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
The ‘always on, always connected’ lifestyle is moving ever closer. Globally, smartphones are out-shipping PCs and as mobile devices grow in power, so too do the expectations of end-users. However, truly seamless connectivity has always been something of a Holy Grail. 3G networks are famously precarious at times and while Wi-Fi has done a stellar
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
In early 2011, we joined forces with the GSMA to address the need for a simplified process that will facilitate roaming between Wi-Fi and cellular networks. We both shared an interest in improving the Wi-Fi experience for end users, as well as enabling data offload and roaming. During the first phase of our joint project,
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.
BandwidthX, the cloud based Wi-Fi marketplace, today announces the appointment of six members to its corporate Advisory Board. The board provides valuable perspective and recommendations to the executive team at BandwidthX in the areas of business development, market design, and international expansion.
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
