Category Archives: HotSpots

Roaming Agreements Put Wi-Fi On The Map

Roaming agreements are finally delivering on the “Wi-Fi is everywhere” promise and none too soon, now that entire communities are lighting up as hot spots. Via [eweek.com]Continue Reading

Sprint To Gain Access To 2,300 SBC Wireless-Fidelity Locations

Sprint Corp., the No. 4 U.S. mobile- phone company, said its customers will get access to 2,300 public wireless Internet connections run by SBC Communications Inc. Via [quote.bloomberg.com]Continue Reading

Red Roof Inns To Get Wi-Fi Hotspots

Accor North America has reached an agreement with T-Mobile USA Inc. to install wireless Internet access throughout all of its Red Roof Inns over the next year, officials said. Via [seattlepi.nwsource.com]Continue Reading

Wi-Fi Brings Broadband To Rural Washington

Technologies that extend the range of Wi-Fi wireless LANs are making that low-priced technology an option for broadband Internet access in U.S. rural areas with limited broadband options. Via [infoworld.com]Continue Reading

iPass Extends Wi-Fi Coverage To Stratosphere

Remote access provider iPass is to add Boeing’s Connexion in-flight Wi-Fi service to its list of aggregated hotspots, the company said today. Via [theregister.co.uk]Continue Reading

NYC Shines Light On Wi-Fi

A plan by NYC to rent the tops of city lampposts could boost the usage of Wi-Fi phones where home phones are scarce. In an effort to entice cellular providers into under-served neighborhoods, Gotham officials are offering companies a discount on payments to the city if cell providers market cheap Wi-Fi phones in some areas.Continue Reading

Wi-Fi Trains Are Steaming Down The Track

By the end of this year, at least three UK train operators should be offering wireless Internet access on their rolling stock, letting mobile workers surf the Web and access corporate IT systems while on the train. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]Continue Reading

Wi-Fi Roaming In Athens

Visitors to the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, this week can log in to a local Wi-Fi hotspot and have the session billed to their cell phone bill back home. London-based Quiconnect says it has signed up three wireless carriers in Europe and Asia to facilitate the roaming. Eventually, the company says, it will signContinue Reading

Burgers And Free Wi-Fi

The economics around offering Wi-Fi hotspot service have always been questionable, and it seems that the for-fee model pioneered by T-Mobile, Wayport and others may finally be giving way to free services operated by venue owners. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]Continue Reading

Not In A Wi-Fi HotSpot? 3 Options Let You Connect

As great as it is, Wi-Fi isn’t the only game in town for connecting to the Web while on the road. Via [freep.com]Continue Reading

Is Sharing Wi-Fi Illegal? Answer Hazy; Try Again Later, Lawyer Says

Borrowing a neighbor’s unsecured Wi-Fi signal could be against the law. Or it might be legal. The law is unclear, said cyberlawyer Mark Rasch. Via [internetweek.com]Continue Reading

Next-generation Wireless Net Eyed For Nantucket

As soon as next month, Nantucket could be known as a hotspot for another reason: high-speed wireless Internet access. Via [boston.com]Continue Reading

Public Wi-Fi Access Lacks Consistency

Is it really any wonder that wireless LAN service providers continue to struggle to generate a sustainable revenue stream when they pay so little attention to the needs of the end users they are targeting? Via [computerworld.com]Continue Reading

First BT Wireless Broadband Nears

Northern Ireland is to get BT’s first public wireless broadband service later this year, equipment vendor Alvarion announced on Monday. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]Continue Reading

More Cities In Region Are Joining Wi-Fi Wave

In a Wi-Fi trend that’s evolving from Concord to Rock Hill, Internet service providers are quickly installing wireless networks, even as they struggle to learn how to make a profit from the service. Via [msnbc.msn.com]Continue Reading