More than half a million people will be able to access the internet for free whilst the World Cup is on in Brazil, thanks to a new partnership between two telecoms companies. According to policychargingcontrol.com, Brazilian mobile operator Oi and Canadian firm Redknee Solutions will offer the free Wi-Fi service to 600,000 tourists as part of
Music fans at this week's Glastonbury Festival will be able to access their email and social media accounts, after a number of Wi-Fi-providing fibreglass cows were installed at the Worthy Farm site. According to huffingtonpost.co.uk, the animal-shaped hotspots, which have been collectively named 'The Highspeed Herd', were designed by Hank Kruger. The artist is best known for
Car hire service Europcar has announced it will offer unlimited Wi-Fi at several of its airport locations. The 4G Wi-Fi, provided by EE, will cost £9 per day and users will be able to use it as much as they like. This will allow travellers to catch up with their emails, social media feeds and even stream videos
UK based Virgin Trains will put free, superfast Wi-Fi on all of its 76 trains servicing the West Coast Main Line as part of deal which allows it to continue running the franchise for another three years. The deal was struck between Virgin Trains and the Department for Transport (DfT) earlier this week, but free Wi-Fi isn't
EE says its soon-to-be-released 'voice over Wi-Fi' feature will help to reduce frustration for customers who live in areas where mobile reception is lacking. The service, which allows customers to make calls and send texts using only a wireless internet connection, was unveiled at an industry event earlier this week. The company hopes to make
World-famous coffee chain Starbucks is hoping for a repeat of the success it enjoyed when it started providing free Wi-Fi to customers as it installs wireless charging facilities in some of its branches. Some customers in the US now have the opportunity to power their smartphones and tablets as they surf the web for free,
A new agreement between Gowex and networking giant Cisco will assist in the creation of a "powerful framework" for a comprehensive Internet of Things solution which will benefit cities across the world, Cisco's chief globalisation officer has claimed. Earlier this week, the two firms announced that they would work together to promote a new 'smart'
A new service being tested by in-flight Wi-Fi provider GoGo could give airlines the chance to offer connectivity on international flights. Earlier this week, the US-based company revealed that it had signed deals with a number of carriers allowing it to trial new satellite technology called 2Ku. With low-profile antennas in place, the innovative approach
Qualcomm is to utilise homeowners' Wi-Fi routers in an attempt to boost indoor mobile data speeds. The American semiconductor firm this week introduced the FSM90xx, a chip which can be placed inside wireless routers to help improve 4G connectivity for those who struggle to catch strong enough signals inside their homes or workplaces, androidheadlines.com reports.
Machine-to-machine (M2M) is an umbrella term used to describe the exchange of information between networked devices with little or no intervention from humans. There has been much talk in recent months of the Internet of Things (IoT) and it is M2M that is the underlying technology behind the concept. Gartner recently predicted that by 2020
