Wi-Fi

WASHINGTON – In today’s world, it is almost impossible to conduct any kind of business without an Internet connection. This reality has turned Wi-Fi into a major revenue stream for …

DALLAS – Small Cells Americas, a 9-year-old event that takes place each fall in Dallas, highlighted a carrier Wi-Fi track on its agenda for the first time last year. This …

During the Wi-Fi Global Congress in San Jose, Calif., I had the pleasure to sit down with Paul Taylor, manager of business development & Wi-Fi services at United Arab Emirates …

Boingo CTO Derek Peterson discusses building a future of convergence LOS ANGELES – When discussing network infrastructure, it’s not about picking one access technology over another; it’s about finding a …

LOS ANGELES – Analyst Chetan Sharma held the attention of his late-afternoon audience at this year’s HetNet Expo without even discussing small cells or DAS. An adviser to wireless players …

Earlier this month, the Federal Communications Commission granted AT&T Mobility a waiver related to voice-over-Wi-Fi calling as it applies to people with hearing problems; competitor Verizon Communications is now following …

Although I missed many interesting sessions while attending customer meetings at the recent Wi-Fi Global Congress, I feel the industry is maturing and many vendors are rethinking their strategies to …

Wi-Fi will support voice, IoT and more. Will it be regulated? The future of unregulatd Wi-Fi could depend on the work underway in an Austin office park. Nestled between a …

WASHINGTON – Wi-Fi over the last few years has gone from being something hotels say they have that doesn’t quite work right – but costs a lot – to a …

After Comcast failed to block a municipal fiber broadband network, the city of Chattanooga, Tenn., via EFB Fiber Optics, will offer what it bills as the fastest home Internet connection …

The list of wireless services is long and getting longer – public Wi-Fi services, the “Internet of Things,” big data, converged services, smart cities and “5G” to name a few. A …

Emphasizes the importance of providing customers with time-shifted content NEW ORLEANS – As cable and telecommunications companies continue to look increasingly alike, Ericsson has plans to capitalize with a new …

Wi-Fi Alliance sets up task force to study how LTE-U and Wi-Fi can share same spectrum WASHINGTON – The war may not have a clear winner, but the hostility between …

AT&T Mobility announced the Federal Communications Commission has given it approval to offer Wi-Fi calling to customers on smartphones. This will start with the iPhone 6 and 6s, and I …

In today’s connected world, in-flight Wi-Fi remains a bastion of low throughput and user frustration. Alcatel-Lucent and carrier partner Deutsche Telekom are looking to change that with a new satellite/ground-based …

E-commerce giant Amazon.com, which also provides streaming-video services via its Prime Video service and Fire TV device, plans to stop selling competitive products from Google and Apple. The Google equivalent …

Moves further competition between AT&T and Google Fiber for gigabit Internet to the home AT&T this week expanded its GigaPower fiber-to-the-home service in several major metro markets in Florida, Texas, …

Google over the weekend confirmed speculation that its launching a public Wi-Fi project, in cooperation with Indian Railways and RailTel, to bring public Wi-Fi to 400 train stations across India. …

Internet access is a key for economic development Of the more than 7 billion people on Earth, more than half of them don’t have access to the Internet. Facebook CEO …

XCellAir report tallies up opportunity cost related to Wi-Fi access in 10 global markets Network management company XCellAir has been studying the effects of poorly-managed, unregulated spectrum and concluded that …

It’s 5:15 pm and your 4:30 conference call is showing no signs of closure. Your son’s Little League game starts across town at 6:00, but you’re chained to your desk, …

Network would combine ground-based and satellite-based connectivity WASHINGTON – Germany’s flagship airline Lufthansa has announced a deal with Deutsche Telekom, the parent company of carrier T-Mobile US, and the satellite …

The Wi-Fi Alliance is expanding its reach into the “Internet of Things.” The trade group announced a new “Implementer Membership” program designed to help companies that don’t specialize in connectivity to …

Bob Metcalfe invented Ethernet in 1973 while working for Xerox in Palo Alto, Calif., and went on to serve in numerous roles with 3Com, InfoWorld and Polaris Venture Partners, among …

Based on recent filings with the Federal Communications Commission, Google plans to follow on the release of its new OnHub router with more Wi-Fi devices. Although very little information can …