Global Deployments Ramping as 20 Carriers Demonstrate NGH Developments at Wi-Fi Global Congress San Francisco using latest Passpoint Equipment San Francisco & Singapore – September 22 2014 – The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA), the industry association focused on driving the next generation Wi-Fi experience, today announced significant advances in Next Generation Hotspot (NGH) deployments including
Passengers flying with Virgin Atlantic will soon be able to enjoy on-board Wi-Fi of up to 70Mbps, thanks to a new partnership with Gogo. The deal means Virgin Atlantic is the first European carrier to use Gogo's 2Ku system. Moreover, the in-flight Wi-Fi is set to be much faster than Gogo's ground-based wireless broadband, which only reaches speeds of
The WBA is proud to announce the shortlist for the Wi-Fi Industry Awards 2014. The awards recognize outstanding achievement by operators, vendors and device manufacturers within the industry. They are open to the whole industry and have attracted entries from vendors and operators around the world, and across the public Wi-Fi ecosystem.
UK airports have been criticised after a Skyscanner report revealed that only two offer completely free Wi-Fi access. Birmingham and London City airport both have free unlimited Wi-Fi, meaning users can browse for as long as they like without the fear of having to pay or get kicked off.Edinburgh, meanwhile, only allows two hours of free Wi-Fi,
Passengers using the services of Addison Lee will have access to superfast internet from next year, after the London minicab firm announced plans to make 4G Wi-Fi available in all of its vehicles. The decision was made after a successful trial was carried out across a small section of the company's fleet. The connectivity will
Australians will get a sneak peak at what the country's largest public Wi-Fi network is going to be like at the Floriade flower festival this year. The CBRfree network, which is being rolled out across Australia over 2014 and 2015, will be delivered by iiNet to the flower festival across September and October. Seven wireless access
Rail passengers travelling on one of the country's busiest routes will now be able to access free Wi-Fi during their journey. The free service will be available on South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance Class 444 'Desiro' trains travelling on the main line route from London Waterloo to Weymouth and Portsmouth. Every weekday, more than 30,000 people use
T-Mobile, one of the US' biggest mobile operators, is to provide customers with free wireless routers in an attempt to improve their cell reception. The company announced its plans on Wednesday, saying the move would help expand its services to areas where reception is either patchy or non-existent. According to the firm's CEO, John Legere, the majority
Mobile internet browsing could soon become much quicker - at least for Apple users - as the new iPhone 6 will be able to achieve speeds at least three times faster than the current model. The state-of-the-art model, which has just been announced by Apple, will include 802.11ac Wi-Fi. This means it can reach speeds of 433 Mbps,
While the Internet of Things (IoT) has been a hot topic in the tech world for some time now, people are only now beginning to talk seriously about the concept’s impact on the everyday lives of normal people. It’s a commonly quoted stat in blogs across the internet, but it definitely bears repeating: Gartner expects
