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Glasgow City Council has stated that BT will install anywhere between 50 and 80 Wi-Fi access points in the city, so that residents and visitors will be able to get online for free during the Commonwealth Games. According to heraldscotland.com, the council wishes to hurry the operation, so that the service will definitely be ready

The face of Wi-Fi could change forever, with innovations involving the use of outer space, according to theregister.co.uk. While the general public may be used to getting their Wi-Fi from routers in the home or in public places, new developments could result in free Wi-Fi being made available across the whole world by using satellites

Hilton is set to offer its web-browsing customers a faster Wi-Fi connection at a number of its lavish hotels. Over the next two months, the group will roll out an improved wireless internet tier, with the hope of persuading customers to pay for an upgraded connection. Usatoday.com says the service will be made available at all hotels operating under Hilton's

Wi-Fi access has just been launched at a number of New Jersey Transit stations in America, meaning over 100,000 daily commuters will now be able to check their emails and browse the internet whilst waiting for their train to arrive. According to lightreading.com, Cablevision Systems Corp has rolled out its Optimum Wi-Fi service at 11

Wi-Fi giant Cisco Systems has urged companies in the sector to get behind its campaign to force out older standards of wireless connectivity in order to provide more efficient networks.  According to pcworld.com, the group is claiming that standards like the once-popular 802.11b, which dates back as early as 1999, aren't nearly as fast as some

The government of Karnataka has launched the first few Wi-Fi spots in Bangalore, ensuring free internet access is available to anyone in the city centre. According to gizmocrave.com, the service is only currently available in six different Wi-Fi hotspots, but the government plans to roll out the service to ten more locations over the coming

Customers of Waitrose will soon be able to enjoy  free wi-fi in all of its stores. The service, which will be up and running by spring, will make it easier for customers to use their smartphones to scan and buy their shopping whilst they are in the store. Head of retail change for the store, Matt

Air India is set to become the country's first airline to offer a Wi-Fi service on board both domestic and international flights.    The company is planning on installing wireless internet connections on wide body and narrow body planes, with the service available to passengers for a small fee. This will serve as yet another

A luxury hotel chain has decided it will now offer free in-room Wi-Fi to its guests, even though it was making a substantial profit from its paid model. According to nbcnews.com, Loews Hotels was making a "couple of million" every year from Wi-Fi fees, but now it is to become one of the first luxury

Luxury cruise operators, Crystal Cruises, has announced that it will be installing a Wi-Fi network for all of its Crystal Society members to use for free. Loyalty card holders will be able to access the internet for up to 60 minutes each day for free, after which time they then have to pay a fee.