Launched at a London advertising technology conference, the company is signing up advertisers who want to target free users, who will have access at hotspots such as hotels, cafes, pubs and restaurants. Via [computerweekly.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: HotSpots
City Near Lucrative Wi-Fi Deal At Airport
Air travelers who want to surf the Net at O’Hare and Midway airports will be able to pay $6.95 a day for the privilege under a long-stalled agreement that will make millions for a politically connected contractor. Via [suntimes.com]… Continue Reading
Trust Installs Wireless At Eight London Hospitals
University College London Hospitals (UCLH) Trust has installed a 7,000-user wireless network as part of a project to replace paper processes with electronic patient records (EPR). Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Rolling Hotspots: Cedar Rapids Buses Get Wireless Mesh
The wireless network is aimed at entertaining passengers and enabling real-time security surveillance on the buses. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Some Seattle Buses Get Wi-Fi
A five-month trial began Wednesday that provides Wi-Fi access to passengers on some Seattle buses, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Wednesday. Via [commsdesign.com]… Continue Reading
HP Running Metro Wi-Fi Nets
It probably caught some by surprise to see Hewlett-Packard (HP) listed as one of the two final candidates for system integrator of the Wireless Philadelphia project (the other contender is ISP EarthLink). After all, HP isn’t well known for installing and running metropolitan wireless networks, right? Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Canary Wharf Gets Wireless Internet
Canary Wharf is to become Europe’s largest wireless internet-enabled business district, with employees able to connect to the web in office reception areas, parks and shops. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
Openzone Boss Optimistic About Wi-Fi Take Up
BT says Wi-Fi usage is growing fast, and claims network aggregators such as iPass don’t offer the kind of coverage that mobile workers need. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Free Wi-Fi On Iowa Highways
Visitors to any of the 39 rest areas available along the Iowa Interstate highway system can now use their 802.11-based devices to access the Web for free. The hotspots, which are also found at eight welcome centers and two shopping malls, were deployed by Des Moines-based I Spot Networks. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Canary Wharf Gets The Wi-Fi Treatment
Mobile workers in Docklands will soon be able to get high-speed wireless access from the bars and shops surrounding the UK’s highest buildings. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Massport Criticized For Wi-Fi Shutdowns
A year after launching a roughly $8-a-day wireless Internet service, Boston’s Logan International Airport is facing growing complaints that it’s trying to impose a ”WiFi monopoly” at the airport. Via [boston.com]… Continue Reading
In-Flight Wi-Fi Rivals Pitch Phone Plans
Boeing’s Connexion and Airbus’ OnAir this week both announced partnerships with mobile phone specialists to pave the way for in-flight GSM and CDMA device usage. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wide Area Wi-Fi Tested In Michigan Towns
In another demonstration of Wi-Fi for a wide area, the service is being rolled out in several hotspot demo areas in Kentwood and Grand Rapids, Mich. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Boston Airport Tries To Kill Free Wi-Fi Node
Boston’s Logan International Airport is attempting to pull the plug on Continental Airlines’ free Wi-Fi node, which competes with the airport’s $7.95-a-day pay service. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
San Francisco’s Wi-Fi Proposal Goes Out On A Limb
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom got nationwide publicity last year by marrying gay couples in City Hall, but now he’s launching a crusade he regards as even more controversial: building a high-speed wireless Internet system offering low-cost service to residents. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]… Continue Reading