Residents and visitors in Kakaako, Honolulu can now enjoy free Wi-Fi that's ten times faster than the area's typical home internet connection. According to bizjournals.com, Kamehameha Schools is responsible for the network which spans across a nine-block area called Our Kaka'ako. The network has been designed by Hawaii Dialogix Telecom (HDT) and Boss Communication provides the electrical
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
The city of Ahmedabad is set to receive free Wi-Fi in eight localities in a bid to make it a smart city, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has announced. This was revealed to celebrate the city's 603rd birthday and is part of Gujarat's 'e-Nagar' project, which aims to see 53 towns across the region receive
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
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
To ensure the thousands of exhibition attendees stay connected to the internet at all times, over 1,200 Wi-Fi access points have been installed at an exhibition site in Barcelona. According to thefonecast.com, the access points were installed by Fira de Barcelona at the Fira Gran Via site, just in time for the Mobile World Congress
The mobile network Sprint is set to launch a service which will allow users who have certain handsets to send SMS messages and make phone calls for free by using the Wi-Fi networks available to them. The Wi-Fi Calling feature will initially only be available to customers with a Samsung Galaxy Mega and a Samsung
