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100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by the end of 2005
News A new report from research firm Informa Telecoms and Media is predicting the number of Wi-Fi hotspots will reach 100,000 before the start of 2006. Despite the continuing boom in hotspots, users are apparently still scarce.
[September 27, 2005, 16:40]
BT business customers to become Wi-Fi hotspots
News BT will soon offer all its business-hub users the chance to become Wi-Fi hotspots for their visitors and neighbours, the firm revealed on Wednesday. In return for adding a residential footprint to BT's Openzone network, those customers got to use...
[May 21, 2008, 11:45]
BT Openzone cuts prices, adds hotspots
News BT Openzone has cut its rates for Wi-Fi access, while announcing the addition of thousands of new hotspots to its network. On Tuesday, the provider introduced a flat rate, under the new Openzone Together plan, of £12.50 per month for unlimited...
[October 15, 2008, 13:16]
Intuit bug resurfaces at public Wi-Fi hotspots
News Users of a popular accounting package have been warned not to use the software at public Wi-Fi hotspots, such as those found in coffee shops, airports and hotels. Users of the 2006 Mac version of Intuit's QuickBooks software could find that a...
[January 3, 2008, 14:04]
P2P-Based Roaming Between Home WLAN Hotspots
White Papers This paper concentrates on describing the current situation in P2P-based roaming between home WLAN hotspots, what are its pros and cons, and why it is being done. The increased amount of broadband Internet connections at home, combined with the low...
[November 10, 2006, 0:00]
Not all hotspots are free
Talkback Not all Wi-Fi hotspots are free. For instance, The Cloud's hotspots in McDonalds restaurants are free, but their coverage in the financial district in London is not. Hence the need for credit card details up front, to make it unnecessary to enter...
[May 22, 2008, 11:32]
100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by the end of 2005
Talkback actually mate i'd rather upload my pictures from my digital camera over Wi-Fi to free space on the go than constantly check my email, oh and tagging them with gps info -- i really think Wi-Fi has more to it than just checking e-mail
[September 28, 2005, 23:23]
BT turns business customers into Wi-Fi hotspots
News Those vouchers can also be used at other Openzone hotspots, such as those found in airports and train stations. Businesses running the hotspots are also able to turn the functionality on or off using the Hub Manager on their desktops.
[February 9, 2009, 15:49]
100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by the end of 2005
Talkback WiFi should be FREE wherever it is installed as a big global info service, whereby you can jump online for free.
[September 30, 2005, 14:41]
100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by the end of 2005
Talkback I have no doubt that the method of charging is the problem. With BT Openzone, for example, I have to pay for a fixed amount of time and even if I don't use it all, I can't use the remainder at a later date.
[September 29, 2005, 19:55]
'Dongle mania' may threaten Wi-Fi hotspots
News The mobile broadband market is hotting up with data card sales set to jump fourfold in the next three years as prices come down — possibly threatening the Wi-Fi hotspot market. The Infonetics Research Mobility: Broadband, Phones, Subscribers and...
[March 31, 2008, 8:48]
Gartner reveals top 30 offshoring hotspots
News New contenders are emerging to challenge the dominance of Brazil, Russia, India and China in the offshoring market. While India is the "undisputed leader", followed by China, in the list of the top 30 offshoring destinations, as compiled by analyst...
[December 15, 2008, 9:55]
Top 30 offshoring hotspots announced
News The Bric countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) dominate a list ranking the top 30 global offshoring locations. Analyst group Gartner assessed 30 countries for their suitability for offshoring to help sourcing managers who are "daunted" by the...
[December 12, 2007, 8:01]
Lowering 3G Bills and Increasing Availability With Wi-Fi: Why Hotspots Make Sense for Smartphone Users
White Papers Smartphones and other Web-friendly mobile devices are taking enterprise IT departments by storm, and are often brought into the workplace as employees' personal devices. While analyst firms IDC and Strategic Analytics both confirm that sales of...
[July 29, 2009, 0:17]
User-Level Performance in WLAN Hotspots
White Papers This paper presents a novel performance analysis of the downlink of WLANs carrying TCP traffic. The paper first provide a packet level analysis that accounts not only for the interaction between TCP and the IEEE 802.11 MAC protocol, but also for...
[December 6, 2007, 0:01]
Devicescape
Downloads Devicescape Easy Wi-Fi automates the tedious process of signing in at Wi-Fi hotspots which need you to type your username and password on a web page. Features: Automated connection to Wi-Fi hotspots; Unlimited number of providers in your account...
[May 1, 2009, 5:48]
QuickLink Mobile
Downloads With QuickLink Mobile you can rely on wide area wireless network coverage, Wi-Fi hotspots or a combination of both. QuickLink Mobile also offers the freedom to easily move from Wi-Fi hotspots to a location outside the hotspot "zone".
[May 21, 2006, 8:00]
Boingo
Downloads The global market leader in Wi-Fi hotspots, has just released a new version of The Boingo software client for Intel-based Macs running Tiger or Leopard (Powerbook users can use the client in Tiger). The Boingo software client makes it super easy to...
[June 3, 2009, 14:56]
London remains UK's card-fraud capital
News The UK's top card-fraud hotspots have been revealed in a report that shows the crime is spread across the country. Outside the capital, fraud was concentrated in Coventry, Dartford, Ilford and Nottingham, which all appeared in the top-10 fraud...
[July 25, 2008, 9:25]
UK on track to be global talent hotspot
News The UK will be one of the world's talent hotspots within the next five years thanks to the quality of its education system and an open labour market. But both countries face increasing competition from China and India in the top 10 talent hotspots...
[September 27, 2007, 8:23]
