News & blogs – Wi-Fi NOW Europe https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe Europe's Premier Wi-Fi Conference Mon, 25 Apr 2016 16:33:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.5 102362228 World’s biggest Wi-Fi network adds 9 million hotspots https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/worlds-biggest-wi-fi-network-adds-9-million-hotspots/ Tue, 10 Nov 2015 05:51:27 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1652 The world’s biggest Wi-Fi network just got bigger. iPass announced last week that they’ve teamed up with Wi-Fi ‘homespot’ leader Fon adding another 9 million hotspots to their total network count. Earlier this year, iPass also teamed up with Devicescape. Devicescape has over the past years aggregated some 20+ million Wi-Fi hotspots through crowd-sourcing and curation. […]

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]]> 1652 Is ‘Wi-Fi First’ the future of mobility? https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/is-wi-fi-first-the-future-of-mobility/ https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/is-wi-fi-first-the-future-of-mobility/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2015 06:30:24 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1638 That’s the billion dollar question right now – and here’s the analysis: Wi-Fi carries some 80% of mobile device traffic (mostly in home or office) and is by a long shot the most economical means of data delivery to any wireless device. In the US a new breed of ‘Wi-Fi First’ service providers are trying […]

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]]> https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/is-wi-fi-first-the-future-of-mobility/feed/ 2 1638 Tips & tricks for a great presentation @ Wi-Fi NOW https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/tips-tricks-for-a-great-presentation-wi-fi-now/ Mon, 02 Nov 2015 07:55:48 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1610 We’ve got many great & very experienced speakers lined up for Wi-Fi NOW Amsterdam – but just in case you’d like our input to what makes for a good  (hopefully GREAT!) presentation, here are some tips & tricks. In my experience, a great presentation is 80% confidence and 20% content. That of course doesn’t mean […]

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]]> 1610 Smart City agenda driving free City Wi-Fi across the globe https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/city-wi-fi-on-the-move-across-the-world-again/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 17:43:47 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1582 Cable carriers are deploying City Wi-Fi networks like never before, but the cities themselves are either right on their heels or partnering with them to do the same. New York City, New Delhi, Bangkok, and Johannesburg are just some of the cities that have decided that free Wi-Fi should be everywhere. Right now, the mushrooming […]

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]]> 1582 Confused about TWO Wi-Fi events in Amsterdam? Don’t be. https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/confused-about-two-wi-fi-events-in-amsterdam-dont-be/ Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:19:32 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1575 Well – there does appear to be two Wi-Fi events (at least by name!) happening in Amsterdam this November. I’ve heard from a lot of people who are confused about it, and I suppose this is understandable. So here’s the difference in a nutshell: Wi-Fi NOW is the only global conference 100% dedicated to Wi-Fi in […]

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]]> 1575 Industry reports: Bright outlook for Carrier Wi-Fi & the hotspot market https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/industry-reports-bright-outlook-for-carrier-wi-fi-the-hotspot-market/ https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/industry-reports-bright-outlook-for-carrier-wi-fi-the-hotspot-market/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2015 06:25:47 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1555 Two industry reports just came out in recent weeks indicating a very bright outlook for carrier Wi-Fi and the global Wi-Fi hotspot market. I’ve talked about it before: IoT and Smart Cities will need robust City Wi-Fi infrastructure to happen, and now it seems I’m not the only one who has come to this conclusion. According […]

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]]> https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/industry-reports-bright-outlook-for-carrier-wi-fi-the-hotspot-market/feed/ 3 1555 Wi-Fi offload and the $2 trillion dollar question https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/wi-fi-offload-and-the-2-trillion-dollar-question/ https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/wi-fi-offload-and-the-2-trillion-dollar-question/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2015 05:50:13 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1546 Wi-Fi offload is not dead – it just goes by a new name. That name is ‘mobile/Wi-Fi convergence’. And yes, it’s not as buzzy, plus the whole idea comes with a twist. Here’s the narrative: You’re mobile device is chewing up Wi-Fi like it’s going out of style for two reasons: The first is cost […]

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]]> https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/wi-fi-offload-and-the-2-trillion-dollar-question/feed/ 1 1546 City Wi-Fi at and BELOW street level with Ziggo & Virgin Media https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/city-wi-fi-at-and-below-street-level-with-ziggo-virgin-media/ https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/city-wi-fi-at-and-below-street-level-with-ziggo-virgin-media/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2015 06:31:25 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1519 How do you serve consumers with Wi-Fi at street level? Equipping streetlights with Wi-Fi is one way, but here’s something new: Virgin Media of the UK is now testing Wi-Fi ‘under your feet’ with Wi-Fi access points installed into sub-pavement cabinets in the English town of Chesham. According to media reports, this free Wi-Fi service […]

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]]> https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/city-wi-fi-at-and-below-street-level-with-ziggo-virgin-media/feed/ 1 1519 How to get venue Wi-Fi right? Get the answers @Wi-Fi NOW https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/how-to-get-venue-wi-fi-right-get-the-answers-wi-fi-now/ Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:15:04 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1514 How to get venue Wi-Fi right – business small and large, retailers, transport hubs, hospitality, you name it – is a big and widely untapped opportunity right now. Millions of businesses know they want & need Wi-Fi at their venue, but most of them just throw it out there. That’s understandable, since wireless is not their biz. […]

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]]> 1514 Wi-Fi “Made in Germany” with LANCOM https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/lancom-wi-fi-and-network-connectivity-made-in-germany/ Tue, 13 Oct 2015 13:22:25 +0000 https://wifinowglobal.com/2015/europe/?p=1502 LANCOM Systems – a Wi-Fi NOW event sponsor – is Germany’s second largest vendor of Wi-Fi solutions. The company provides secure, reliable, and future-proof Wi-Fi and networking solutions that are “Made in Germany”. LANCOM, founded in 2002 and based at Würselen near Aachen, is the only German manufacturer of networking solutions for the public and commercial sectors; […]

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