Wi-Fi

Improved Wi-Fi Powers Team Oracle USA To America’s Cup Victory

Ben Ainslie, Larry Ellison and better communications from Ruckus help team clinch the cup

11 years ago

The Majority Of UK Wi-Fi Hotspots Allow Access To Adult Sites

Porn sites and online weapon stores accessible to anyone across public Wi-Fi

11 years ago

How Better Roaming Will Help Wi-Fi Succeed In Spite Of Itself

Wi-Fi is great, but it's not always as easy as it should be. Edgar Figueroa wants to fix that

11 years ago

Google Loses Street View WiSpy Privacy Appeal

Google’s infamous WiSpy incident continues to haunt the company as it loses a privacy appeal in California

11 years ago

Two Thirds Of Cars Will Connect To Internet By 2025

There will be no escaping the Web after the IEEE predicts that 60 percent of cars will be Internet-enabled by…

11 years ago

Ofcom Paves Way For Satellite Wi-Fi On UK Aircraft

Ofcom wants to make it easier to deliver satellite Wi-Fi to planes, trains and ships

11 years ago

York Wi-Fi Network To Enable ‘Thriving Business Community’

York Wi-Fi network to build on existing connectivity in the city and promote council services

11 years ago

At Least London’s Snooping Bins Save Carbon Emissions

London's recycling bins snoop on Wi-Fi devices. At least they still save on carbon dioxide emissions, says Peter Judge

11 years ago

Ofcom Asks For Input On 5GHz Spectrum Allocation

Ofcom launches a public consultation into spectrum sharing, with a focus on Wi-Fi and M2M

11 years ago

Research Finds Latest Wi-Fi Networks Consume Up To 75% Less Power Than Their Predecessors

802.11n wireless protocol is a lot less hungry thanks to ‘frame aggregation’

11 years ago

City Of London Bins Recycling Firm’s Phone Tracking Test

Renew's recycling bins identify smartphones with Wi-Fi switched on, but the London startup says it isn't snooping

11 years ago

‘Wi-Fi Pineapple’ Allows Covert Penetration Tests

A small, Linux-powered device unveiled at DEF CON allows hackers to take over devices' Wi-Fi connections and manipulate data flows

11 years ago

Free Birmingham Wi-Fi Network to Go Live In September

Virgin Media Business to provide free Wi-Fi as part of small cell deployment

11 years ago

IT Life: Intel’s Stuart Dommett

Working for Intel has provided some thrills for Stuart Dommett

11 years ago

O2 Customers Can Get Free Tube Wi-Fi From Today

O2 becomes the third operator to provide free Tube Wi-Fi to customers

11 years ago

Next Year, Wi-Fi Routers Become 5G ‘Switches’

The IEEE 802.11ac "beam-forming" standard will change the way we connect to Wi-Fi, says Matthew Gast

11 years ago

O2 Confirms 22 July Launch For Free Tube Wi-Fi

O2 misses June target for free London Underground Wi-Fi access

11 years ago

ICO Says No Fine For Google Street View Data Slurping

Despite saying it was likely people were caused distress by Google's actions, the ICO chooses not to fine

11 years ago

Wi-Fi Alliance Begins 802.11ac Certification

The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying wireless equipment with the forthcoming 802.11ac standard

11 years ago

Edinburgh Drops Fibre Broadband Plan And Opts For Wi-Fi

Edinburgh has had to kill its fibre plans for more remote parts of the city and has instead opted for…

11 years ago

Cisco Broadens Lead Over Aruba In Enterprise Wi-Fi Market

The enterprise WLAN market continues to show strong growth, with Cisco, Aruba and HP in the lead, according to IDC

11 years ago

O2 Customers To Lose Access To BT Wi-Fi From 1 July

O2 Wi-Fi network is now the access point of choice after BT deal close to ending

11 years ago

Ruckus Touts Wi-Fi Hotspot Protection

Ruckus is promising to tighten up the security of corporate Wi-Fi hotspots with its Secure Hotspot

11 years ago

Nokia Siemens, Ericsson Unveil Wi-Fi, Mobile Migration Tools

Two companies have revealed their products to help mobile users when they migrate onto Wi-Fi networks

11 years ago

Aruba Tackles Sticky Clients With 802.11ac APs

Aruba will next month release its new access points for enterprise Wi-Fi networks running the 802.11ac protocol

11 years ago

Aruba Buys Indoor Mapping Start-Up Meridian

Aruba will use Meridian's software platform to roll out indoor location services for smartphones and tablets

11 years ago

Arqiva Agrees Free Camden Wi-Fi Deal

Residents in Camden will get 30 minutes of free Wi-Fi a day

11 years ago

Broadcom Targets 5G Enterprise Wi-Fi With ARM SoCs

Broadcom will release new chips designed for enterprise Wi-Fi networks running the 802.11ac protocol

11 years ago

Mobile Growth Drives Home Network Expansion, Says Gartner

Residential networks will increase in sophistication thanks to the growing use of connected devices within the home

12 years ago

Netgear Launches Smart 802.11ac Wi-Fi Router

Netgear has released a new 802.11ac Wi-Fi router designed to work with the very latest smart devices

12 years ago