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5G Internet Comes A Step Closer With Samsung’s Fastest Wi-Fi Yet

Devices equipped with superfast next-generation connections could appear by next year, Samsung says

10 years ago

Fear Of Data Breaches And Unreliable Wi-Fi Networks “Holding Back” UK SMBs

Over three quarter of British small and medium businesses say workplace Wi-Fi is “business critical”

10 years ago

Wi-Fi Alliance Makes Hotspot Roaming Easier With New Passpoint Features

Wi-Fi Alliance makes it easier and secure to connect to wireless networks with Passpoint certification programme

10 years ago

FCC Fines Marriott $600K for Jamming Wi-Fi to Bolster Profits

The FCC slapped Marriott International with a fine after it illegally deactivated or blocked WiFi signals from private equipment at…

10 years ago

TfL Hits One Million Contactless Payments In Just Nine Days

New service launched earlier this month as part of technology drive

10 years ago

Lenovo Compensates Customers As Part Of A $70m IdeaPad Settlement

Lenovo is to compensate users who bought its U-Series ultrabooks in a California class-action settlement

10 years ago

iPass Hotspot Network Expands To 13m Hotspots And Samsung Gear S

iPass network of hotspots expands from 2.7 million to 13 million with Samsung's new smartwatch the first wearable to be…

10 years ago

Ofcom: UK Adults Consuming More 4G, Fibre, VoIP And Public Wi-Fi

Ofcom Communications Market Report says smartphones, 4G and superfast broadband are encouraging the use of VoIP and public Wi-Fi services

10 years ago

TfL Trials Wi-Fi On London Buses

Transport for London holds Wi-Fi trial in the hope of attracting a sponsor for a network-wide rollout of free wireless

10 years ago

Brighton & Hove Albion Fans To Receive Free Wi-Fi At The Amex Stadium

The Cloud is to power a free Wi-Fi network at Brighton & Hove Albion, improving connectivity for fans and boosting…

10 years ago

‘Friendly Wi-Fi’ Aims To Stop Porn Access In Public Hotspots

The voluntary scheme was designed to protect children from harmful content

10 years ago

Three Customers Gain Access To London Tube Wi-Fi Network

Three becomes the last major operator to give users free access to the tube Wi-Fi network after it agrees deal…

10 years ago

Free Glasgow Wi-Fi Network Goes Live

Free Glasgow Wi-Fi to benefit spectators at the Commonwealth Games this summer

10 years ago

Wi-Fi Firm Gowex Admits Accounts Are False, Files For Bankruptcy

Spanish Wi-Fi firm Gowex says it made up its accounts for at least four years, meaning public network in Newcastle…

10 years ago

Government To Build Free Superfast Wi-Fi Network For Commuter Trains

The government could use money raised by Network Rail fines to create a trackside Wi-Fi network for the UK's busiest…

10 years ago

Tractors To Power Tour De France Wi-Fi In Yorkshire

Farmers are to provide tractor-powered Wi-Fi in parts of Yorkshire to compensate for poor rural connectivity

10 years ago

EE 4G-Enabled Fibreglass Cows To Power Glastonbury Wi-Fi

EE provides 'moobile' hotspots to provide LTE-powered Glastonbury Wi-Fi at Worthy Farm

10 years ago

Free Cambridge Wi-Fi Network Goes Live For Tour De France

Cambridge Wi-Fi network to serve university academics, residents and tourists

10 years ago

Virgin Trains And St Pancras Boost UK Rail Wi-Fi Network

Passengers travelling on Virgin Trains will soon benefit from superfast Wi-Fi, while St Pancras will offer services to Eurostar passengers

10 years ago

Open Wireless Movement Wants People To Open Up Their Wi-Fi To Everyone

Open Wireless Movement says W-Fi should be open by default and wants industry to work together to make it safe,…

10 years ago

Three Customers Can Make Calls Over Wi-Fi With ‘Three inTouch’

Three users in rural areas or buildings with poor signal will be able to make Wi-Fi calls from the autumn,…

10 years ago

iPass CEO Says Mobile Data Is No Substitute For Wi-Fi

iPass CEO Evan Kaplan says not even falling roaming rates can make mobile data a better alternative to Wi-Fi for…

10 years ago

British Airways To Offer In-Flight Wi-Fi Powered By Inmarsat

Inmarsat to launch new satellite aimed at supporting European in-flight Wi-Fi

10 years ago

Huawei Trials 10Gbps Wi-Fi Network

Huawei says next-generation Wi-Fi networks could be commercially available by 2018

11 years ago

Tyneside Councils Choose Free Public Wi-Fi From Gowex

Newcastle and Gateshead to become two of the hottest spots in the UK with complete Wi-Fi coverage set for 2015

11 years ago

Google To Drive Wi-Fi Spread With Cheap Kit For Businesses – Report

Google will reportedly offer commercial grade Wi-Fi equipment at a steep discount for businesses

11 years ago

IT Life: The Wi-Fi Guy Who Flies The Sky

Matthew Gast is an authority on Wi-Fi, with a love of flying

11 years ago

HSBC Brings Free Wi-Fi To 650 UK Branches, Promotes Mobile Banking

Free HSBC Wi-Fi rolls out with the hope of encouraging customers to use banks' mobile app

11 years ago

Qualcomm To Buy Wireless Gigabit Chip Maker Wilocity – Report

Qualcomm's possible Wilocity purchase fuels interest in Gigabit Wireless tech

11 years ago

Commuters Turn To Tube Wi-Fi As London Strike Causes Travel Chaos

Virgin Media reports an increase in London Tube Wi-Fi registrations but says number of devices falls by a third during…

11 years ago