Aptilo Debuts SIM Authentication Server for Secure, Automatic Mobile Data Offload to Wi-Fi

Aptilo Debuts SIM Authentication Server for Secure, Automatic Mobile Data Offload to Wi-Fi

STOCKHOLM, October 6, 2011/PRNewswire/ --

    - Carrier-Class Wi-Fi

    Providing operators with a carrier-grade solution for offloading mobile
data to Wi-Fi, Aptilo Networks, the leading provider of mobile data
offloading solutions, today introduced the Aptilo SIM Authentication
Server(TM) [http://www.aptilo.com/products_sim-authentication-server.htm ] ,
a highly scalable authentication server optimized to deliver an automatic,
secure and seamless mobile data offload experience.

    (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110830/477770-a )

    The Nordic's leading mobile operator has selected the Aptilo SIM
Authentication Server to enable mobile data offloading through more than
4,000 Wi-Fi hotspots throughout the region.

    The Aptilo SIM Authentication Server authenticates users via the SIM
card (utilizing EAP-SIM/AKA) in their mobile device as they move from the
3G/LTE network to a Wi-Fi network. Users are authenticated based on the
information retrieved from the Home Location Register (HLR) or Home
Subscriber Server (HSS), which reside in the mobile core of the 3G/LTE
network.

    One of the key benefits of using SIM authentication is that it utilizes
802.1x technology which is a standard method for encrypting user credentials
and user data in the Wi-Fi session. In this manner the Wi-Fi networks become
as secure as the 3G network, virtually eliminating the risk of eavesdropping
or confidential information falling into the wrong hands.

    The Aptilo SIM Authentication Server is one of the two pillars of
Aptilo's mobile data offloading solution
[http://www.aptilo.com/solutions_mobile-data-offloading.htm ]; the
award-winning Aptilo Service Management Platform(TM)
[http://www.aptilo.com/products_platforms_management.htm ] -- currently
enabling carrier-class Wi-Fi networks for more than 120 operators worldwide
-- is the other. The pre-enabled integration between these two systems
provides a best-in-class mobile data offloading solution for mobile
operators. For users, this means an "invisible" and uninterrupted transfer
from the cellular network to Wi-Fi. For mobile operators, this tight
integration means that they can optimize resources across their cellular and
Wi-Fi networks as users will automatically flow between the two and policy
and charging control will be maintained.

    "With our carrier-class Wi-Fi service management platform already
deployed with 30 mobile operators worldwide, the demand from our customers
to provide an optimized end-to-end solution for offloading to Wi-Fi that
included SIM authentication was strong," said Torbjorn Ward, CEO, Aptilo
Networks. "Our holistic approach to mobile data offloading with integration
toward the mobile core for authentication, policy and charging provides a
best-in-class alternative for mobile operators while our SIM Authentication
Server still can be integrated with any Wi-Fi service management system."

    For more information about the Aptilo offload solution please visit:
http://www.aptilo.com/solutions_mobile-data-offloading.htm

    About Aptilo Networks

    Aptilo Networks is a leading provider of systems to manage mobile data
services for Wi-Fi, WiMAX and 3G/LTE networks, including mobile data
offloading. Aptilo's carrier-class solutions boast pre-integrated
authentication, policy control and charging functions to maximize
functionality and fast-track deployments while minimizing impact on existing
systems. Aptilo's solutions are currently in operation in more than 50
countries. For more information, please visit http://www.aptilo.com

   
    For further information please contact:

    Hillary Call, Public Relations Manager
    Aptilo Networks AB
    c/o Call Communications
    P: +1-917-414-9262
    hillary.call@aptilo.com

Photo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20110830/477770-a

Source: Aptilo Networks AB

.