14 DAY TRIAL // There have been many cases when a startup company tried to make a name for itself through the introduction of a completely new technology or product. Most of these hardware makers, however, didn't really make it far, usually getting bought off by the bigger players or fading into oblivion. Nevertheless, some do manage to gain enough attention to become players themselves. This is exactly what AnyFy Networks seeks to accomplish through its roaming technology.
AnyFy Networks is a startup company based in Sweden and its technology is one that claims to make WiFi more accessible and faster. By combining WiFi with IP (Internet Protocol), the roaming technology can separate the logical network from the physical infrastructure. Basically, by combining a high number of broadband connections with a WiFi router at the end, and using AnyFi.net as “the mortar,” an already existing infrastructure can be easily turned into a radio access network.
“You can think of it as Wi-Fi over IP,” Björn Smedman, AnyFi CEO, explained. “Our cloud based matchmaking service keeps track of each device's favorite network and makes sure it is available from the closest access point. By forwarding the raw Wi-Fi radio traffic over the Internet we can ensure security, even if an attacker is in control of the access point.”
“Until now Wi-Fi hotspots have been difficult to use and inherently insecure. Our solution works with any Wi-Fi device out of the box and provides fully automatic WPA security,” he added.
“Today only about 1-2% of residential broadband capacity is actually used. The rest just goes to waste. At the same time we are seeing mobile networks brought to their knees under the load of data-hungry devices like the iPhone. If you can guarantee that there is no negative impact whatsoever to the subscriber, why not use some of that spare capacity to offload mobile?” Björn Smedman reasoned.