Tag: Roaming

T-Mobile has improved its mobile connectivity service by more than tripling the number of Wi-Fi hotspots that can be used by subscribers of its combined 3G, GPRS and Wi-Fi service. Via [computerweekly.com]

Software-maker Smith Micro on Tuesday announced QuickLink Mobile Enterprise edition, a software tool that promises to give users seamless connectivity over Wi-Fi and mobile data networks. Via [news.zdnet.com]

T-Mobile, Europe's second-largest mobile phone service provider, is linking up with British fixed-line ally BT Group to triple the number of places in the UK where customers can hook onto local high-speed Internet connections. Via [reuters.co.uk]

Wi-Fi hotspot interconnection developer Nomadix claims a new roaming program gives it the world's largest public access footprint. Dubbed NIS Roaming, the service aggregates more than 4,000 venues operated by carriers, wireless ISPs and service providers. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Mobile phone operator O2 yesterday signed a deal with The Cloud that will enable its customers to get wireless broadband access in places such as pubs, cafes and train stations across Britain. The Cloud runs about 4,600 wireless broadband - or wi-fi - hotspots across the country. Wi-fi is increasingly being offered by the mobile...

Startup Azaire Networks has secured $9 million in Series B financing for its cellular/WiFi network convergence technology. Via [commsdesign.com]

My first stop on the hotspot road trip brings me to Chicago, where it's easier to find a hotspot than a parking space. After circling the blocks around Millennium Park looking for street parking (old city habits die hard), I finally give up and pull into a garage. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Good news for travelers who'd rather spend their money on souvenirs: Free wireless access is gaining popularity with businesses and public venues. Via [usatoday.com]

Mobile operator O2 has launched a 3G datacard as part of a service combining general packet radio service (GPRS), 3G and Wi-Fi access. Via [vnunet.com]

Those who vacation on the big boats increasingly are finding themselves able to access the Internet from stem to stern, thanks to Wi-Fi deployments rigged with signal backhaul through satellite connections. Who needs Wi-Fi on vacation? You'd be surprised. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

IPass teamed up with Wi-Fi operator Broadreach on Wednesday, adding another section of the UK's public Internet access market to its 'global broadband roaming' network. Via [news.zdnet.co.uk]

Dust Networks announced today the release of SmartMesh, a wireless mesh networking platform for enterprise-level monitoring and control solutions. Via [news.zdnet.com]

Fourteen mobile phone makers, telcos and others announced their intention to publish specifications that they claim will allow 802.11-equipped handsets to make calls via Wi-Fi hotspots. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Roaming agreements are finally delivering on the "Wi-Fi is everywhere" promise and none too soon, now that entire communities are lighting up as hot spots. Via [eweek.com]

Sprint Corp., the No. 4 U.S. mobile- phone company, said its customers will get access to 2,300 public wireless Internet connections run by SBC Communications Inc. Via [quote.bloomberg.com]