Tom Montalbano seems like an ideal customer for wireless Internet “hot spots” in hotels, restaurants and airports. The 41-year-old insurance investigator travels four days a week, compiling reports from jewelry robberies on his laptop computer. Via [online.wsj.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Deployment
Canada Pushes For More Wi-Fi
The Canadian government may soon have to change the official motto of Ontario to “Wireless she began and wireless she remains” as the number of hotspots continues to rise in the area. Via [internetnews.com]… Continue Reading
UK Train Operators Expand Free Wi-Fi Offers
Virgin has finally launched a wireless Internet access trial on its trains, while GNER’s original three month trial has now been extended and expanded. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
AMD To Launch Wi-Fi Network
Chip maker AMD has quietly rolled out a network of Wi-Fi hotspots. The company will formally launch the service next quarter. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
McDonald’s Wi-Fi Recipe Could Define Industry
Signs at a McDonald’s in downtown San Francisco cordially beckon customers to surf the Web using its wireless Internet service, but no one is biting during a recent Wednesday lunch hour. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Barnes & Noble Goes Wi-Fi
Hotspot “wholesaler” Cometa Networks was supposed to have opened up a few thousand hotspots by now. However, with actual numbers falling far short of previously announced plans, the company has adopted a “year-by-year” approach to installing its public access Wi-Fi network. Now, in what the company is touting as the “initiation of its national rollout… Continue Reading
Voice On Wi-Fi Advances
Vendors are offering telephone handsets designed for use over corporate wireless LANs. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi And Skateboards Together In LOVE Park? Why Not?
When Mayor Street announced on Friday that he intends to rig LOVE Park up with wireless access to the Internet, he proved he’s thinking along the right lines when it comes to this under-used urban park. Via [philly.com]… Continue Reading
Free Wi-Fi Access Could Lead To More Business
Looking to drum up more business, ACJ Technology is giving a little in hopes of getting a lot. The wireless networking company is developing a network of free Wi-Fi hot spots for Seattle area businesses. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Cometa Has Slight Burp In McDonald’s Test
Cometa Networks has lost AT&T as its service provider for a hot-spot test with McDonald’s in New York City, but prospects may be heating up on the other coast for the Wi-Fi company. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Experimental Free Wi-Fi LAN Gaining Momentum In SF
San Francisco has made its share of alternative-type news lately. In addition to being the world center for same-sex marriage — at least for a while — it’s also vying to become the center for alternative, independent Wi-Fi Internet service. To that end, say hello to SFLan. Via [newsforge.com]… Continue Reading
Nortel Makes Call To WLANs
Nortel Networks Corp. Monday unveiled handsets, access points, a switch, and other gear designed to extend wireless LANs to support enterprise telephony. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
More Room To Roam: New Technology Provides Far-reaching Wireless Connections
Over the two years since Wi-Fi emerged, the hype behind it has swung from one end to the other. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
McDonald’s Criticised Over ‘Confusing’ Wi-Fi Strategy
Charging more for hot-spot access than burgers will not be a winning strategy, according to an Australian IDC analyst. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wireless Internet Stumbles Ahead
The spread of wi-fi is being hampered by increasing complex and incompatible products, an industry body promoting the technology has said. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading