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Megabeam's Wi-Fi service undercuts BT
News Wi-Fi operator Megabeam is giving early adopters the chance to buy two years' worth of access to its hot spot network for less than £25 per month, which is significantly cheaper than BT's rival service.
[November 7, 2002, 13:34]
Swisscom buys Megabeam
News Wi-Fi hot spot company Megabeam has been acquired by Swisscom. Megabeam is a major European provider of such access, using the 802.11b standard commonly known as Wi-Fi. Megabeam said Friday's sale will benefit customers, resellers and the company's...
[March 7, 2003, 14:56]
UK Wi-Fi market is hotting up
News Britain and Ireland will boast almost 90 commercial Wi-Fi hot spots by the end of 2002, if both BT and Megabeam achieve the rollout targets they have set themselves. Megabeam, which is shaping up as the most serious rival to BT Openzone, released...
[November 18, 2002, 16:52]
Wi-Fi checks into Holiday Inn
News Wi-Fi specialist Megabeam has signed a deal with BDL Hotels, the hospitality franchise company, which will see it install hot spots at various hotels including Holiday Inn London Heathrow, the Express at London Luton Airport, Holiday Inn Docklands...
[December 3, 2002, 16:16]
Wi-Fi to arrive at UK's railway stations
News Megabeam, a European wireless ISP, said on Monday it has reached agreement with Railtrack -- which currently owns the UK's railway infrastructure -- to install Wi-Fi hot spots based on 802.11b at nine London terminals and six regional stations.
[July 16, 2002, 10:35]
Railways set for Wi-Fi showdown
News Openzone officials declined to disclose further details about this plan, but if executed it would set up a battle with Openzone's main rival, Megabeam. Megabeam signed a deal with Railtrack -- now Network Rail -- last year to create hot spots at 15...
[February 3, 2003, 14:37]
New Wi-Fi network undercuts rivals
News Another Wi-Fi operator has launched in the UK, offering a "managed service" at prices significantly lower than those of BT and Megabeam, Britain's leading commercial Wi-Fi operators. Megabeam charges around £20 for 24-hour access to its pan...
[February 27, 2003, 13:53]
UK gets more Wi-Fi hot spots as T-Mobile expands Starbucks deal
News The prices of both significantly undercut some of the rates offered by BT and Megabeam, Britain's leading commercial Wi-Fi operators. Megabeam charges around £20 for 24-hour access to its pan-European Wi-Fi network, and £78 for one month's access...
[March 6, 2003, 13:41]
Swisscom to speed up Wi-Fi rollout
News Chris Brown, Swisscom Eurospot's UK managing director, has predicted that the company's recent takeover of Megabeam will mean faster deployment of public access wireless networks across Europe. Last summer, Megabeam announced that it would roll out...
[June 25, 2003, 16:33]
All aboard for Wi-Fi trains?
News Wi-Fi is already being rolled out at many of the UK's major railway stations by Megabeam -- the next challenge is to get it into the carriages themselves. Rail companies may soon be Wi-Fi enabled, giving laptop and PDA users the chance to surf and...
[May 23, 2003, 17:13]
Starbucks keeps up Wi-Fi rollout
News In rolling out a Wi-Fi network, Starbucks and its partners are competing with several other companies, including BT and Megabeam. Coffee retailer Starbucks announced on Tuesday that it has increased its rollout of Wi-Fi hot spots.
[January 21, 2003, 16:39]
Starbucks launches European Wi-Fi trials
News In the UK, both BT and Megabeam have already begun setting up Wi-Fi hot spots. US coffee shop chain Starbucks announced on Wednesday that it is launching two trial Wi-Fi hot spots in the UK as part of a global rollout of high-speed wireless...
[August 21, 2002, 16:38]
BA and BAA should make Wi-Fi pay
News But while hot spot operators such as BT Openzone and Megabeam, recently bought by Swisscom, are trying to reach as many high-value locations as possible, there has been some concern that location owners are dragging their feet.
[April 11, 2003, 11:51]
Virgin leaps on board with Wi-Fi
News Swisscom Eurospot (which took over Megabeam earlier this year) and BT Openzone have both expressed firm interest in operating services at train stations as operators scrabble to win the loyalty of mobile business workers.
[June 3, 2003, 11:38]
UK pubs get Wi-Fi
News While the Starbucks/T-Mobile tariffs aren't wildly different to those of BT Openzone and other UK providers such as Megabeam, a T-Mobile spokesman defended Starbucks charging £47 for a UK monthly pass -- about twice as much as the same service in...
[March 6, 2003, 15:38]
Wi-Fi hot spot lands at UK airport
News Another company, Megabeam, is planning to operate Wi-Fi hot spots at 15 major UK railways stations -- Waterloo, Kings Cross, Euston, Paddington, Victoria, London Bridge, Liverpool Street, Fenchurch Street, Charing Cross, Gatwick, Birmingham New...
[September 17, 2002, 14:10]
UK gets 'virtually' free wireless hot spots
News For the end user it is a choice of another 'mobile' bill with BT/T-Mobile/Megabeam or free access with Broadscape's partners," Platt added. Sandwich bar chain Benugo has established wireless hot spots at two of its London stores, in partnership...
[February 17, 2003, 13:58]
BT's Wi-Fi adventure snubs 3G
News It also hopes to sign up many more partners, and expects to make its service available at railway stations -- a move already taken by Megabeam, Openzone's main rival. BT announced on Wednesday that it has made deals with BAA, Welcome Break and...
[January 29, 2003, 15:39]
BT kicks off commercial Wi-Fi network
News Some commentators have complained that BT's pricing is too expensive, especially as a subscription to BT Openzone would not give access to a rival Wi-Fi network being implemented at the UK's largest railway stations by Megabeam.
[August 2, 2002, 16:31]
Proxim offers DIY Wi-Fi hot spot
News The product is also aimed at service providers such as MegaBeam or BT's OpenZone, simplifying their installation, he said. Proxim has launched an all-in-one product for public Wi-Fi hot spots and enterprise guest networks.
[November 19, 2002, 14:05]
