Responding to increasing customer demand, Hyatt International Corp. last year embarked on a mission to spread wireless LANs throughout its hotels around the world. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: HotSpots
Foreign Airlines Put Wi-Fi In The Sky
Wi-Fi comes to the sky next week as German carrier Lufthansa launches its in-flight broadband service. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Hot Spots In Critical Condition
Last August, I gave the reasons why wireless hot spots would not survive. Stubbornly, public Wi-Fi access providers don’t agree. They still see the hundreds of thousands of storefronts that lack access points as green fields waiting to be plowed. Via [infoworld.com]… Continue Reading
The Best Wi-Fi Hotels
Just a few years ago, high-speed Internet access became a necessity for any hotel looking to lure the business traveler. These days, people are demanding wireless access and it’s the medium- and budget-priced hotels that are leading the way. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Welcome To Wi-Fi City
Your phone works almost everywhere there’s cellular service, and you get one monthly bill, right? Why, ask roving Wi-Fi users, can’t we get the same deal? Answer: Slowly but surely you may, as the Wi-Fi (wireless Ethernet) providers sign cooperative deals and cellular carriers offer access to more hot spots and cellular/Wi-Fi data handoffs. Via… Continue Reading
Free Wi-Fi Comes To The Hill
Thanks to a hefty equipment donation from Tropos Networks, nonprofit organization Open Park has launched a free public Wi-Fi hot spot in front of the U.S. Capitol. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
IDT Uses Wi-Fi To Offer Cheaper Cell Service
Believe it or not, 43% of U.S. consumers still don’t have a cell phone — many for budget reasons. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
BT Openzone Makes Wi-Fi Offer Businesses Can’t Refuse
The channel division of BT is aggressively hunting down retail outlets and other businesses in a bid to extend the reach of its wi-fi network. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi/3G Gateway Makes Commercial Entrée
Startup Entree Wireless has its first customer — the same outfit that spawned the its fundamental technology. Via [sandiego.com]… Continue Reading
Valley-wide Wi-Fi Proposed
A Mountain View startup plans to introduce communitywide wireless fidelity first in Silicon Valley, then across California and eventually coast to coast. It would be the first extensive deployment of wi-fi across cities and towns. Via [sanjose.bizjournals.com]… Continue Reading
AT&T, Sprint Pilot Airport Wi-Fi Venture
AT&T Wireless and Sprint on Monday announced a new Wi-Fi hot-spot roaming pact for several U.S. airports. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
T-Mobile Equips US Uni With Guest Wi-Fi Access
T-Mobile has equipped Washington, DC-based American University with a cross-campus Wi-Fi network for visitors to the institution. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Linksys, Boingo Ease Wi-Fi Hot-spot Setup
Small businesses can now turn on Wi-Fi hot spots to compete with better-known rivals without the hassle of setting up the whole service themselves, according to Cisco Systems Inc.’s Linksys division and Boingo Wireless Inc., which on Wednesday announced what they call Hot Spot in a Box. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading
Hackers Target Computers On Wi-Fi Hot Spots
Wireless networks aren’t just popular with computer users on the go. Hackers are finding them an easy target to snoop on consumers’ laptop PCs and, eventually, their employers’ networks. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Wireless Security: The Enemy Is Us
In a perfect world of wireless security, no data ever lies exposed on the disks of mobile clients. There’s never a possibility of rogue access points (AP) hijacking critical log-in data. All wireless datagrams are encrypted to stymie those sniffing sessions out of thin air. This perfect world evaporates with users, the weak link in… Continue Reading