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Articles tagged with: Wi Fi
Greyhound to Offer Free Wi-Fi Service from Icomera
The UK arm of the Greyhound bus company is to offer wi-fi services within its coaches - powered by Icomera. The free wi-fi hotspot service will provide passengers with Internet access, using a 3G HSPA network connection from Vodafone for the backhaul connection. more
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Politician Calls for Free Wi-Fi on Trains and Buses
A Scottish politician has called for free wireless internet access to be made available on all trains and buses in Scotland. John Park MSP, of the opposition Labour Party said this should be part of a 'Green New Deal' for Scotland. more
Review: Use power outlets as a Wi-Fi alternative
Setting up a Wi-Fi network at home has gotten much easier, yet the process can still be daunting. Or the wireless signal won't reach everywhere. A good alternative that has gotten little attention involves your electric sockets. more
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Cablevision gunning for Wi-Fi contract in New York
Cablevision Systems is gunning for a state contract to build a high-speed wireless Internet network along two train lines in the New York metro area. more
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Wi-Fi Connectivity Becoming Pervasive on Devices
wi-fi enabled products continue to proliferate across nearly all categories, including computing, networking, consumer electronics and mobile devices. Over 1,000 new products were launched with wi-fi in 2008; 2009 promises to surpass that mark, reports In-Stat. more
Wi-Fi-Enabled Phone Shipments Continue to Double Every Two Years
In February 2009, ABI Research found that dual-mode cellular/wi-fi handset shipments were set to double between 2008 and 2010. With the latter date fast approaching, ABI Research analysts have confirmed that a similar pattern will hold true - or even accelerate - for the period 2009-2011. This year is on track to see 144 million handsets shipped, with forecasts for 2011 at just over 300 million. more
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Southwest Airlines to provide onboard Wi-Fi
Southwest Airlines is on its way to providing in-flight Wi-Fi access on all of its aircraft. more
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Wireless Census Reveals Shifts in Types of Wireless Devices in Use in Nth America
Wireless networking service provider, Meraki has released a one-day snapshot of the devices accessing its network in North America. The number of client devices, such as laptops and handheld devices, observed by the same set of Meraki access points grew dramatically by 41% from 149,687 devices on June 2nd 2008 compared to 211,190 on June 1st 2009. more
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American expands in-flight Internet access
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One Billion Wi-Fi Chipsets to Ship in 2011 Alone
wi-fi seems to be all-pervasive, and in the year 2011 alone, wi-fi chipset vendors will ship one billion units, according to market data just released by ABI Research. By the end of the following year a cumulative five billion such chipsets will have shipped since the firm began tracking wi-fi chipsets in 2000. more
Related Tags: chipsets, chipset, 802.11n, 802.11g