A new report from communications regulator Ofcom has claimed that high-speed in-flight Wi-Fi could be available to passengers by next year, reports telegraph.co.uk. The research said Earth Stations on Mobile Platforms are already capable of delivering connections up to ten times faster than those available on buses and trains. A barrier to these plans is the lack
Free Wi-Fi could soon be available across the city of Los Angeles. Kcet.org reports that the local authority's Innovation, Technology and General Services Committee is to discuss the prospects of the installation imminently. If this motion becomes reality, L.A. would become the largest city in America to offer such a service. Councilman Bob Blumenfield, who
Mosaik Solutions to leverage geospatial network intelligence expertise to support Alliance initiatives MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Aug. 13, 2013 – Mosaik Solutions, the global source for geospatial network intelligence, today announced it has joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the worldwide industry alliance to secure outstanding user experiences through the deployment of next-generation Wi-Fi. Mosaik Solutions
Football fans tapping into a Wi-Fi connection to watch their favourite team over the web have been told this is the greenest way to enjoy the sport. With just a week before the new Premier League season kicks off, the Carbon Trust has released the results of a study that looked into how emission levels are affected by different
The 802.11n Wi-Fi standard can be made 75 per cent more energy-efficient if combined with frame aggregation techniques, according to new research. Following a detailed study, researchers from Greece were able to confirm that active A-MPDU aggregation had a significant effect on the energy consumption of devices utilising Wi-Fi. According to theregister.co.uk, this discovery could
Internet provider Internode has secured a $1.5 million contract which will bring free Wi-Fi to the Northern half of Adelaide CBD in Australia, doubling the overall city centre coverage. According to adelaidenow.com, the northern half of CBD will have around 97 per cent coverage, making it one of the biggest outdoor wireless networks in the western
An artist has created some images which show what Wi-Fi might look like if it was visible to the naked eye. According to gigaom.com, artist Nickolay Lamm worked with M. Browning Vogel, Ph.D to produce the five images. He took data information about the Wi-Fi coverage in the National Mall area, Washington D.C. and superimposed
Access to the internet is playing an increasingly important role in society and nowhere is this more true than in developing regions. Not only does it have a very tangible impact on employment, productivity and GDP but it has an almost immeasurable impact on the underlying fabric that weaves society together.
The European Commission (EC) has requested that governments widen the available Wi-Fi spectrum to meet the increasing demand for mobile internet, reports thenextweb.com. A study from the EC shows that 71 per cent per cent of all wireless data traffic in 2012 came through Wi-Fi connections. Due to the expected 66 per cent annual increase in data
