PCCW announced that it has successfully completed a commercial trial of the Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) in Hong Kong at the end of 2011, becoming the first operator in the world to have achieved this milestone.
The NGH rides on IEEE 802.11u and 802.1x specifications in conjunction with Cisco’s Service Provider Wi-Fi solution. PCCW mobile is an operating division of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider.
PCCW mobile has been operating its Wi-Fi offloading solution in its Hong Kong networks since 2007. With the NGH trial success, PCCW mobile leads the market towards adoption of the new NGH industry standard that provides seamless authentication and roaming between its 3G and Wi-Fi networks and offers customers an unparalleled and secure data network access experience by using PCCW mobile’s advanced NextGen network, state-of-the-art EAP-SIM authentication infrastructure and authorization solution.
With adoption of the NGH industry standard, PCCW mobile customers can enjoy seamless international roaming on partnered Wi-Fi networks in overseas countries. It provides faster Wi-Fi network discovery and selection, enables mobile devices to log on automatically and helps provide secure access to partnered Wi-Fi networks.