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AccuROAM Wi-Fi Offload and Roaming Platform Enables Seamless Cellular Experience on Airplanes, Ships and Other Remote Locations

Accuris Networks Technology is Powering New Aircell’s Gogo Text & Talk Service on Business Aviation October 23, 2013 07:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time DUBLIN & BOSTON — (EON: Enhanced Online News) — The award-winning AccuROAM™ platform is extending reliable, high-capacity Wi-Fi service to previously challenging environments like the air, the ocean and remote locations, Accuris

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WBA2019-05-09T12:28:20+01:00October 23rd, 2013|Member Releases|

Wi-Fi Global Congress. Beijing, China. November 18-21, 2013.

The event features presentations from the leading operators and other major ecosystem players who are driving the adoption of carrier Grade Wi-Fi and NGH. As a delegate you will gain access to the most up to date and relevant information and have a great time networking with fellow colleagues. We look forward to seeing you

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WBA2013-10-22T09:33:50+01:00October 22nd, 2013|WBA Blog|

Nine in ten Brits check business emails whilst away, claims study

Nine in ten Brits (90 per cent) will aim to keep up with goings-on in their working life by checking their business emails whilst on holiday. That's according to a new survey from Ipsos and Pullman, the owner of Accor hotels, which signalled a huge opportunity for accommodation providers to edge ahead of the competition by offering free Wi-Fi to

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WBA2019-05-09T12:28:20+01:00October 21st, 2013|Industry News|

Wi-Fi lightbulbs tipped to change how we connect to the web

China could soon be connecting to the internet through lightbulbs. Scientists in Shanghai have invented a lightbulb which produces a 150 Mbps Wi-Fi signal and it's believed that this technology could represent a more efficient method of connecting to the web. The 'Li-Fi' bulbs have a microchip that produces web signals through light frequencies rather than radio waves.

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WBA2013-10-21T11:46:35+01:00October 21st, 2013|Industry News|

Following trials, WBA reveals latest research on ROI potential of NGH

In the light of a number of successful trials and increased operator interest, WBA is delighted to announce the findings of its Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) business model report conducted with research firm Senza Fili. The report examines the cost and revenue benefits that NGH will bring to fixed and mobile operators. Exploring the cost

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WBA2013-10-21T10:45:34+01:00October 21st, 2013|WBA Blog|

Over 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots coming to Utah

Internet provider Comcast has launched a network made up of over 1,000 Wi-Fi spots in Utah, USA. According to desertnews.com, Comcast's Xfinity Internet customers will be able to connect to any of the hotspots completely free of charge. People who aren't customers can use the service too but they will be restricted to free access only twice

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WBA2013-10-18T11:41:03+01:00October 18th, 2013|Industry News|

St. Catharines in Niagara expands free Wi-Fi service

The city of St. Catherines in Niagara, Canada has expanded its free Wi-Fi service even further to a sports centre. According to bulletnewsniagara.ca, free Wi-Fi is now available at the Seymour-Hannah Sports and Entertainment Centre thanks to Skyway Wi-Fi, who also supplies free Wi-Fi to other amenities in the city. Now visitors can

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WBA2019-05-09T12:28:20+01:00October 17th, 2013|Industry News|

Researchers test underwater Wi-Fi network

A team of researchers have tested their new technology which allows them to create a Wi-Fi network underwater. According to bbc.co.uk, researchers from the University of Buffalo in New York are aiming to create a system standard that would allow underwater interaction and data sharing easier. This is because that although wireless communication underwater has been around

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WBA2019-05-09T12:28:20+01:00October 16th, 2013|Industry News|

Aptilo and ELTA Deliver Wi-Fi Offloading to Chunghwa Telecom and FarEasTone

STOCKHOLM and TAIPEI, TAIWAN – October 15, 2013 – Telecommunications systems integrator ELTA Technology and Aptilo Networks, the leading provider of mobile data offloading solutions, have partnered to enable Wi-Fi offloading to Chunghwa Telecom and FarEasTone, two of Taiwan’s tier 1 service providers. They are using the Aptilo Service Management Platform™ (SMP) with Aptilo Wi-Fi

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WBA2019-05-09T12:28:20+01:00October 16th, 2013|Member Releases|

Scientists create world’s fastest Wi-Fi connection

A Wi-Fi connection with a world-record speed of 100 gigabytes per second has been created by scientists in Germany. The team, based at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics (IAF), achieved this feat by applying a photonic method to generate radio signals at the transmitter and using fully integrated electronic circuits in the receiver.

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WBA2013-10-15T11:34:41+01:00October 15th, 2013|Industry News|