in Europe to automatically connect to WiFi hotspots on Devicescape’s “Curated Virtual Network” of amenity access points.
Liberty Global broadens Wi-Fi reach with Devicescape partnership
Mobile Europe
March 3rd, 2016
Liberty Global is installing Devicescape's automated connectivity solution to allow its customers to connect to the vendor's Wi-Fi network. Devicescape manages a curated virtual network (CVN) of Wi-Fi hotspots across Europe. Liberty Global said the move would allow its customers to improve smartphone connectivity, particularly indoors.
Liberty Global extends Devicescape wifi partnership across Europe
Telecoms.com
March 3rd, 2016
Multinational cableco Liberty Global has continued its multiplay push by extending its deal with wifi hotspot aggregator Devicescape to cover its entire European footprint. Devicescape’s core offering is a ‘curated virtual network’ of public wifi hotspots. As public wifi becomes more ubiquitous it’s becoming possible to depend largely on public wifi for mobile data in urban environments.
C Spire/ Devicescape Deal Should Reduce Roaming Costs
TeleCompetitior
March 1st, 2016
A C Spire/ Devicescape nationwide Wi-Fi deal announced yesterday should save money for C Spire and its customers, particularly when customers travel outside the C Spire footprint. The offering uses the Devicescape Wi-Fi network, which Devicescape refers to as a “curated” network. It relies on public Wi-Fi hotspots, but verifies that a hotspot will provide a good connection before connecting end users to it.
C Spire Extends Wi-Fi Hotspot Network to iOS Users
Wireless Week
February 29th, 2016
Apple iOS users on wireless provider C Spire’s network will now be able to take advantage of increased Wi-Fi connectivity, the carrier announced Monday. According to C Spire, a new partnership with Devicescape will give the carrier’s iOS customers free access to more than 20 million Wi-Fi access points around the globe through the “WiFi On” app in the App Store. The Wi-Fi hotspot service was originally made available to Android users in 2013 though WiFi On in the Google Play store.
Devicescape UK Wi-Fi Network Reaches 500,000 Hotspots
TechWeek Europe
February 10th, 2016
The increase in the UK has been attributed to free Wi-Fi being offered by more retailers and a partnership with Virgin Media which allows customers to access the CVN, and has seen more Devicescape-enabled smartphones add new hotspots to the network.
Devicescape’s UK network passes 500,000 access points
Telecom Paper
February 10th, 2016
Devicescape confirmed that its UK Curated Virtual Network (CVN) of amenity Wi-Fi has reached over 500,000 access points as of December 2015, up more than twofold from a year earlier. The UK CVN was launched in February 2014 with 17,500 access points, and had reached 215,000 APs as of February 2015.
International data roaming: how will it alter the European mobile market?
Computer Business Review
January 14th, 2016
Another element of providing a comprehensive roaming bundle to consumers will be making use of non-cellular infrastructure, such as wi-fi. This provides a cheaper way of offloading the extra traffic, which can be passed onto the consumer. For example, companies such as iPass and DeviceScape are working on providing a wi-fi service that is as intuitive and convenient as cellular networks. DeviceScape has built what it calls a 'curated wi-fi network', combining free public hotspots into a seamless network.
Wi-Fi standards, 5G & broadband: 10 telecoms predictions for 2016
Computer Business Review
December 23, 2015
Dave Fraser, CEO, Devicescape, said:
"Free public wi-fi - or 'Amenity Wi-Fi' - will be de-stigmatised in the telecom industry. It clearly has high value to the public, but the traditional carrier community has often sought to position it as somehow lower-grade than commercial or carrier Wi-Fi. Developments this year have shown that quality is not the issue; all that is required is a way to manage its inherent fragmentation.
"There will be a tussle between brands and carriers to claim kudos for providing the free public wi-fi their customers love. In the U.S. and the UK some stores and venues have branded SSIDs while others either co-brand with -- or cede branding entirely -- to a carrier."
Verizon's support for Wi-Fi calling seen as validation of technology
Fierce Wireless
December 10th, 2015
Wi-Fi advocates say Verizon's latest announcement also adds to the significant momentum that has already built behind Wi-Fi calling services from a carrier community keen to address the threat from popular OTT communications offerings. "The cellular network cannot deliver ubiquitous indoor coverage and carriers are becoming increasingly dependent on Wi-Fi as an alternative means of delivering the connectivity their customers require, so we expect this momentum will continue to build," Dave Fraser, CEO of Wi-Fi platform provider Devicescape, told FierceWirelessTech.
Game, John Lewis & BHS cash in on Black Friday wi-fi spike
Computer Business Review
November 30th, 2015 — As consumers piled into shops on Black Friday, major stores saw a dramatic increase in traffic across their wi-fi networks. Research from Devicescape revealed big week-on-week spikes in wi-fi connections in top brands; video game retailer Game saw a 71.2 percent increase in wi-fi connections.
Game, BHS and Topshop enjoy biggest footfall increases on Black Friday, Wi-Fi provider Devicescape reports
Retail Times
November 30th, 2015
Electronics retailer Game, department store BHS and fashion retailer Topshop enjoyed some of the biggest increases in footfall on Black Friday, according to smartphone connection data analysed by Wi-Fi platform provider Devicescape.
Greggs Offers Best Wi-Fi On The High Street, Study Finds
Eat Out Magazine
November 27th, 2015
Greggs offers the best quality free Wi-Fi on the UK’s high street, according to a study by Wi-Fi experts Devicescape. PizzaExpress, Burger King and KFC also scored highly in the report entitled ‘Making Connections: Wi-Fi on the UK High Street’
Pasty purveyor Greggs has the best free WiFi on the high street
Digital Spy
November 20th, 2015
There's more on offer at your local Greggs than pasties and sausage rolls these days - the bakery also provides the best free WiFi on the high street, according to a report. Devicescape analysed data from 20 million hotspots worldwide and 215,000 in the UK to find out whether you can pick up the best connection. Greggs trumped the rest, with M&S, Boots, Pizza Express and Asda making up the remainder of the top five.
Greggs has the best high street Wi-Fi
Broadband Choices
November 23rd, 2015
In a recent study into the high street’s best Wi-Fi hotspots, Greggs has shown its flour power by rising to the top. Wi-Fi software company Devicescape analysed the data from 100,000 smartphones hooked up to public hotspots in the UK, and found that out of the 40 most used shops and restaurants that offer Wi-Fi, the sausage roll aficionado was the best.
A week in the Net
The Mobile Network
November 20th, 2015
BandwidthX, a trading space for data capacity, is including Devicescape’s managed database of WiFi hotspots - the Curated Virtual Network - as one of its tradeable assets.