In another demonstration of Wi-Fi for a wide area, the service is being rolled out in several hotspot demo areas in Kentwood and Grand Rapids, Mich. Via [internetweek.com]… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: Deployment
U.S. Airlines Are Laggards On Wireless
Many international carriers offer Internet access, a service not yet offered by domestic carriers. But United plans Wi-Fi for next year, and others are showing interest. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Boston Airport Tries To Kill Free Wi-Fi Node
Boston’s Logan International Airport is attempting to pull the plug on Continental Airlines’ free Wi-Fi node, which competes with the airport’s $7.95-a-day pay service. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Boeing, Intel Partner On In-Flight Wi-Fi
Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company, and Intel have announced plans to promote high-speed, in-flight wireless Internet services, and say they have successfully finished compatibility tests with laptops that use Intel’s Centrino mobile technology. Via [pcworld.com]… Continue Reading
Shopping Mall Boasts Massive Wi-Fi Network
West Edmonton Mall in Alberta, Canada, offers visitors a Wi-Fi network the size of 48 city blocks. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
BellSouth Launches Wireless Broadband Service
BellSouth announced on Monday that is now offering a wireless broadband service to customers in Athens, Ga. Via [news.zdnet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi At The War Office
In the big-money world of U.S. military spending on information technology, Wi-Fi is hot, hot, hot. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi In The Sky
Wi-Fi on airplanes just got a lot more entertaining. Boeing this week launched a streaming television delivered straight to your laptop as part of its Connexion by Boeing high-speed Internet service. The video service will debut on Singapore Airlines, and lets passengers watch CNBC, BBC, Eurosport News, and either MSNBC (if you’re flying in the… Continue Reading
Philly Wi-Fi Finalists Named
The consortium putting together a plan for a city-wide Wi-Fi network in Philadelphia has named three finalists in the race for the contract. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Feds Want To Tap In-Flight Internet Communications
Online WiFi service was first tested in 2003 by Boeing aboard a Lufthansa flight from Germany, and United Airlines was the first American carrier to move forward with in-flight WiFi. On board, the planes are equipped with wireless routers, making them WiFi hotspots, like a coffee house or a copy shop on the ground. Via… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Provider Pitches Skype Users
US Wi-Fi hotspot aggregator Boingo will today hop on the Skype bandwagon and begin promoting its wireless Internet access sites as VoIP locations. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Installation Covers Entire Native American Reservation
One demonstration convinced the Coeur d’Alene tribe to install broadband Internet access throughout its reservation in Idaho. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Iowa Non-Profit Organization To Offer Free Wi-Fi
A non-profit group aimed at community development will oversee development of a three-city wireless network. Via [informationweek.com]… Continue Reading
Bard’s Home Town Goes Wireless
Visitors to Shakespeare’s birthplace town of Stratford-upon-Avon can now get a virtual guide to show them around. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Orlando Axes Free Muni Wi-Fi
The city of Orlando in Florida has pulled the plug on the city’s free Wi-Fi service. Although the city has a population of over 1.8m, only around 27 people a day were using the service, which was costing the district $1,800 a month. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading