Module Project

Module Project 1.0 Introduction

1.1 Describing my chosen organisation
The organisation I have selected to accomplish the objective of this module is Zain Saudi Arabia. This is a mobile telecommunication service company based in Saudi Arabia. According to Bloomberg (2018), the firm operates, acquires, dispenses, installs, administrates, and maintains mobile telephone services in the country. More to this, Zain Saudi Arabia usually offer its customers with prepaid and postpaid voice plans besides Omrah and Hajj packages, not mentioning mobile devices. At the same time, the organisation provides 4G Internet Services and devices, roaming services, applications, rewards programs, messaging, calling, and electronic services (Bloomberg, 2018). The onset of Zain Saudi Arabia was in 2008, thereby making it the third mobile network operator in the nation.

1.2 An emerging technology that the organisation might consider adopting
The technology that Zain might consider integrating into its business model is carrier-grade Wi-Fi. The technical requirements of the invention tend to characterise it according to InterDigital (n.d.). According to the agency, the carrier-grade Wi-Fi has higher air-interface efficiency than 802.11 Wi-Fi to support an extremely high number of users. Besides, the technology offers support not only for robust but also dynamic deployments such as flash crowds and dense organisations of APs and STAs. In addition to this, InterDigital (n.d.) supposes that the invention offers exceptional bandwidth and speed, more reliability, and optimised security through federated access and 802.1X support. Aside from this, Career Grade Wi-Fi provides improved user experience and reduced overheads, thereby enhanced spectral efficiency.

1.3 The rationale for selecting the technology and the reason for Zain Saudi Arabiaâ€™s and my interest in and relevance to the invention
Recently, my organisation launched the 5G cellular network. Such a transition has brought about new demands for both the company and the users or the customers. For example, McCaskill (2018) expresses that the implementation of 5G networks necessities the introduction of SIM-based access points that propels a firm towards facilitating the vision of converged networks might be on the fore in the future. Apart from this, Arfaoui, Vilchez, and Wary (2017) document that the use of 5G technology will necessitate high-security requirements and this is precise because of the integration of numerous elements such as the NFV and SDN networks. However, Career Grade Wi-Fi will allow Zain to manage these issues seamlessly. What is more, with the technology, sustained speeds to the largest number of users possible are guaranteed. Consequently, Zain will gain an enormous competitive edge in the market while the degree of profitability will improve tremendously.

My interest in Career Grade Wi-Fi comes from the notion that my knowledge of the technology will place me in a better position to work well with it once it is adopted in my organisation. The lessons I will gain will help me to prepare better for the transition in the case that Zain Saudi Arabia implements the change. Hence, I will strive to support the revolution as opposed to inhibiting it, which is a common issue in change management.

2.0 Technology Analysis

2.1 Describing the technology
The selected emerging technology is carrier-grade Wi-Fi. As a term and practice, Poletti (2014) relates that carrier-Grade WI-FI is an industry effort aimed at improving the design, management, and performance of WI-FI network such that it closely matches the dynamics of cellular networks within the inherent limitations of WI-FI. Poletti (2014) relates that the carrier-grade WI-FI often touches all the elements of existing WI-FI ecosystem including the operators, vendors, chipset producers, industry factions, and standard agencies. Additionally, Poletti (2014) confers that at the heart of this new technology is Radio Frequency performance.

Other researchers and agencies have also made a concerted attempt to provide a vivid explanation of the new technology. For instance, Ruckus Wireless Inc. (2015) express that focusing on the network architecture is the best way to understand this novel technology. Hence, according to the agency, the basis of the carrier-class/grade Wi-Fi is self-optimising and self-organising technology. This is necessarily an implication that carrier-Grade WI-FI is one in which network is quickly deployed in the absence of vast levels of technical expertise. In addition to this, Ruckus Wireless Inc. (2015) clarifies that easy to install networks is the primary characteristic of the new technology hence providing a compelling and consistent user experience.

InterDigital (n.d.) sets it out that the basis of the technology is the technical requirements. Thus, the innovation has an interface efficiency that goes well beyond that of 802.11 WI-FI to allow a greater level of support to an almost unlimited number of users. Additional characteristics according to InterDigital (n.d.) are that the technology is comprised of robust and dynamic deployments with dense organisations of STAs and APs and flash crowds being the most significant. What is more, the novel technology features federated access and an 802.1X support for reliability, bandwidth, and security needs.

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