Residents and visitors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will soon be able to benefit from free Wi-Fi, as the service will be rolled out across 100 important locations in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. According to gulfnews.com, parts of Dubai already have free Wi-Fi available, including downtown. This service was provided by developer Emaar in collaboration with the telecoms
More customers travelling in Scotland will soon be able to enjoy free Wi-Fi on their train journeys, as the service is being extended to even more trains and stations. According to thecourier.co.uk, Wi-Fi access is already available at the 26 busiest railway stations in Scotland, but Transport Scotland says an additional 26 stations will be connected to
Residents and visitors in Kakaako, Honolulu can now enjoy free Wi-Fi that's ten times faster than the area's typical home internet connection. According to bizjournals.com, Kamehameha Schools is responsible for the network which spans across a nine-block area called Our Kaka'ako. The network has been designed by Hawaii Dialogix Telecom (HDT) and Boss Communication provides the electrical
Industry experts claim that inflight Wi-Fi is set to dramatically improve, thanks to a new project in development. US firm Honeywell Aerospace and Gogo are teaming up with global satellite firm Inmarsat on the technology, which is called the Global Xpress (GX) Aviation network. The firms have labelled the system as the "first global high-speed
Worldwide adoption of the 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard is beginning to show signs of growth as more companies look to upgrade to a faster wireless connection. New figures from ABI research show global shipments of 802.11ac access points accounting for eight per cent of the total market for such devices, with Cisco proving to be the largest enterprise vendor. As for the
Thursday heralded Day 2 of the WBA‘s Carrier Wi-Fi Summit presentation program that was attended over 250 visitors! The Alliance’s Chairman JR Wilson delivered the opening address where he gave an update on the progress that has been made with NGH. The technology is now a commercial reality with hotspots being deployed by the likes
The city of Ahmedabad is set to receive free Wi-Fi in eight localities in a bid to make it a smart city, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has announced. This was revealed to celebrate the city's 603rd birthday and is part of Gujarat's 'e-Nagar' project, which aims to see 53 towns across the region receive
A huge Wi-Fi rollout is soon to begin across nine cities in India, as rocketing smartphone sales have pushed up the demand for internet access. According to indiatimes.com, Tata Teleservices will launch 4,000 Wi-Fi hotspots over the next two years to ensure that smartphone owners who require access to the internet can get it. Research from the International
Dubai's Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that all taxis in the region will offer free Wi-Fi by the end of the year, according to buro247.com. The service is already available to residents and tourists in 155 Hala Taxis across Dubai, however this is now being extended even further in order to try and
Broadcom's latest wireless chip for smartphones could make the Wi-Fi speeds on Apple's iPhone 6 the fastest ever to be achieved by the iOS series, reports businessinsider.com. Apple has used Broadcom chips in its entire range of Wi-Fi enabled devices and tech analysts believe this relationship will continue when details of the sixth-generation iPhone are announced. Speculation has mounted over the
