The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says the decision to invest an extra $2 billion in its E-Rate program could see as many as 54 million students given access to Wi-Fi by 2019. The E-Rate initiative was first introduced in 1996 with the idea of providing youngsters across the country with basic internet access in
Part of a £70 million fine to be issued to Network Rail will be spent on introducing and improving wi-fi services on busy commuter trains, it has been announced. For train routes which already have available wi-fi, the internet speed is expected to be increased by at least ten per cent, reports bbc.co.uk. South West Trains, Southeastern, Gatwick Express
New York City is expecting to see its annual revenue increase by $17.5 million thanks to the installation of a new wireless hotspot network, telecompaper.com reports. The city's department of IT and telecommunications (DoITT) this week submitted plans to establish more than 7,000 free Wi-Fi points across the city. The equipment will be housed in
Ruckus Wireless and Global Reach Technology will help to join San Francisco's and San José's Wi-Fi services, so that visitors can connect to both automatically without having to sign up twice. The new service, which will be Hotspot 2.0-based, will make it easy for residents and visitors to move between one Wi-Fi network and another.
Hotspot 2.0 technology will play a key role in Telstra's mass Wi-Fi rollout in Australia, the firm has revealed. Speaking to computerworld.com.au, a Telstra spokesman said: "We are actively looking at Hotspot 2.0 technology for our portfolio of Wi-Fi services. We'll share more detail on how Telstra Wi-Fi will operate closer to launch next year."
Successfully integrating Wi-Fi with other mobile broadband services is one of the biggest challenges facing mobile network providers, a new report suggests. According to marketwatch.com, a recent study from mobile analytics firm Mobidia found that Wi-Fi still accounts for as much as 90 per cent of all mobile data consumption in some "leading" 4G markets,
Cambridge has rolled out a city-wide Wi-Fi trial, making it one of the first UK cities to do so. The University of Cambridge and Connecting Cambridgeshire have teamed up in a bid to roll out free, public Wi-Fi across the whole city. This venture will see more than 20 new access points installed on street
Internet connectivity will become free and more widely accessible for aircraft passengers within the next few years, it is claimed. Anil Sondhi, head of information technology at India's state-owned airline Air India, says that carriers will soon stop charging for Wi-Fi access, in the same way they did with headphones. The comments come after Air
More than half a million people will be able to access the internet for free whilst the World Cup is on in Brazil, thanks to a new partnership between two telecoms companies. According to policychargingcontrol.com, Brazilian mobile operator Oi and Canadian firm Redknee Solutions will offer the free Wi-Fi service to 600,000 tourists as part of
Music fans at this week's Glastonbury Festival will be able to access their email and social media accounts, after a number of Wi-Fi-providing fibreglass cows were installed at the Worthy Farm site. According to huffingtonpost.co.uk, the animal-shaped hotspots, which have been collectively named 'The Highspeed Herd', were designed by Hank Kruger. The artist is best known for
