Articles tagged with: Starbucks and Smartphones

AT&T Sees Surge in Wi-Fi Connections

AT&T has reported dramatic growth in the number of Wi-Fi users and connections. The US firm reported Wi-Fi connections totaled 10.5 million in the first quarter of 2009 - more than triple the 3.4 million connections in the first quarter of 2008, and more than half AT&T's 20 million total Wi-Fi connections for all of 2008.  more

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AT&T iPhone Customers to Receive Free Wi-Fi Access

US operator, AT&T Wireless has announced it will begin offering free AT&T Wi-Fi service to current and new iPhone 3G and iPhone customers. AT&T claims to have the nation's largest Wi-Fi network, with more than 17,000 hot spots including starbucks, Barnes & Noble, and thousands of other locations.  more

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Sales of Wi-Fi phones up 60%, wireless LAN equipment up 20% in 2007

Worldwide sales of wireless LAN equipment, including independent and dependent access points and WLAN switches and controllers, hit $1.9 billion in 2007, up 20% from 2006, driven by the increased rollout of enterprise wireless LANs and accelerating upgrading to 802.11n, according to Infonetics Research's latest quarterly report.  more

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