While public Wi-FI can be very convenient, both for users and providers, it also introduces a number of security challenges. Unsecured or under-secured public Wi-Fi networks can expose users to cyber threats like identity theft, financial fraud and data breaches. Once they are connected, attackers...
BRCK says Africa’s internet challenge is no longer one of availability, but one of affordability
BRCK, a Nairobi-based internet hardware and service startup, is working with Egyptian ride-hail venture Swvl to install its routers on Swvl buses in Kenya. The routers will run BRCK’s Moja service, which offers free public Wi-Fi....
Cisco and Google's partnership in India is part of the global initiative to scale accessible, reliable Wi-Fi
Cisco announced early this week that it has teamed up with Google to provide free, high-speed Wi-Fi to 200 locations across India in the next two months. The...
Free, public Wi-Fi network being deployed with carrier O2 and Cornerstone Telecommunication Infrastructure
London's Square Mile, the colloquial name for the city's historic center, is set for a major boost in public Wi-Fi with a planned deployment from Cisco in partnership with local carrier O2...
In addition to bus fleet, Barcelona's public Wi-Fi network includes indoor and outdoor hot spots.
Building on its existing network of indoor and outdoor public Wi-Fi hot spots, Barcelona, Spain, working with Wi-Fi service management firm Aptilo Networks, has extended Wi-Fi connectivity to...
The small cell and Wi-Fi deployment will be carried out by CTIL in partnership with O2.
The City of London Corporation awarded a 15-year contract to Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd. for the construction of a citywide mobile network set to include small cells...
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I have been tracking guest Wi-Fi platforms for more than three years, and what amazes me the most...
The deployment is part of AT&T’s Smart Cities spotlight city pilot
U.S. company CIVIQ Smartscapes announced the upcoming deployment of its unified smart city solution in the City of Chicago as part of a larger plan to implement smart cities technologies.
The company said that as...
European Union leaders last month announced a plan to invest more than $127 million to provide free Wi-Fi services in thousands of cities on the continent. Dubbed WiFi4EU, the plan calls for providing funding to between 6,000 and 8,000 cities in order to deploy...
Hospitality Wi-Fi case study: Copper Mountain ski resort
With a compound annual growth rate of more than 20%, according to Markets and Markets, the Wi-Fi technology market is forecast to be worth more than $30 billion by 2020, with adoption in the retail and hospitality...
Apparently homeless people were hogging the tablets at LinkNYC kiosks to watch porn
Due to "unexpected challenges," managers of the LinkNYC project, which in eight months has installed some 400 "link" kiosks in three New York City boroughs, are disconnecting internet browsing on the tablets.
Using...
Virgin Media recently completed the acquisition of Arquiva’s Wi-Fi business
U.K. firm Virgin Media has reached an agreement to acquire infrastructure provider Arqiva's Wi-Fi business.
Arqiva Wi-Fi operates more than 31,000 access points across 6,500 locations across the United Kingdom, including banks, restaurants and hotels. Under the...
From airplanes to meeting rooms, cafes to train stations, Wi-Fi is the connectivity option of choice for many mobile users based largely on its low-cost and ubiquity. And today we celebrate with World Wi-Fi Day, a special initiative from the Wireless Broadband Alliance.
The idea...
It’s been more than 14 years since VoiceStream (now part of T-Mobile) bought the assets of MobileStar, which went bankrupt trying to build a public Wi-Fi network. Ownership is one way mobile operators can have greater control over the quality of experience (QoE) that Wi-Fi...
Wi-Fi has become a ubiquitous part of many peoples' lives and looks to do more than supplement cellular. Because of costly data plans, many smartphone users look to Wi-Fi as a replacement rather than an alternative.
To support demand for Wi-Fi, Ericsson and cable giant...
Washington, D.C., elected officials are considering empaneling a task force to explore provisioning of a public Wi-Fi network geared toward closing the so-called digital divide.
Led by city council member Vincent Orange, there's a meeting set for Wednesday to further discuss putting the task force...
I just returned from the well-organized and well-attended Wi-Fi Now conference in Washington, D.C. Topics at the three-day conference included enterprise applications, home security, innovations, leadership, carriers, spectrum, LTE-U, the "Uber-ization" of the wireless industry and the disruptive role of Wi-Fi. There was less talk about...
Google Fiber brought is 1 Gbps fiber-to-the-home network live in Kansas City, Mo., in its first step toward delivering high-quality, affordable fiber-based service in select metros around the country. Now, Google has received permission to deploy an experimental Wi-Fi network in the city.
There aren't...
Qualcomm talks LinkNYC and smart cities on this episode of HetNet Happenings
LinkNYC, an ambitious project to convert old New York City phone booths in public Wi-Fi access points, is still in the beta phase, but project backer Qualcomm is looking forward to the impact...
According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, e-commerce sales were up 15.1% in the third quarter of 2015. When compared to an 1.6% increase in total retail, it’s easy to see that brick-and-mortar stores are facing a serious competitive challenge.
However, brick-and-mortar stores have...
LinkNYC, an ambitious project to convert old New York City phone booths in public Wi-Fi access points, is still in the beta phase, but project backer Qualcomm is looking forward to the impact smart cities technology will have in an era marked by massive...
New Yorkers can now enjoy blazing fast free public Wi-Fi. The first LinkNYC public Wi-Fi kiosks are now active on Third Avenue in the Big Apple.
The 300 Mbps capability is approximately 10 times faster than the average U.S. home Internet connection. The project, which...
Anyone who has traveled in a subway train has had the frustrating experience of losing their cellular and Wi-Fi connection. As the number of urban dwellers continues to rise along with the number of subway passengers, there is a need to fulfill the traveler’s...
More and more, people throughout the world are relying on their smart devices to stay connected with friends, family and colleagues when they are traveling. Cellular roaming services have been available for quite some time. However, it’s been estimated as many as 70% of...
