STOCKHOLM (dpa-AFX) - Swedish mobile network equipment maker Ericsson (ERIC) Monday announced that the company and Facebook Inc. (FB), in conjunction with XL Axiata, have created a new methodology to measure and improve end-to-end network performance using simulated Facebook application use cases for better app coverage and experience in Indonesia. New White Paper chronicles joint research, testing and optimization undertaken.
The move is part of Internet.org's mission to bring affordable internet access to the two-thirds of the world not yet connected. The Internet.org project correlates simulated Facebook application use cases using a test agent with Ericsson network insights to drive up to 70 percent network performance for app coverage improvement on XL Axiata network.
On October 13, Facebook is hosting an Internet.org event, a mobile efficiency Developer Workshop at the Four Seasons hotel in Jakarta. Executives from Facebook, Ericsson and XL Axiata will share findings from the project and the resultant White Paper with the audience of application developers and news media.
In Indonesia, 75 percent of users are on 2G GSM/EDGE networks, yet the country has the fourth-largest Facebook user base in the world.
Chris Daniels, Vice President, Internet.org, Facebook said, 'With the methodology set forth in this white paper, we have a model for improving network performance that can be applied globally by mobile network operators. This will help ensure we have more efficient use of existing network capacity and resources, which is key to delivering on our mission to close the connectivity gap.'
Facebook and Ericsson are among the founding members of internet.org. The companies have also announced the creation of a joint innovation lab supporting the Internet.org initiative.
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