Google, CableVision, FreedomPop and Republic Wireless Bypass Cellular Networks with Wi-Fi, Business and Industry Trends Analysis

Wi-Fi routers can be used to supplement, and in some cases replace, traditional cellular tower networks for cellphone and internet service.  Global mobile was 9.8% of total internet traffic in 2016, and will be 20.5% of total internet traffic in 2021. according to Cisco.  Globally, mobile data traffic will reach 48.3 Exabytes per month in 2021, up from 7.2 Exabytes per month in 2016.  Two small U.S. firms, Republic Wireless and FreedomPop, offer mostly router-based service to hundreds of thousands of users.  Wi-Fi routers afford users with extremely cheap phone service, but connections are easily lost when users move between…

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