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
Tag Archives: HotSpots
Wi-Fi Buys
Wireless service providers are finally launching high-speed third-generation networks after years of delay. 3G lets you use your laptop or cell phone to download and swap big files like games, photographs and even short video clips. Via [forbes.com]… Continue Reading
Quicker Embrace Of GSM Would Help Stateside Wi-Fi
Phones based on the Global System for Mobile Communications, already popular in Europe, use the Subscriber Identity Module to resolve billing among many networks. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Free Wi-Fi: From Burger Chains To Public Parks And Dentists
Free Wi-Fi service is proliferating, and it shows up sometimes in strange places. Via [computerworld.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi Hotspots Simply Too Expensive
Wi-Fi hotspots will only meet the needs of small customer groups and for the majority of hotspots there will be little or no return of investment. So says the Scientific Institute for Communication Services or WIK, Germany’s leading research and advisory institute for communication services. Via [theregister.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Wayport Plans New Wi-Fi Business Model
The leading Wi-Fi provider recently won a contract to unwire up to 8,000 McDonald’s restaurants, and now has a new model that does away with venue revenue-sharing and could ignite big changes in the paid access space. Via [thefeature.com]… Continue Reading
Cometa’s Wi-Fi Clients Left Scrambling
Cometa Networks’ announcement that it is suspending operations has its former clients—and the providers who court their business—scrambling to pick up the service. Via [eweek.com]… Continue Reading
Airpath Makes Wi-Fi Strides
Cometa Networks may be closing its doors, but the health of the Wi-Fi industry is robust, according to industry players. Case in point: Airpath Wireless’ Wi-Fi management platform is being used by roughly 500 wireless ISPs. Via [wirelessweek.com]… Continue Reading
Wi-Fi May Tempt Train Travellers
A survey found that 72% of business travellers asked said onboard wi-fi web access would make them more likely to choose trains over cars or planes. Via [news.bbc.co.uk]… Continue Reading
Closure Of Cometa Not Likely To Hurt Area Wi-Fi Network
Seattle Wi-Fi users may find slightly fewer hotspots because Cometa is closing its doors, but the shutdown shouldn’t hurt the overall growth of the hotspot market. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.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
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
Hyatt Flies High On Wi-Fi
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
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’s Challenge: Making It Pay
Linda Branagan would seem to be the ideal customer for entrepreneurs and telecommunications companies looking to make money selling wireless Internet connections. Via [iht.com]… Continue Reading