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Wi-Fi enables 68 per cent of mobile video views

Wi-Fi is enabling 68 per cent of all mobile video views, according to new research. A new survey from Strategy Analytics reveals that wireless mobile internet connections found in cafés, restaurants, shopping malls, sports centres and other popular locations are powering the vast majority of requests for streaming video. In fact, according to figures cited by iptv-news.com, Wi-Fi is three times more

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2014-04-02T13:20:09+01:00April 2nd, 2014|Industry News|

Nakura becomes first Kenyan city to offer free Wi-Fi

Nakura has become the first city in Kenya to offer its residents free Wi-Fi in its Central Business District (CBD). According to standardmedia.co.ke, the project is a collaboration between Nakura county government and the State House Digital Team. Over half (52 per cent) of the CBD is already covered by the Wi-Fi connection and the final 48 per cent

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2014-04-02T12:22:32+01:00April 2nd, 2014|Industry News|

FCC Wi-Fi announcement to provide economic boost

The US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) decision to free up extra Wi-Fi spectrum will be an "economic boon", one expert believes. According to theregister.co.uk, the FCC voted unanimously to make an extra 100MHz of the 5GHz band available for wireless devices. The new spectrum will be used to ease congestion in both homes and crowded

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2014-04-02T12:06:17+01:00April 2nd, 2014|Industry News|

Ruckus gains lion’s share of key global enterprise Wi-Fi market

Wi-Fi technology pioneer Ruckus Wireless, Inc. has been named a global market leader in the provision of enterprise-class and mesh wireless access points for service providers. New figures show wireless equipment made by Ruckus accounting for a sizeable 35.8 per cent of all units shipped in this category. This enabled the company to achieve a 25 per cent share of the

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2019-05-09T12:28:12+01:00March 28th, 2014|Industry News|

Facebook could invent new tech to boost internet access

Facebook may have to create new technologies if it is to make the internet available in all of the world's undeveloped areas, the firm's co-founder has said. Earlier this week, Mark Zuckerberg announced that the Californian social giant is partnering with aerospace engineers from NASA to test the Wi-Fi powers of a number of technologies

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2019-05-09T12:28:12+01:00March 28th, 2014|Industry News|

Thousands of Greek areas to be equipped with free Wi-Fi this year

Approximately four thousand places in Greece will be equipped with free Wi-Fi by the end of the year, according to greekreporter.com. Public buildings, harbours, museums and archaeological sites will all be fitted with the service as part of the new measures, as will the public transport network. The announcement was made this week by Greece's

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2019-05-09T12:28:12+01:00March 28th, 2014|Industry News|

Major carriers to be impacted by FCC decision

America's broadband providers are waiting to find out whether the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will impose any restrictions on an upcoming spectrum auction, reuters.com reports. The group's wireless bureau chief, Roger Sherman, said this week that it may still look to introduce a cap on the amount of spectrum each individual bidder will be

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2014-03-27T11:24:44+00:00March 27th, 2014|Industry News|

Delta Air Lines Wi-Fi service rolled out to international flights

Travellers flying on Delta Air Lines Boeing 747-400 aircraft will soon be able to enjoy using the internet on their flights, as the firm is rolling out its Wi-Fi service to its international services. According to eturnonews.com, Delta Air Lines has been offering its customers Wi-Fi access for over five years on its mainline aircraft, which only

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2014-03-26T14:22:53+00:00March 26th, 2014|Industry News|

Comcast sets sizable Wi-Fi target for 2014

Comcast Corp, one of America's largest cable and telecoms firms, hopes to activate one million Wi-Fi connections by the end of the year, zacks.com reports. The goal is part of the Xfinity initiative, which is set to result in the creation of the largest wireless internet network in the US. The news comes after Comcast

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2014-03-26T13:57:54+00:00March 26th, 2014|Industry News|

ASDA utilises Wi-Fi to track customer journey

ASDA will use its new Wi-Fi service to track the in-store behaviour of its customers, reports theregister.co.uk. The supermarket, owned by Walmart, will allow shoppers to browse the internet free of charge through a speedy mobile service delivered by telecoms provider EE. Details about the customer's browsing activity will then filter through to a separate server for use in

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2019-05-09T12:28:12+01:00March 25th, 2014|Industry News|
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