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Wi-Fi Roaming Comes To GSM
News HP is to resell software that lets wireless carriers give subscribers the ability to roam onto public Wi-Fi networks and get one bill -- just like they would when roaming between different mobile phone networks.
[February 4, 2003, 11:51]
US Telcos Weigh Wi-Fi Roaming
News Roaming gives cellular service providers a quick way to expand and take advantage of the popularity of Wi-Fi networking. A T-Mobile representative said the company is open to Wi-Fi roaming but has yet to secure "the right kinds of roaming...
[July 22, 2003, 8:09]
IPass Gives Green Light To Wi-Fi Roaming
News iPass is offering a new Wi-Fi roaming service, designed for wireless carriers and service providers that want to quickly enter the hot-spot market and increase the reach of their networks. On Monday, the network software and service developer...
[September 23, 2003, 9:30]
Bumpy Road Ahead For Wi-Fi Roaming
News But perhaps the biggest step towards roaming nirvana might come from an event that will cause the most pain: A shakeout in the Wi-Fi access industry. On other technology fronts, some wireless hotspots providers in the US like iPass and Boingo...
[March 18, 2003, 10:58]
Wi-Fi Week: Roaming In The Dark
News MCI spreads Wi-Fi roaming with Boingo deal Is roaming coming to Wi-Fi? Roaming outside the UK is even more problematic, and just as in the early days of mobile phones you shouldn't rely on it unless you have an explicit promise from a service...
[January 29, 2004, 10:40]
Is Roaming Coming To Wi-Fi?
News He's attending a meeting this week of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in Monterey, California, held to discuss how to jumpstart Wi-Fi roaming. The European Telephone Standards Institute (ETSI) is making a similar effort...
[September 11, 2002, 8:10]
Asia-Pacific Pilots Wi-Fi Roaming
News Telstra and several Asian telecommunications carriers are understood to be preparing to launch a pilot of a roaming Wi-Fi service, encompassing networks in at least Australia, Singapore, China and Malaysia, from tomorrow.
[July 22, 2003, 8:57]
UK WiMax Company Buys Wi-Fi Roaming Firm
News WiMax operator Freedom4 has bought a UK Wi-Fi roaming services provider called Bozii. Bozii's service — soon to be renamed Freedom4 Wi-Fi — will give Freedom4's customers access to 40,000 hotspots in the UK and internationally, the companies said...
[May 20, 2008, 17:03]
Trapeze Makes Secure Wi-Fi Roaming Tool
News Many companies have been reluctant to adopt wireless LANs thanks to security fears, and Trapeze aims to allay those concerns with secure roaming. Trapeze believes its mobility solution is better than others -- although the 802.11i standard promises...
[April 14, 2003, 11:52]
MCI Spreads Wi-Fi Roaming With Boingo Deal
News The roaming agreement not only gives MCI an international presence with its Wi-Fi locations but also keeps the company competitive with T-Mobile USA. MCI will more than triple its footprint of Wi-Fi access points through a partnership with Boingo...
[December 17, 2003, 11:40]
Wi-Fi VoIP And Cellular Network Integration: The Power Of Dual-Mode Handsets And Wi-Fi To Cellular Roaming
White Papers This white paper, which addresses the opportunity to provide an integrated voice-over-internet-protocol (VoIP)/cellular service, will discuss the growth in mobility users, advances in cellular and Wi-Fi technologies, and the introduction of dual...
[October 5, 2005, 3:00]
Norfolk Enchants With Free Wi-Fi
Talkback What with all the orice gouging that telcos have been undertaking regarding roaming fees, I can think of nothing better than to see government taking the fight to them directly where it hurts - in the hip pocket.
[August 3, 2006, 1:24]
Virgin Takes Wi-Fi Up The West Coast
Talkback This will activate local WiFii roaming, authorise service and also extend security to the level required by your network administrator to access corporate intranet resources, as your Notes server. That is also why 3G has no business case here - we...
[November 11, 2003, 8:26]
Smartphone Dials Up GSM And Wi-Fi
News T-Mobile is to offer a smart phone from HP that combines cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity. The device, to have the model number 6315, is a version of the iPaq that aims to roam smoothly between wide area GSM networks and localised -- though much...
[July 26, 2004, 15:20]
BT's Wi-Fi Voucher Strangeness
Blog BT has announced a new roaming voucher for its business traveller customers, based largely on a tie-in with the soon-to-go-live iBahn network of hotel hotspots. It may offer relatively cheap surfing minutes (especially when compared with data...
[October 31, 2007, 8:56]
Eurostar Rolls Out Wi-Fi In Stations
News Customers will be able to get online by buying vouchers from the Eurostar lounges or though roaming deals. Eurostar has announced its two UK terminals have gone wireless -- with Wi-Fi being introduced at both Waterloo and Ashford International...
[December 14, 2004, 14:30]
Fast Handoff In Wi-Fi For VoIP
Forum Will wireless VoIP phones take fast handoff in roaming ? I am worried about handoff in Wi-Fi. We have mesh network setup where we want to use VoIP services. Please let me know the solution for this. Thanks & Regards,
[January 28, 2008, 11:49]
Wi-Fi Hotspot Authentication Using GSM Phone SIMs
White Papers It enables Mobile Carriers to leverage their legacy roaming technology, processes and agreements to solve a critical industry problem. HP and Intel have brought together Axalto and airwide solutions to create an end-to-end authentication solution...
[October 6, 2006, 1:00]
O2's Wi-Fi Plans: Ireland Today, UK Tomorrow?
News With Wi-Fi, your roaming ability is limited, but GPRS allows you to access data while you're on the move," explained Gordon. Mobile phone operator O2 is set to launch up to 20 Wi-Fi hot spots in Ireland next year, as a possible prelude to a rollout...
[November 27, 2002, 15:22]
What's Holding Back Wi-Fi?
Talkback High costs & inflexible rate plans; little, or no roaming; lack of community support for free service in public areas; expensive equipment; broadband internet/cable companies that offer no support for wi-fi in your home; tech support, and sales...
[April 4, 2004, 5:30]
