Qualcomm is to utilise homeowners' Wi-Fi routers in an attempt to boost indoor mobile data speeds. The American semiconductor firm this week introduced the FSM90xx, a chip which can be placed inside wireless routers to help improve 4G connectivity for those who struggle to catch strong enough signals inside their homes or workplaces, androidheadlines.com reports.
Machine-to-machine (M2M) is an umbrella term used to describe the exchange of information between networked devices with little or no intervention from humans. There has been much talk in recent months of the Internet of Things (IoT) and it is M2M that is the underlying technology behind the concept. Gartner recently predicted that by 2020
Video content will account for the vast majority (79 per cent) of all global web traffic in 2018, a new report from Cisco predicts. According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index , a surge in the demand for data-intensive 4K video will drive significant traffic growth over the next four years. The report even suggests
People travelling through St Pancras station in London can now benefit from Wi-Fi connection speeds of 1GB. According to whatmobile.net, London St Pancras is the UK's 13th busiest railway station, so it's likely that its regular users will appreciate such a huge speed boost. Before phase one of the upgrade project was completed this week,
June 18, 2014 (London, UK) BSG Wireless, a subsidiary of Billing Services Group Limited (‘BSG’), recognized as a leading provider of Wi-Fi solutions for delivering proven and reliable managed services into the growing Wi-Fi ecosystem, announced today a major partnership agreement with Tutela Technologies, a leading provider of real-time network quality analytics. The partnership with
Boingo Re-Elected by Industry Peers to Third Term on WBA Board of Directors; Company a Leading Advocate for Next Generation Hotspot Standards Development, Implementation LOS ANGELES and SINGAPORE – June 16, 2014 – Boingo Wireless (NASDAQ: WIFI), the leading DAS and Wi-Fi provider that serves consumers, carriers and advertisers worldwide, today announced that vice president
People visiting Japan can now gain access to thousands of free Wi-Fi hotspots after the installation of a new tourist-aimed network. While Japan is known as one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, tourists often find it hard to locate any Wi-Fi hotspots. NTT, Japan's largest telecom company, has taken the first
Wi-Fi access is the second-most desired comfort among British holidaymakers, a new survey from Pixmania.com has found.According to dailymail.co.uk, the study found that Wi-Fi is more desirable than a clean hotel or a good mattress, as these comforts only placed third and fourth respectively. A nice view came top, but this may be linked to
The Wi-Fi infrastructure at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta has just received a huge upgrade, and most importantly, it's now free to use too. According to aviationpros.com, the $5.6 million upgrade is needed because it's expected that the number of Wi-Fi users will rocket once the service becomes free, so the infrastructure needs to handle this increase in
