Category: HotSpots

US Wi-Fi hotspot aggregator Boingo will today hop on the Skype bandwagon and begin promoting its wireless Internet access sites as VoIP locations. Via [theregister.co.uk]

A non-profit group aimed at community development will oversee development of a three-city wireless network. Via [informationweek.com]

A little island off the east coast of Africa is planning to become one of the best wi-fi covered countries in the world. Via [theinquirer.net]

Wi-Fi Salon, a New York City start-up, is taking an aggressive, grassroots approach to the substantial—and as yet mostly unclaimed—NYC wireless market. With a strategy that mirrors nonprofit endeavors in all but one regard—the generation of revenue streams as a method of sustainability and scalability—Wi-Fi Salon intends to make New York the “Wi-Fi Capital of...

People often think of cruise ships as romantic places where guests leave the telephone, the computer and even the alarm clock behind: luxurious vacationlands where time stands still. Via [eweek.com]

Taiwan lags behind South Korea, Japan, Finland and the US in wireless infrastructure, and as such could miss out on some business opportunities. Via [taipeitimes.com]

A year after German carrier Lufthansa premiered onboard wireless Internet access on some flights, at least eight other international airlines are following its lead. Via [usatoday.com]

Wi-Fi has seen its share of success and failures. Via [seattletimes.nwsource.com]

Nintendo Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday it would establish 1,000 WiFi hotspots in Japan by the end of 2005 where owners of its DS portable game machines can play games with others online for free. Via [reuters.com]

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted permission to United Airlines and Verizon Airfone to build Wi-Fi networks into the airline's domestic planes for use by passengers while in the air. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

Last year, administrators at Vanderbilt University's highly ranked Law School in Nashville, Tenn., found themselves with a problem. They wanted to make Wi-Fi available to students in classrooms, but they didn't want students to use that access for unrelated tasks like instant messaging or watching streaming video, which would distract them or their classmates from...

London Underground (LU) looks set to begin mobile phone service trials next year after receiving 70 bids to wire up the capital's Tube network for mobile phone and other wireless services. Via [theregister.co.uk]

The trip to New York City just got more productive for businesspeople who make frequent trips to the Big Apple. Via [msnbc.msn.com]

Westminster City Council has struck a deal with BT to provide wireless internet access through lampposts. Via [vnunet.com]

Even with tens of thousands of hot-spots available to mobile workers, analysts say adoption of the technology among businesses has been slower than expected. Via [informationweek.com]