Industry experts claim that inflight Wi-Fi is set to dramatically improve, thanks to a new project in development. US firm Honeywell Aerospace and Gogo are teaming up with global satellite firm Inmarsat on the technology, which is called the Global Xpress (GX) Aviation network. The firms have labelled the system as the "first global high-speed
Worldwide adoption of the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard is beginning to show signs of growth as more companies look to upgrade to a faster wireless connection. New figures from ABI research show global shipments of 802.11ac access points accounting for eight per cent of the total market for such devices, with Cisco proving to be the largest enterprise vendor. As for the
Thursday heralded Day 2 of the WBA‘s Carrier Wi-Fi Summit presentation program that was attended over 250 visitors! The Alliance’s Chairman JR Wilson delivered the opening address where he gave an update on the progress that has been made with NGH. The technology is now a commercial reality with hotspots being deployed by the likes
A huge Wi-Fi rollout is soon to begin across nine cities in India, as rocketing smartphone sales have pushed up the demand for internet access. According to indiatimes.com, Tata Teleservices will launch 4,000 Wi-Fi hotspots over the next two years to ensure that smartphone owners who require access to the internet can get it. Research from the International
Dubai's Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that all taxis in the region will offer free Wi-Fi by the end of the year, according to buro247.com. The service is already available to residents and tourists in 155 Hala Taxis across Dubai, however this is now being extended even further in order to try and
Broadcom's latest wireless chip for smartphones could make the Wi-Fi speeds on Apple's iPhone 6 the fastest ever to be achieved by the iOS series, reports businessinsider.com. Apple has used Broadcom chips in its entire range of Wi-Fi enabled devices and tech analysts believe this relationship will continue when details of the sixth-generation iPhone are announced. Speculation has mounted over the
We have made it to Day 3 of Mobile World Congress and the launch of the WBA’s Carrier Wi-Fi Summit presentation program which had an impressive 300 attendees! This was kicked off by the WBA’s Chairman JR Wilson (AT&T Mobility), who’s opening address focused on transforming the connected world with Next Generation Wi-Fi. This was
A key voting process in the European Parliament's attempt to scrap all roaming charges across the continent has been delayed after amendments to a key document were only made available in English.The Industry, Research and Energy committee (ITRE) had been asked to submit its views on the EU's mission to abolish "excessive" mobile data roaming charges across Europe by
