Virgin has finally launched a wireless Internet access trial on its trains, while GNER’s original three month trial has now been extended and expanded. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: HotSpots
AMD To Launch Wi-Fi Network
Chip maker AMD has quietly rolled out a network of Wi-Fi hotspots. The company will formally launch the service next quarter. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
T-Mobile USA Releases Free Wi-Fi Locator Ssoftware
T-Mobile USA introduced a free software that makes locating and using its 4,200 HotSpot locations simpler and more convenient. Via [geekzone.co.nz]… Continue Reading
HotSpotVPN Provides Easy, Inexpensive Hotspot Security
A jerk lurking at a hotspot with a public domain sniffer can potentially gain access to all manner of confidential information, including the assets on your enterprise’s network. For many users, HotSpotVPN is a viable security solution. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
PCTEL To Supply Wi-Fi Finder
Need to find a Wi-Fi signal but hate having to boot up the laptop to do it? PCTEL feels your pain. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Barnes & Noble Goes Wi-Fi
Hotspot “wholesaler” Cometa Networks was supposed to have opened up a few thousand hotspots by now. However, with actual numbers falling far short of previously announced plans, the company has adopted a “year-by-year” approach to installing its public access Wi-Fi network. Now, in what the company is touting as the “initiation of its national rollout… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi And Skateboards Together In LOVE Park? Why Not?
When Mayor Street announced on Friday that he intends to rig LOVE Park up with wireless access to the Internet, he proved he’s thinking along the right lines when it comes to this under-used urban park. Via [philly.com]… Continue Reading
Free Wi-Fi Access Could Lead To More Business
Looking to drum up more business, ACJ Technology is giving a little in hopes of getting a lot. The wireless networking company is developing a network of free Wi-Fi hot spots for Seattle area businesses. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Cometa Has Slight Burp In McDonald’s Test
Cometa Networks has lost AT&T as its service provider for a hot-spot test with McDonald’s in New York City, but prospects may be heating up on the other coast for the Wi-Fi company. Via [news.com.com]… Continue Reading
Experimental Free Wi-Fi LAN Gaining Momentum In SF
San Francisco has made its share of alternative-type news lately. In addition to being the world center for same-sex marriage — at least for a while — it’s also vying to become the center for alternative, independent Wi-Fi Internet service. To that end, say hello to SFLan. Via [newsforge.com]… Continue Reading
McDonald’s Criticised Over ‘Confusing’ Wi-Fi Strategy
Charging more for hot-spot access than burgers will not be a winning strategy, according to an Australian IDC analyst. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]… Continue Reading
T-Mobile Spearheads University WLAN Project
T-Mobile, Cisco, IBM and Intel today used 3GSM in Cannes to announce an initiative to roll out broadband WLAN and mobile networks across European university campuses. The plan will enable students to work and communicate wirelessly and off-campus, using either WLAN, UMTS or GPRS. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
T-Mobile Signs Roaming Deal With … Itself
T-Mobile has at last linked its US and European hotspot networks to allow subscribers based in either territory to continue using the service when the travel to the other. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Firms Warned To Track Wi-Fi On Expenses
Huge surge in wireless use means enterprises need to implement hotspot strategy. Via [vnunet.com]… Continue Reading
McDonald’s Wi-Fi Recipe Could Define Industry
Signs at a McDonald’s in downtown San Francisco cordially beckon customers to surf the Web using its wireless Internet service, but no one is biting during a recent Wednesday lunch hour. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading