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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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]