SingTel's decision to bundle public Wi-Fi access with its customers' mobile plans is down to data offloading efforts, according to one expert. King-Yew Foong, vice-president at research company Gartner, says that making hotspot access easier to smartphone owners is a workable way for the Singaporean telecoms firm to manage rapidly growing data traffic. He also
Commuters, tourists and residents will soon be able to get online within the World Trade Center (WTC), thanks to a new multi-year Boingo Wireless deal. New Jersey and New York's Port Authority have just signed a Wi-Fi deal with Boingo, which will provide wireless internet access to the WTC for several years, reports istreetresearch.com. Users won't have
Hotel owners should invest in Wi-Fi infrastructure to ensure guests are able to get online during their stay, one expert has claimed. Jonathan Hallatt, a regional director at networking specialist Netgear, made the comments after his company's latest study found that one third of British holidaymakers will stay away from a hotel if they've experienced
Some 78 per cent of people who regularly use public Wi-Fi connections while out and about are happy to rely mainly on free hotspots, new research from Ofcom shows. In its latest Communications Market Report, the telecoms regulator says that just 12 per cent of Brits actively look for connection points related to their own
Starbucks has the best public Wi-Fi in the US, boasting speeds of 9.01 Mbps; faster than the average 4G connection, a new report from OpenSignal reveals. The average American can only achieve a 4G connection of 6.52 Mbps on their mobile phone. At least 5 Mbps is required just to watch a programme on Netflix in
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club's stadium now has free Wi-Fi, thanks to a partnership between The Cloud and Ruckus Wireless. The free service is being provided by The Cloud, whilst the network will be powered by Ruckus Smart Wi-Fi. Football fans will be able to connect to the internet from all the bars, press areas,
London's buses are being updated with free Wi-Fi as part of the network's 60th anniversary, Transport for London (TfL) has announced. Currently, this free Wi-Fi service is only being trialled on two buses, but if it proves to be successful the entire fleet will be equipped with the technology. One of the buses in question runs on the
An innovative new communication system that enables battery-free devices to connect to Wi-Fi networks will be crucial in developing the Internet of Things (IoT), it has been claimed. The 'Wi-Fi Backscatter' technology, which has been developed by a team of researchers from the University of Washington, harnesses energy produced by radio and television signals, allowing low-powered devices to connect
Helsinki Airport's decision to implement a new Wi-Fi-based tracking system will help to ensure hassle is kept to a minimum for passengers, the facility's VP of passenger management has claimed. Earlier this week, the Airport's management team revealed that it had signed a deal with retail tracking specialist Walkbase to install a network of sensors
