Remember the wireless company FON?
The Spanish company attracted money from Google, Skype and Sequoia Capital three years back to fund its Wi-Fi sharing scheme, where FON members let other members access the Internet over their home connections.
The story hasn’t had a fairy tale ending. FON has had some success in the United Kingdom and Europe, [...]
London is still the number-one city for business usage of Wi-Fi, according to mobility-management company iPass.
The capital came top for business use of iPass Wi-Fi hotspots in the second half of 2007, and this trend has continued, the company said in its iPass Mobile Broadband Index report, released on Monday.
IPass provides connectivity to companies that [...]
As India starts a phased build-out of its digital economy, the focus on broadband is noticeably high. The Union Budget for 2008-09 launched by the government is designed under the principle of ‘faster and more inclusive growth’ targets a fiscal growth of 8.8%, with a strong rural development initiative – and an express allocation for [...]
With its large population and burgeoning urban middle class, China is emerging as a key market for a wide variety of technology and consumer electronics products. Wi-Fi is no exception. After an initial period of hype in 2001-2002, followed by a period of disorder and transition, a maturing market for Wi-Fi products and services is [...]