The exclusive service will be available for customers in late 2015 SÃO PAULO – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Brazilian operator Linktel will install and operate, on an exclusive basis, Wi-Fi in 60 Brazilian airports, following the approval of airport operator Infraero. The project will require investments of US $10 million. The deployment of the service will
After the excitement of yesterday’s awards ceremony, Day 2 of the conference program was kicked off by the WBA’s Co-Chairman Chris Bruce (BT) whose opening address recapped yesterday’s events, introduced the notion of a ‘Wi-Fi Onesie’ and gave an interesting overview of the UK wireless landscape. He revealed that 7 out of 10 people now
Wi-Fi Global Congress – San Francisco, US – 9th October 2014 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience, today announced the winners of the WBA Wi-Fi Industry Awards 2014. The awards recognize Wi-Fi innovations by operators, vendors, device manufacturers and new ventures within the industry.
After three days of workshops and closed meetings, today marked the launch of the WBA’s Wi-Fi Global Congress presentation program which boasted an impressive 450 attendees! This was kicked off by the WBA’s Chairman JR Wilson (AT&T Mobility), whose opening address gave an inspiring insight in to the industry achievements of 2014 and exciting projects
Today marked the first day of a number of promotional activities which centred around Next Generation Hotspot and Passpoint. Greg Ennis, Vice President of Technology for the Wi-Fi Alliance kicked off proceedings with the launch of Passpoint Release 2. He highlighted the strategic importance of Wi-Fi in today’s mobile world and revealed that there are
Enables Intelligent Wi-Fi Connectivity with Location based notifications, advertisements and deals San Francisco, USA | Oct 9, 2014 Elitecore Technologies, a leading provider of Wi-Fi Service Management Platform launches Elite Connect Mobile App, yet another masterpiece for the Carrier Wi-Fi segment. Elite Connect Mobile App lays down the marker for Carrier Wi-Fi technologies of the
Following yesterday’s vote made by the Alliance Board Directors, the WBA is pleased to announce the continued appointment of J.R. Wilson, Vice President of Partnerships & Alliances for AT&T Mobility, as its Chairman, a position he has held for the past two years. Chris Bruce, Director of BT, will also remain as the Alliance’s Co
Hotel giant Marriott has been fined $600,000 (£375,716) for jamming guests' Wi-Fi at one of its establishments in America. The Gaylord Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee blocked conference attendees' personal Wi-Fi networks, then charged them huge amounts for using the hotel's own connection, reported independent.co.uk. Visitors were required to pay as much as $1,000 per access point to get online, as the Marriott
