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
Category Archives: HotSpots
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 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 sign… Continue 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
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