An electrical engineer from Texas has developed a method for powering wireless network nodes using small windmills. Via [pcpro.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: HotSpots
MIT Wireless Network Tracks Info On Users
In another time and place, college students wondering whether the campus cafe has any free seats, or their favorite corner of the library is occupied, would have to risk hoofing it over there. But for today’s student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, that kind of information is all just a click away. Via [seattlepi.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading
Europe Leads On HotSpot Access
Europe has become the world leader in the public availability of wireless internet access points, or hotspots, according to figures published last week. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Paris Leads The Way In Free Wi-Fi Access
Paris is the top European city for free Wi-Fi access, according to a survey by Freehotspot.com. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Balloon Delivers 4Mbps Broadband
A European research team has successfully launched and tested the world’s first Wi-Fi balloon, raising hopes that high-tech dirigibles could be used to provide wireless communications in remote regions or disaster areas. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Nintendo And McDonalds Sign Supersized Wi-Fi Deal
McDonald’s plays host to free wireless access for Nintendo DS gamers in the US but the UK will have to wait. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Ads Pay For Free Wi-Fi
While hotel guests complain about being charged as much as $13 a day for Wi-Fi Internet access, Tantus Networks has come up with a way to make wireless Internet access free to everyone—through Wi-Fi advertising. Via [redherring.com]… Continue Reading
Free Wi-Fi? What’s Google Up To, Anyway?
Google’s recent bid to offer free Wi-Fi at 300 kilobits per second across the city of San Francisco struck some as being far outside the company’s area of expertise. So what’s this company up to, anyway? Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
In A WiFi-friendly City, It’s Hard To Be Hungry, Or Lost
In the high-tech city of Oulu, Finland, anyone with a wireless laptop or mobile device won’t go hungry or stay lost. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
Mayor Sees Wireless Service As Nasic Right
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, who became internationally known for his campaign a year ago to legalise gay marriage, said on Monday he considered wireless Internet access a fundamental right of all citizens. Via [today.reuters.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Google’s Wireless Plans May Pose Threat To Telecom Companies
Telecom and cable providers are already at battle with a number of government municipalities that are launching free or low-cost Internet services for their communities. Now Google could join the fray with its proposal to provide such services in San Francisco. If chosen as a provider, Google could compete with the city’s local telephone and… Continue Reading
From iPod Docking Stations To Wi-Fi, Rooms Brim With Tech Delights
No longer happy with just clean sheets and heavy curtains, hotel guests are demanding more from their rooms. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Global Wi-Fi HotSpot Coverage Approaching 100,000
There will be over 100,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots globally by the end of this year, with Europe and North America beginning to challenge the Asia-Pacific region’s early dominance, according to market research from Informa Telecoms & Media. Via [eet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Network Closes In Finland
With over 150 base stations, the largest Wi-Fi network over in Finland, Wivanet, is to close by Q1 2006. Vantaa Energy has decided to stop maintaining the network. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Square Off Over Wi-Fi In The Town Square
Hundreds of local governments are building wireless networks– but the telecom industry has taken issue. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading