After years of resisting, wireless Internet providers are finally striking cell phone-style roaming agreements that could eventually let customers get high-speed access anywhere they go. Via [usatoday.com]… Continue Reading
Category Archives: ISP
Rogers To Bundle Wi-Fi Hotspot Access With Cell Plans
Rogers Wireless Inc., which announced its EDGE high-speed data service Tuesday, plans to bundle Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) hotspot access with its personal communications service (PCS) rate plans. Via [itbusiness.ca]… Continue Reading
SBC Expands Wi-Fi Access With Sprint, Telmex
SBC Communications Inc. signed deals with four companies, including Sprint Corp. and Mexican phone giant Telmex, to expand high-speed wireless access to the Internet by allowing its subscribers to roam on other companies’ networks. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
DoCoMo Launches 3G Wi-Fi Phone
Japan’s NTT DoCoMo Inc. on Tuesday formally launched the N900iL, a handset combining 3G and IP telephony capability, the first such phone to appear from a major network operator. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Covad Combines Wireless With Internet Access
Covad is teaming up with Netopia to provide Wi-Fi plus broadband access as part of a single service to people working out of their homes. Via [nwfusion.com]… Continue Reading
UK Wi-Fi Network Wins ‘Significant’ VC Funding
UK Wi-Fi provider The Cloud has secured its latest round of funding, from VCs 3i and Accel Partners, the trio announced today. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Comcast Denies Role In Wi-Fi Disconnects
Comcast executives point to a recent rash of wireless hardware problems as unintended “endorsements” of the cable giant’s home networking program. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Softbank To Expand Wi-Fi Access, Roaming
Customers of Yahoo BB, Japan’s largest high-speed Internet provider, will soon be able to surf the Web at over 15,000 wireless Internet access points in 42 countries including Japan. Via [reuters.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Stand Alones Flop
Firms attempting to make it big from wireless Internet are falling apart because the technology is becoming too cheap and simple. Via [theinquirer.net]… Continue Reading
McDonald’s To Use SBC Wi-Fi Services
SBC Communications Inc., the number two local phone company in the U.S., reported Monday that Wayport Inc. will deploy SBC’s FreedomLink Wi-Fi servicein up to 6,000 McDonald’s Corp. restaurants by the end of next summer. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
EarthLink Hooks Up To Wireless Broadband
Internet service provider EarthLink will work with Digitalpath Networks to offer wireless broadband access in certain Northern California cities, under a deal to be announced Wednesday. Via [zdnet.com.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Startup Cometa Networks Is Going Out Of Business
Startup Cometa Networks on Tuesday said it planned to shut down after failing to attract the additional investment needed to expand its Wi-Fi network nationwide. Via [techweb.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
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
Dealing With The “Wi-Fi As Amenity” Issue
A new trend in thinking about the Wi-Fi service market is emerging, a reaction against the prevailing business model exemplified by Wayport, T-Mobile and others. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading