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NewsAT&T grants iPhone users free hotspot use ... finally
Though not confirmed by AT&T, it appears that AT&T hotspots are now enabling free WiFi access to iPhone users. Several WiFi hotspots that folks tried offered iPhone users a custom portal to Read more...
BT helps businesses set up WiFi hotspots
BT has embarked on an initiative to help U.K. businesses turn their premises into WiFi hotspots. Businesses using BT Business Total Broadband can make their BT Business Hub into a BT Openzone Read more...
Russia requires registration of WiFi devices, hotspots
So much for the ease of WiFi. Russia's newly formed regulatory super-agency, Rossvyazokhrankultura (short for the Russian Mass Media, Communications and Cultural Protection Service), is requiring Read more...
Samsung's t339 may be next Hotspot@Home phone
According to an FCC filing, Samsung's t339 has 802.11 built in, which has led to speculation that the device is slated for T-Mobile USA's Hotspot@Home service. The t339 would be yet another mid-range Read more...
iPass moves into consumer market
iPass announced today that it is moving into the consumer market. The company, whose core business is providing wireless connectivity services to the enterprise market, announced the availability of Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Novatel, AutoNet pushing EV-DO Rev. A in vehicles
Novatel Wireless and AutoNet Mobile announced they will use nationwide CDMA EV-DO Rev. A infrastructure to connect vehicles to the Web, turning automobiles into traveling WiFi hotspots of sorts. Read more...
T-Mobile invests in femtocell maker
T-Mobile's venture arm has invested an undisclosed amount into the U.K.-based femtocell maker, Ubiquisys. Read more...
Houston issues RFI for muni-WiFi
Using its $5 million it received as a penalty payment from EarthLink for dropping the city, the city of Houston is looking to re-launch its muni-WiFi initiative, issuing a request for information to Read more...
HP, Qualcomm team for high-speed connectivity
HP and Qualcomm last week announced they were teaming up to incorporate Qualcomm's Gobi global mobile Internet technology in select 2008 HP business notebooks to enable high-speed connectivity on 3G Read more...
| Press ReleasesBusiness Use of Wi-Fi Hotspots Nearly Doubles in 2007; Use of 3G Mobile Broadband on the Rise iPass Mobile Broadband Index offers insights into enterprise wireless usage trends REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — March 11, 2008 — iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) a global Read more... Vyke launches full commercial mobile VoIP service from more than 9,500 hotspots and metropolitan area networksVyke launches full commercial mobile VoIP service from more than 9,500 hotspots and metropolitan area networks London, 5 December 2007 - Vyke, the leading mobile Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) Read more... iPass Breaks 40,000 Wi-Fi Hotspot Barrier In Europe and Reaches 90,000 Locations Worldwide Major network additions in France and the UK add to leading European footprint REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. — November 13th, 2007 — iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS) a global Read more... Press Release: Trustive launches European flat-rate hotspot accessTrustive launches European flat-rate hotspot access Unlimited Wi-Fi access for the mobile professional and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) Read more... |