Category: HotSpots

Announced rather quietly earlier in the summer, it looks like Toshiba's Computer Systems Group (CSG) hotspot initiative is ready for phase two. The company seems poised to give the push toward increasing the number of public hotspots in the U.S. Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

The success in the US of public wireless local area network (PWLAN) "hotspot" services is causing a rethink among wireless network operators, which are beginning to see hotspot growth as another reason to delay the roll-out of 3G services. Via [theregister.co.uk]

Starbucks customers may get a jolt of something a little more powerful than caffeine in the coming weeks. The ubiquitous U.S. coffee chain today with T-Mobile and computing giant Hewlett-Packard unveils in-store wireless access at a press event in San Francisco attended by VoiceStream/T-Mobile Chairman John Stanton, Hewlett-Packard President Michael Capellas and Starbucks Chairman Howard...

Wireless Fidelity, or Wi-Fi has obviously generated headlines for months with its rapid growth into homes, businesses, and public hotspots. Few innovations have struck a nerve as much as the CyberShuttle, a Wi-Fi-equipped bus originating from the University of California San Diego (UCSD). Via [wi-fiplanet.com]

The United Kingdom got its first public Wi-Fi hot spots Monday. Via [news.com.com]

A new standards group has emerged, creating a rivalry in the business of roaming between wireless hot spots. Via [news.com.com]

Two WLAN hotspot surveys are out (or rather publicised for the first time). this week and both predict roaring trade. There’s a difference opinion over the numbers, but both InStat/MDR and TeleAnalytics (TA) predict big growth. Via [theregister.co.uk]

A growing number of cities are setting up Wi-Fi access in public outdoor areas like parks for business districts. Via [news.com.com]