The rapid growth of data consumption from any type of device, both locally and abroad, continues to highlight the need for WiFi networks as a way to improve global coverage and capacity.
Fon manages the world’s largest WiFi network of telco hotspots and premium networks, with tens of millions of WiFi hotspots in over 50 countries.
Connect your customers across the globe with WiFi roaming
Consumers are constantly looking for cost-effective ways to stay connected overseas. Fon Roaming helps solve that problem.
If you are a MNO, MVNO, or fixed operator, set yourself apart by keeping your customers connected when they travel around the world.
Connect your network to increase your revenue
Become part of the world’s largest WiFi network, made up of millions of our partners’ subscribers and a potential customer base of over 300 million WiFi users.
Join our all-star team of telcos to monetize your network, with just a one-time integration.
Driven by telcos, trusted by industry leaders
Fon manages the most widely-used WiFi roaming hub thanks to our community WiFi network. Over 20 major telcos trust us to provide a world-class roaming service. Millions of their customers connect for free to WiFi everyday, both locally and internationally when travelling abroad. WiFi roaming has been an essential element of Fon from the very start, and we will continue to make global roaming a simple experience.
The heavy lifting is on us
Fon handles all commercial and technical aspects so you don’t have to worry about any of the details. Our data roaming package includes Fon-managed services such as interconnection, data clearing, and invoicing.
Fon Roaming service: Benefits
Our comprehensive roaming service is a simple, secure way to deliver, manage, and monitor your WiFi roaming operations. Here’s how you can benefit:
Stay ahead of the competition by providing a robust WiFi roaming offer to your customers. It decreases roaming cost by using a cost-effective alternative to cellular data
Increase WiFi return on investment by offering seamless access to Fon telco partners’ end users
Improve speed-to-market with a proven and low cost solution. One single integration gives access to the whole Fon global footprint
Analyze and track the performance of your roaming network and the usage of your WiFi customers on other networks
Fon Hub
The Fon Hub allows you to integrate with the world’s largest WiFi network in a simple and secure way, and provides you with the resources to easily monitor usage.
It processes all the operations that occur between its users, providing settlement and reporting data with total transparency to offer detailed information about your inbound and outbound WiFi traffic.
Unique reporting and analytics features
Get access to detailed reports, analytics, and usage through Fon Insights – secure online access, available 24/7.
Roaming tracking information
Detailed visibility on roaming relationships: inbound and outbound traffic, roaming arrangements, and contract conditions and rates for each agreement
Detailed reporting
Automatically generated and distributed. These reports include the roaming details of the inbound and outbound usage per network
Automatic invoicing
Available via web portal, email, or FTP
Online dynamic analytics
Dashboard with querying capabilities that graphically depicts inbound and outbound usage
Up-to-date industry standards
All services provided by the Fon Hub are compliant with the Wireless Broadband Alliance WRIX standards.
Interconnection (WRIX-i)
Partners can select which networks they want to connect with via Fon. Fon is able to activate new roaming partners at any time, and manages those partners on behalf of the customer
Data clearing (WRIX-d)
Usage rating and reporting service. Each session is rated according to the commercial conditions agreed upon between the operators
Financial Settlement (WRIX-f)
Financial clearing includes invoicing, reconciliation, dispute management, payments, foreign exchange, and follow-up on receivables
Functionalities
Centralised record collection
Interconnection (WRIX-i) - activate a specific subset of roaming partners
Data clearing (WRIX-d) - usage rating and reporting service
Financial settlement (WRIX-f) - invoicing, reconciliation, and dispute resolution
24x7 monitoring
How do your customers get access?
Fon guarantees seamless, unparalleled access to our WiFi network through our SDK. If you already have your own app, you can build the functions of our connection manager into your existing app thanks to our SDK.
Functionalities:
- Device management with seamless connectivity
- SSID detection
- WISPr and EAP authentication
- Android/iOS compatibility
Troubleshooting and monitoring
We are committed to providing the customer support that carriers need.
24/7 help desk
Dedicated specialised team
