11/15/2017 | Press Release
BandwidthX Launches BxNotify Enabling Full Mobile Subscription Lifecycle Communication
BandwidthX announces today BxNotify, its newest addition to the BX product line.
DownloadLeverage your existing network and unlock the hidden value when and where it makes a difference.
They’ll love the better, faster, seamless service.
Meet the busy hour demand by making agile purchases only when and where it matters to you.
Consumers now expect the same bandwidth for their mobile devices as they get at home. This has left the Mobile Operators with a constant battle to maintain an acceptable user-experience during the busy hour.
Meanwhile Network Service Providers have built a large broadband network. Today much of that infrastructure stands idle during most of the day. At the same time, every smartphone has numerous ways that it can connect to different network types.
Still, today there are no significant commercial agreements that enable Mobile Operators and Network Service Providers to fully capitalize on the enormous value that excess capacity in mobile data networks represents to both of them.
The reason a single price does not work is that, in most locations, the cellular data network has enough capacity to meet the demand. Consequently, the value of additional capacity varies by time of day and location.
Mobile Operators are seeing their costs rise as the demand for more capacity grows. Some Mobile Operators are constantly expanding their infrastructure and incurring costs for newly added almost empty capacity. Others want to supplement capacity to satisfy busy hour demand and reduce data costs.
The asking price for selling mobile data capacity may be defined by location of the access point, time of day, type of connected device, and a number of other parameters.
The offer price for buying mobile data capacity may be defined by location, time of day, the cell site to which the device is connected, and a number of other parameters.
When the offer is higher than the asking price, the magic begins. BandwidthX establishes a clearing price, unique to that connection. It’s always lower than the offer and higher than the asking price. Our proprietary algorithm ensures everyone wins.
No need to change or add anything to your network, billing systems or hotspots. A small app on the mobile device communicates with our cloud-based service to take care of everything. We can work with your current clearing house to handle accounting and settlements.
Our capacity comes from reputable providers, subject to constant quality control and testing.
We’ve applied several layers of control to assure performance above the minimum Quality of Service (QoS) levels specified by the Mobile Operators and the Network Service Providers.
BxNotify is a service that allows MNOs and MVNOs to send notifications to subscribers on their BxMarket enabled devices without using text messages. It works both when the mobile service plan is active and when the cellular service is not active, but the device connects to the internet using Wi-Fi.
A variety of rules and schedules may be applied to the delivery preferences. This optimizes the number of notifications needed to prompt the subscriber to take an action. BxNotify is especially helpful for reaching customers when the plan period has lapsed, the user has not fully activated their new phone, and for win-back campaigns or other retention or customer service activities. Learn more in our Resources section.
The Market is open to all participants. If you have mobile data capacity that, during any part of the day, is not fully utilized, name your price and let us know about it. If any part of your mobile network, at any time of the day, could use some capacity, let us know what it would be worth to you. We’ll do the rest.
Interested? Contact Us.Network Service Providers have an abundance of unused data capacity in their networks. Conversely, Mobile Operators don’t always have enough capacity in the right places to meet growing demand. BandwidthX bridges this gap.
Our solution BxMarket enables Mobile Operators and Network Service Providers to optimize their network use across ownership boundaries by automatically and seamlessly trading data capacity. It gives Mobile Operators access to the data they need at a lower cost, while Network Service Providers profit from new revenue streams. Through the market both Mobile Operators and Network Service Providers can define their value for capacity in real time and are automatically matched when their values align.
Everyone in the mobile ecosystem wins: from Mobile Operators and Network Service Providers to equipment and software vendors, aggregators and financial clearing companies and, of course, the end user of the device. Plus, this new form of micro-commerce complements existing wholesale mobile data methods adding new customers and revenue opportunities.
The BandwidthX platform is the result of years of collaboration with major participants on both the supplier and buyer sides. The company has been recognized by several industry groups including the Wireless Broadband Alliance, which awarded BandwidthX its Best New Venture Award in 2013 and the Best Wi-Fi Management Solution for a Service Provider Award in 2015. Other similar recognition includes Light Reading’s “Wi-Fi Mover and Shaker” and Fierce Wireless named BandwidthX as one of its “Fierce 15” Wireless Companies in 2014. Taking advantage of the BandwidthX platform is simple and easy. No changes are needed in the network and connections are automatic.
Dr. Pertti Visuri is the CEO and founder of BandwidthX. Previously, Pertti was CEO of Airgain, Inc. a company that he started and grew to the world’s leading provider of embedded antenna systems to Wi-Fi gateways. Earlier, as Senior VP of SAIC, Pertti established and led the Secure Digital Music Initiative, a broad computer, consumer electronics and record industry cooperation to create solutions for Internet commerce in music. Before that, as CEO of Tenth Mountain Systems, he was in charge of software and testing services in electronic transaction security for Visa, MasterCard and several computer system companies. Pertti holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Physics and a business degree from the Helsinki University of Technology and is a graduate of the Executive M.B.A. program from the University of Michigan.
Randy Salo joined BandwidthX with over 25 years of technology engineering and marketing experience, having most recently worked developing mobile apps for smart phones. Previously he served as the Vice President of Airgain, responsible for all engineering and manufacturing. Before that, Randy worked as Chief Technology Officer of Payment Partner, a provider of web-based cross border payment solutions. He also served as Vice President of Strategic Marketing and Vice President of Engineering for Wireless Knowledge Inc., a Qualcomm and Microsoft company. Prior, he was the Vice President of Engineering for Qualcomm's wireless data services. He also holds over a dozen patents. Randy received his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Oregon State University.
Giorgio Miano joined BandwidthX with over 20 years of exprience in the telecommunications industry. Previously he held several executives roles, including VP & Managing Director Europe and SVP Caribbean and Latin America at Syniverse where he worked for 12 years from 2004 to 2016. Prior to Syniverse, Giorgio held various positions at Wind Telecommunications in Italy from 2000 to 2003 and at ExxonMobil in Italy from 1996 to 1998. Giorgio holds an Advanced Degree in Business and Economics from the University of La Sapienza of Rome and a Master’s Degree in Cooperation and International Development from the University of Pavia in Italy. He attended in the Accelerated Development Program at the London Business School in 2005 and the Advanced Management Program at IESE Business School in 2015.
Chris van Hamersveld brings 25 years of experience in software development to BandwidthX. Managing device development, he successfully launched the company's first version of its wireless connection manager. Prior to BandwidthX, Chris lead the development of Wi-Fi consumer electronic technologies, customer care & billing services for the cable and satellite industry, mobile applications for enterprise systems, and multimedia titles and tools for consumer and educational markets. He has a B.A. Computer Science degree from the University of California, San Diego and holds several patents in software technologies.
Dan Zagursky leads strategy and business development at BandwidthX. His responsibilities include business model definition and analysis, customer and partner development, and platform and competitive strategy. Dan has fifteen years of diverse functional experience with companies in the wireless/mobile space. Prior to BandwidthX, he was Director of Business Development at Zeebo, a Qualcomm subsidiary developing a wireless educational and gaming platform for emerging markets. In addition to positions at and consulting engagements with early-stage ventures, he has experience at HP, Lucent Ventures, and Jive Software. Dan holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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