According to a new study by Juniper Research, Mobile WiMax subscribers will exceed 21 million by 2012, a great leap from next year’s estimate of 1.7 million. The analyst firm ascribed the trend to the growing preference for the technology over its fixed counterpart as well as the relative inexpensiveness of deploying mobile WiMax base… Continue Reading
Daily Archives: August 15, 2006
Florida Offers Free Wi-Fi For Motorists
The Florida Department of Transportation plans to offer free WiFi service to traveling motorists. Under the project, 50 to 60 Wi-Fi hotspots will be placed at various sites — rest stops, turnpike plazas, welcome centers and truck weigh stations — on interstate 95 and other major highways in the state. The plan also involves installing… Continue Reading
WiFi Mission To Burbank
The city of Burbank in California is one of the many the cities in the U.S. that currently offer free WiFi service to residents and visitors. The downtown area has 12 access points and is expected to have nine more in the coming months. Getting a strong-enough signal, however, is very difficult, with the highest… Continue Reading