In-stadium Wi-Fi has become essential for all professional sports teams, it has been claimed. Paul Kaputska, the editor-in-chief of Mobile Sports Report, has written a passionate blog about the subject claiming that NFL teams "need to put in Wi-Fi like they need to put in plumbing". Writing for his mobilesportsreport.com, he described Wi-Fi as a basic essential
ScotRail announced yesterday (2nd August) that more than 130,000 users logged on to its free Wi-Fi network during August. According to a press release on scotrail.co.uk, the Wi-Fi service is currently available on 41 trains and there are plans to install 18 more trains with the service by December. The amount of passengers using the service
China Mobile, Cisco and WBA partner to create first ever live NGH Experience @ Wi-Fi Global Congress Beijing. We are proud to announce the launch of the live NGH Experience during the Wi-Fi Global Congress (WGC) in Beijing, China (18 – 21 Nov) with partners China Mobile as host operator and Cisco as network infrastructure
Golf fans attending PGA European Tour tournaments will soon have access to Wi-Fi. The Professional Golfers Association has teamed up with Xirrus with the ultimate aim of providing Wi-Fi across 18 holes of every course on the tour. It comes after the huge success of a pilot installation at the BMW PGA Championships at Wentworth Club
British broadcaster Sky has released two brand new Wi-Fi enabled PVR units for its TV service subscribers. The boxes allow subscribers to connect to Sky's cloud-based TV-on-demand service with exceptional speed. It has allowed Sky to give its customers access to the UK's biggest TV-on-demand service. The company has announced that this service will be growing substantially
Thai Airways International is preparing to ask for a type-1 licence in order to provide in-flight Wi-Fi for its passengers. Jesada Sivaraks, secretary to the vice-chairman of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), said the airline has scheduled a meeting with the national telecoms regulator to discuss two applications. The first will be for
Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is testing out the Wi-Fi connection on its new 'Wi-Fi tram', reports messengernewspapers.co.uk. Metrolink tram number 3054 is currently trialling a brand new free Wi-Fi service and if it is successful, the entire fleet of trams could become Wi-Fi hotspots, reports rochdaleonline.co.uk. Passengers using the Wi-Fi tram can now access
Facilitating and simplifying the process of Wi-Fi roaming agreements has always been a key focus area for the Wireless Broadband Alliance and it is fast becoming an important consideration for many mobile and fixed operators around the globe. Convergence among Wi-Fi roaming standards is an important step towards making this a reality for operators. In
Internet Service Provider Cox Communications has offered its broadband customers the chance to surf the web from nearly 150,000 Wi-Fi hotspots around the United States. Any customer of the company's Preferred, Premiere or Ultimate broadband packages will be able to log onto a free, wireless connection under the company's 'CableWiFi' network. Gigaom.com says this will become the country's
A new survey has revealed that half of British Wi-Fi users who access public hotspots are unaware if their connection is open or secure, which could mean they are putting themselves at risk. According to yourmoney.com, the Experian Consumer Services WiFi Hotspots consumer survey looked at 1,641 British adults that use Wi-Fi hotspots. They discovered that
