Residents across South Korea will be able to take advantage of nationwide Wi-Fi coverage after the government confirmed it will roll out free Wi-Fi across the country, reports telecomtv.com. The country's Ministry of Science, IT and Future Planning is aiming to add 10,000 more free Wi-Fi public access points across the country to add to
Reflecting back on the past months, we are extremely pleased to see that the WBA Wi-Fi Global Congress in London – again – has proven to be the largest and best attended Wi-Fi event in the industry. With over 470 delegates attending, a great line-up of speakers provided great insights and thought-provoking presentations on a
Wi-Fi hotspots could be appearing in lamp posts, traffic lights and other pieces of street furniture across the UK if government plans go ahead, reports cnet.co.uk. As part of the government's Urban Broadband Fund, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) can spend £150 million to create super-connected cities with 80Mbps internet connections or
London, UK, 10-13 June Principal Sponsor: Ruckus Wireless On behalf of the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and our events partner Avren Events, WBA would like to extend our sincere appreciation to the sponsors, exhibitors and participants of the recent London WBA Wi-Fi Global Congress. Particularly thanks to Ruckus Wireless for being a wonderful Principal Sponsor
The WBA Wi-Fi Industry Awards 2013 are now open for entries. The awards will recognize outstanding achievement by operators, vendors and device manufacturers within the industry. They will be presented at a gala awards dinner and networking event at the Wi-Fi Global Congress in Beijing in November 2013.
The term ‘carrier grade Wi-Fi’ is being thrown about the telecommunications industry quite a bit at the moment. Primarily, it is being touted as the answer to the potential spectrum deficit, as mobile service providers (MSPs) aim to move traffic away from their cellular networks to small cell infrastructure. However, to justify the capex of carrier
2013 has been a remarkable year for WBA’s Programs & Projects with consistent growth in member participation and over 110 meetings held so far. The level and pace of this activity led to the identification of additional projects within the WBA activities, specifically three new topics were identified in London: Carrier Wi-Fi Device Compliancy Testing
O2's free London Underground Wi-Fi service launched today (Thursday 11th), and is now available to all O2 customers. According to techweekeurope.co.uk, the service was originally supposed to launch back in June but it ran into technical problems, so it was pushed back to July 22nd. However, after successful testing, the service has rolled out today, 11 days early.
A host of buildings in Manchester will receive free Wi-Fi over the next two years as the city goes about spending its ultra-fast internet grant. Last year, Manchester was named as one of the ten UK cities to receive £10.74 million for the installation of speedy broadband and Wi-Fi. The money comes from the government's Urban Broadband Fund, which works on
Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is the platform that the company has used to launch some of its most loved innovations including the Mac Pro, OSX, the App Store, Facetime and the iPhone 4, to mention just a few. The 2013 WWDC was no different with iOS 7 taking centre stage. The platform is without
