Archive for January, 2010
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B&N to Offer Free WiFi
“Barnes & Noble pioneered the concept of retail stores as community centers,” said Steve Riggio, CEO of Barnes & Noble, Inc. “By providing no-fee Wi-Fi access, we are not only meeting our customers’ needs, but extending the sense of community that has always been in our stores.”
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AT&T Sees Surge in WiFi Connections
AT&T broadband connections – including wireline and wireless LaptopConnect cards – grew by 471,000 in the first quarter to reach 16.7 million in service. AT&T provides Wi-Fi access at no extra charge with qualifying AT&T high speed Internet plans, 3G LaptopConnect plans and select smartphone plans.
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Meraki Bows ‘Main St. WiFi’
“We are seeing Main Streets and business districts around the globe adopt Meraki’s WiFi solution as an amenity for businesses, consumers and tourists, and as a means to drive local economic growth” said Sanjit Biswas, CEO and founder, Meraki.
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Monrovia Seeks Broadband Stimulus
This initiative would improve broadband penetration and public safety access by providing free Internet access to community anchor institutions and to the Monrovia Fire Department. The current
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Boingo Wireless Continues to Expand
The addition of the hotspots to the Boingo® Roaming Network in Sweden extends Boingo’s reach in the Nordic countries, and gives people more places to get online with their smartphones or laptop computers throughout the region.
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BelAir Claims Lead Again
As well-known Wi-Fi blogger, Glenn Fleishman, stated in a recent article in Ars Technica: “BelAir Networks is known for powering the biggest public WiFi networks in North America: Minneapolis, Toronto,
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Ruckus Announces Big Deals
The Ruckus Smart WLAN products are currently being installed to provide high-speed Wi-Fi service across more than 750 acres of resort property, supporting more than 5,000 guest rooms. Sandals plans to use the new high-speed Wi-Fi network to
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Hotspot Use Shifting to Handhelds
Other factors are affecting handheld usage growth as well. There is a predominance of mobile carriers in the hotspot market, resulting in promotion of Wi-Fi enabled handset devices on their networks. New dual-mode Wi-Fi phones are coming to the market. Growth in
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WeFi Secures Round B
The financing round continues an eventful year thus far for WeFi, which has announced a number of new launches over the last few months, including a version of its software for the Google Android mobile operating system, an integration with mobile VoIP provider fring,
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AT&T to Acquire Wayport
The acquisition expands the AT&T Wi-FiSM footprint to nearly 20,000 domestic hotspots, takes the company’s global Wi-Fi presence to more than 80,000 locations*, and creates thousands of new ways for customers worldwide to stay in touch. Millions of AT&T customers – plus millions of other consumers needing to connect on the go – will benefit from access to new hotspot locations served by Wayport. Wayport hotspots are in key locations, including select Wyndham, Marriott Vacation Club and Four Seasons hotels; HealthSouth and Sun Healthcare locations; plus McDonald’s restaurants.
