The Libre Platform, which is a fusion of advanced Amazon Alexa voice assistant and “Comms” (voice calling and messaging management) features, also supports the industry’s latest Wi-Fi mesh routing and coexistence. This allows manufacturers to implement the best of new voice/AI technologies to new home products.
Through this collaboration, Libre and Vodafone are launching a new voice-integrated WiFi 6 extender that uses Libre’s advanced voice and media technology platform to bridge multiple ecosystems, wireless protocols and voice assistant features. This enabled Vodafone to deliver advanced voice services, communications and messaging services.
As well as supporting advanced Alexa communication functions, Vodafone’s Super WiFi Plus supports a host of Skills such as the exclusive “Dinnertime” Skill. This simple feature enables users to temporarily pause Internet access to certain users and devices in the home. To activate this Skill, users simply select the list of devices on the network they wish to pause.
The product also brings unique value to users by making important but typically complex diagnostics as easy as asking a simple question, such as “Alexa, Ask Super WiFi how many devices are connected” or “Alexa, what is my Internet speed.”
The “Libre Platform” provides Vodafone with SDKs for both Android and iOS Apps, delivering a simple ‘plug-in’ to complement Vodafone’s existing broadband App - extending voice functionality, login with Alexa and Skills configuration.
Additional functionality of the Libre platform includes independently-assessed security approval to ensure the Super WiFi Plus with Alexa device meets stringent levels to prevent any vulnerabilities. The Libre platform also provides staged OTA updates with Fleet OTA Management options as well as support for OTA statistics and Alexa login status of the device.
“We launched Vodafone Pro Broadband earlier this year to provide customers unbreakable broadband at an unbeatable price. Now we’re going one step further by adding this incredible new Alexa-integrated broadband service, bringing the latest technology into our customers’ homes, making family life even easier,” says Max Taylor, Consumer Director, Vodafone UK.
“We are very proud to be partnering with Vodafone and Amazon in developing a range of exciting and market differentiating products based on Alexa and Amazon Communications and Messaging,” says Jordan Watters, Chief Executive Officer of Libre Wireless Technologies. “Libre is focused on delivering unique value to expanding markets and applications with voice and connectivity features such as this Telecom sector, and we couldn’t ask for a better market leading partner than Vodafone.”
Libre Wireless Technologies delivers embedded hardware and software SDK solutions with a range of approved and certified electronic modules and devices along with extensive software that can manage virtually all aspects of system, voice, connectivity and cloud features. Libre offers complete mic-to-cloud voice/AI solutions in single devices enabling all new portable, wearable, CE and industrial applications for ODM’s, CE Brands and commercial product designers.
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