FlexiFone: Improving Mobile Network Coverage across the UK

FlexiFone：改善英国移动网络覆盖

• 批准号: 10113842
• 金额: $ 6.19万
• 依托单位: FLEXIFONE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10113842
• 关键词: FlexiFone; Improving; Mobile; Network; Coverage

FlexiFone aims to improve mobile network coverage across the UK by offering a multi-network mobile service. Customers can simultaneously connect to and can automatically switch between EE, O2, Vodafone & Three, based on the operator with the best coverage in their location. This is achieved by offering a software (app) and a hardware solution. The entire solution is powered by eSIMs which means that customers can get connected to our service within 60 seconds by just downloading the app.The solution has the potential to reduce no-spots and improve network coverage in dense city centers, countryside, and in trains and moving vehicles on the motorway. The principle of working behind this technology is Cellular Bonding and Cellular Switching, where multiple channels are bonded (combined) together to improve coverage. In the event of one network having poor signal or bandwidth, the internet traffic (or data packets) are routed over the other networks instantly within milliseconds, with no internet connectivity drops. You can imagine traveling in a train and experiencing no drop in connectivity during VOIP calls or streaming.The project will directly contribute to delivering net-zero in telecoms, as FlexiFone would improve mobile network coverage without the need to deploy any additional telecom infrastructure, thus saving cost, energy and time. Especially in rural areas and the countryisde, the existing infrastructure that has been deployed by various mobile network operators can be used.Cellular bonding and Cellular switching technologies have been used for decades in enterprise applications like video streaming from remote locations and IoT, but FlexiFone aims to bring this to the end consumer by making it more accessable and affordable.

FlexiFone旨在通过提供多网络移动服务来提高整个英国的移动网络覆盖率。用户可以同时连接并自动切换到EE、O2、沃达丰和Three，这取决于他们所在地区覆盖范围最好的运营商。这是通过提供软件（应用程序）和硬件解决方案来实现的。整个解决方案由esim提供支持，这意味着客户只需下载应用程序，就可以在60秒内连接到我们的服务。解决方案有可能减少无点现象，提高人口密集的城市中心、农村、火车和高速公路上移动车辆的网络覆盖率。这项技术背后的工作原理是蜂窝绑定和蜂窝交换，其中多个信道被绑定（组合）在一起以提高覆盖范围。在一个网络信号或带宽差的情况下，互联网流量（或数据包）在几毫秒内立即路由到其他网络，而不会导致互联网连接中断。你可以想象在火车上旅行，在VOIP电话或流媒体期间，网络连接没有下降。该项目将直接为实现电信零排放做出贡献，因为FlexiFone将改善移动网络覆盖范围，而无需部署任何额外的电信基础设施，从而节省成本、能源和时间。特别是在农村地区和农村地区，可以使用各种移动网络运营商部署的现有基础设施。蜂窝连接和蜂窝交换技术已经在远程视频流和物联网等企业应用中使用了几十年，但FlexiFone的目标是通过使其更容易获得和负担得起，将其带给终端消费者。