Some areas of Long Island City will soon benefit from a new free Wi-Fi service. According to licpost.com, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced that Long Island City will receive the free service by the end of the year. Those who work, or live on, Queens Plaza, Jackson Avenue and Vernon Boulevard will be able to
Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Australia will roll-out a new Wi-Fi service in January next year, reports computerworld.com.au. The Wi-Fi service is being implemented to help improve the customer experience, as from early next year sports fans will be able to watch high definition (HD) videos on their mobile devices using the Wi-Fi hotspot. So, if they
Free, unlimited Wi-Fi for internet users will be available for the foreseeable future in Kadikoy, a district of Istanbul, reports hurriyetdailynews.com. Kadikoy Municipality announced the venture after Kadikoy locals - "who use technology intensely" - expressed their need for the service. As a result, Mayor Selami Ozturk said he would implement a high-quality connection in the area
Two potential suppliers of rail services into London have been told they must create room for "investment in innovation", including the provision of Wi-Fi, in their proposals. Telegraph.co.uk transport editor David Millward says two unnamed companies are bidding for contracts to run two key rail services into the capital. Although free wireless mobile internet tends to be a
Wi-fi reaching speeds of up to 1Gb/s could be hitting production cars in the near future, theregister.co.uk reports. A new chip has been created by Broadcom which supports wi-fi on the 802.11ac band, as well as Bluetooth LE. It is this capability which has led Broadcom to excitedly label their offering as being '5G'. It
Seamless Wi-Fi discovery and authentication features are becoming vital for the majority of European consumers, according to new poll. In a poll conducted by the Wi-Fi Alliance, 74 per cent of respondents said they would be willing to switch providers in order to gain access to these features, whilst 91 per cent said they would be more likely to
A worrying proportion of British businesses have failed to add suitable filters to their public Wi-Fi, according a new study. Research conducted by AdaptiveMobile has indicated that three quarters of hotels and 30 per cent of cafés or restaurants in the UK allow Wi-Fi users access to pornographic websites. An even bigger proportion of these businesses allowed
Singapore has been named as the country with the best mobile broadband penetration in the world. The latest edition of the International Telecommunications Union's State of Broadband report reveals that the Asian island city-state has a higher proportion of mobile web-enabled residents than any other nation. Japan and Finland were ranked second and third respectively.
In-flight Wi-Fi provider Gogo is facing a class-action lawsuit after being accused of misleading consumers over charges. Kerry Walsh, from California, United States, launched the lawsuit after being charged $39.95 for 17 consecutive months by the company, despite believing he had only signed up for a month's worth of Wi-Fi. Mr Walsh claimed that he received no
One writer has claimed that even 4G speeds aren't enough to keep them from the trusted wi-fi connection just yet. When 4G was originally rolled out, its speed was the main selling point. Blogger and journalist Jennifer Scott, however, has claimed that even this won't be enough to keep her off the old wi-fi connection,
