A new app from UK telecoms provider Three allows customers to make phone calls and send SMS messages over Wi-Fi, even if they have no phone signal. Three inTouch is an app is designed for people living in areas where their mobile phone signal is patchy but Wi-Fi hotspots are quite readily available. As long as they're a Three
The WBA today announced the agenda and named the key sponsors of its Wi-Fi Global Congress that will take place at the Palace Hotel, San Francisco from the 6-10th October 2014. The dedicated 2-day event will bring together over 500 key influencers from across the wireless ecosystem to discuss the future of Carrier Wi-Fi and
The Congress will feature speakers from City & County of San Francisco, City of San Jose, Primera Capital, Microsoft, Google, AT&T Foundry, Comcast, Broadcom and many more. Singapore – July 29th, 2014 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience, today revealed the agenda and named
Travellers can now find out which hotels have the best Wi-Fi speeds thanks a brand new website. Hotelwifitest.com allows holidaymakers to search for hotels in the city they plan to visit, then ranks them according to the speed of their Wi-Fi. It states what the expected speed is, the range the user could experience and the 'confidence' it has in those
It’s impossible to count the many ways in which the digital revolution has impacted modern life. Technologies like mobile and the cloud are being embraced everywhere from office space meeting rooms to the average consumer’s home – and t hey’re drastically changing how we go about our lives. It could easily be argued that Wi-Fi
The provision of wireless internet access on China's high-speed rail network could boost competition in the country's public transport sector, it has been claimed. Telecommunications experts recently approved plans to roll out hotspots across the nation's expansive rail network, in a move which is expected to help operators boost revenue significantly. Wi-Fi is a hot
Cisco Systems and Time Warner Cable (TWC) were among a number of companies discussing the possibility of turning New York's disused phone booths into communication hubs at a recent industry meeting. A host of big names from the telecommunications and technology industries joined Cisco and TWC, including IBM, Cablevision, Samsung and Google. Representatives from each world-leading company talked about ways of utilising
American air travellers would rather have access to a wireless internet connection than food during their flights, the results of a new study show. In Kelton's survey of more than 1,000 passengers, 37 per cent said they'd be disappointed to discover that a flight didn't offer Wi-Fi, compared to just 35 per cent who said
The speed at which technology is advancing will ensure that Wi-Fi access soon becomes standard in commercial aircraft, it has been claimed. Speaking to telegraph.co.uk, chief executive of Paris-based defence firm Thales, Jean Bernard Levy, said that passengers on all flights should be able to access hotspots within the next "couple of years", regardless of how far they're
A new accreditation scheme called 'Friendly Wi-Fi' will show whether an internet connection is child-friendly and free of inappropriate content. There is no known scheme in the world that's similar to the new accreditation, which was first suggested by online community Mumsnet. Businesses can choose to opt in and show the logo at their café, store, or restaurant,
