Wi-Fi

Coalition of lobbying and industry groups sent a letter in support of the pending Wi-Fi Innovation Act WASHINGTON – Telecommunications lobbying groups want federal lawmakers to open up unlicensed spectrum …

TWC partnered with Boingo and others to grow Wi-Fi network as cable companies add value for subscribers In the mobile age, demand for Wi-Fi access is showing no signs of …

Like all mobile operators, regional carriers face a potential loss in revenue each time a user moves off the cellular network and onto Wi-Fi. But that is just part of …

Service providers and customers alike have been dreaming of the possibilities of converged fixed and mobile communications for years. As more and more service providers and device manufacturers line up …

As mobile subscribers bring more bandwidth-hungry devices into public venues, offices and schools, makers of Wi-Fi network equipment are helping service providers find new ways to monetize Wi-Fi. Ruckus Wireless …

Japanese operator currently counts 400,000 Wi-Fi sites throughout the country Japanese mobile telephony operator Softbank Mobile has made available its nationwide Wi-Fi network for visitors to Japan. The operator plans …

The goal is to let clients monetize Wi-Fi and meet carrier demand for Wi-Fi and cellular offload To ease the struggle of finding Wi-Fi hot spots to support the always-on …

Google’s highly anticipated wireless service has generated more interest than it can handle right now. The company is telling would-be customers that they will need to wait up to 30 …

A conversation with Ziemowit Neyman, RAN Assistant Director, and Seppo Hämäläinen, RAN and SON Tools Assistant Director, Ooredoo Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. LTE …

Wi-Fi Master Key connects users to any China Mobile hot spot Wi-Fi Master Key, a mobile app developed in China that provides users with usernames and passwords to log into …

Call it the fourth utility: wireless Internet is becoming as essential to building owners and occupants as water, gas and electricity. But unlike the other utilities, wireless Internet does not …

Largest private wireless company in the country deployed new revenue management platform Mississippi-based communications service provider C Spire this week went live with a new billing platform designed by NetCracker …

Customers get free talk, text and data on Wi-Fi from MVNO Sprint-backed mobile virtual network operator Scratch Wireless on May 19 unveiled a new smartphone, the $99 Coolpad Arise; users …

Unlicensed spectrum is hugely valuable, and mobile operators are increasingly eager to leverage that spectrum. They started with Wi-Fi offload, and are now moving to LTE-Unlicensed and new ways to integrate …

CANCUN, Mexico—Having a superior customer experience is believed to be a key source of sustainable competitive advantage. According to Amdocs Customer Experience Spotlight, while 59% of Latin American customers would …

Comcast could be the next cable operator to experiment with a new wireless service. Cablevision has pioneered the concept on the East Coast with its Freewheel service, offering unlimited voice, …

From the classroom to the football stadium, JMA Wireless has your college covered College campuses and universities present a unique set of challenges for network operators with capacity and coverage …

A conversation with Mike Schabel, VP of Small Cells, Alcatel-Lucent Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. Densification of the network infrastructure with small cells and …

Boingo VP: Carrier Wi-Fi offload important to future network experience U.K.-based research firm Infonetics Research reports that carrier spending on Wi-Fi equipment grew 23% in the second half of 2014 …

A conversation with Edgar Figueroa, President and CEO, Wi-Fi Alliance Download a transcript of the complete interview and the complete report. Wi-Fi Alliance has an unmatched experience in managing the …

Balancing act of consumer needs and return on network investment Marc Patterson, VP of product for Boingo Wireless, told RCR Wireless News that public Wi-Fi as a service is undergoing …

The goal is to let clients monetize Wi-Fi and meet carrier demand for Wi-Fi and cellular offload To ease the struggle of finding Wi-Fi hotspots to support the always on …

Public Wi-Fi part of Tel Aviv’s ranking as ‘World’s Smartest City’ Tel Aviv, Israel, has a robust public Wi-Fi network that’s free to use and popular among tourists. Data collected …

As people increasingly rely on their smartphones to get through the day, there’s a growing emphasis in the wireless industry on providing robust indoor coverage from DAS, Wi-Fi, small cells …

ÜberWi supports enterprise Wi-Fi management, customer engagement With an eye on turning Wi-Fi from an expense to a revenue driver, Annapolis, Md.-based AllCity Wireless on April 22, announced its new cloud-based …