Nader Baghdadi, regional director MENA, Ruckus Wireless, pointed out that analytics will become more important specifically to correlate the myriad data points from clients.
He has also forecast a continued adoption and integration of BYOD solutions and device management; and an increase in the adoption of 802.11ac Access Point (AP), mainly driven by more 802.11ac-enabled devices.
Baghdadi said enterprises continue to look to service providers for a managed Wi-Fi service to address issues with network complexity, new services, and a skills shortage in many IT shops.
Work will continue on policy solutions that will help smartphones to select between Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity, he stated.
Seamless Wi-Fi handoff will become a reality with technologies like 802.11r and 802.11k making their way into mobile devices and APs, allowing Wi-Fi to emulate the hand-off experience that is currently available through cellular services.
He also pointed out that no matter how much network capacity is put in place through a combination of cellular and Wi-Fi it will likely never be enough. More spectrum and spectrum sharing ideas are required, along with ever greater wireless network capacity.
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