T-Mobile wins Heathrow hotspot siting

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Wayport wins McDonald's hotspot gig

Wayport wins McDonald's hotspot gig 04/22/2004 06:33 AM
WLAN, burger and fries

Boingo wins Linksys hotspot kit promo

Boingo wins Linksys hotspot kit promo 04/15/2004 06:33 AM
Venues lured with $300-400 a month profit claim

T-mobile WiFi Hotspot

T-mobile WiFi Hotspot 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
I arrived here at Honolulu International a little earlier than I wanted to this morning as my wife had to...

.Mac members get T-Mobile HotSpot trial

.Mac members get T-Mobile HotSpot trial 04/07/2005 10:13 AM
Apple has added a new offer for members of its .Mac services -- a free 30–day trial of the T–Mobile HotSpot Wi–Fi service, which provides access to more than 5,400 wireless broadband locations in the U.S...

American University Becomes First
T-Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Campus

American University Becomes First
T-Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspot Campus 04/16/2004 11:40 PM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 17 2004 2:57AM GMT

Buy a Fujitsu and get 2000 T-Mobile
HotSpot minutes free

Buy a Fujitsu and get 2000 T-Mobile
HotSpot minutes free 03/13/2003 10:15 AM

Buy a Fujitsu and get 2000 T-Mobile HotSpot minutes free: Fujitisu is offering 2000 minutes of T-Mobile HotSpot service for free when you buy a qualifying notebook. In typical fashion, the terms aren't disclosed: do they expire? do they start ticking when you buy the notebook? [via Dan Gillmor]

.Mac Members Get 30-Days Of Free
T-Mobile HotSpot Service

.Mac Members Get 30-Days Of Free
T-Mobile HotSpot Service 04/07/2005 02:47 AM

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T-Mobile and Comcast Produce Press
Release, Hotspot

T-Mobile and Comcast Produce Press
Release, Hotspot 05/27/2004 03:17 PM
Your editor has been trying to sort these story out for a couple of days: T-Mobile's hotzone powered by Comcast broadband: The problem with a story like this is that it's been given enormous play because it's a major city and a large area. But it's planned to be a paid location after the first six months, and it's not particularly interesting as a "partnership," because Comcast's role is mostly marketing. Sure, they're bringing in bandwidth, but any Internet provider would do. Likewise, T-Mobile has no other outdoor hotzones that I'm aware of, and it's unclear what the point is of this one: a trial balloon? The press release and coverage cites the fact that Comcast customers have access to T-Mobile's hotspot service. Sure, and so do I: the rate, as far as I can tell, is the same. Again, marketing. I thought about not covering this at all, but it's worth explicating the event. Meanwhile, in cities around the country, hotzones like NewburyOpen.net in Boston and Battery Park in Manhattan are sprouting that are commercially supported free locations designed to be free indefinitely and focusing on areas with high appropriate traffic....

News: .Mac offers users free T-Mobile
Hotspot access

News: .Mac offers users free T-Mobile
Hotspot access 04/07/2005 10:10 AM
Apple's .Mac service's latest promotion for subscribers is a free 30-day trial account with T-Mobile's HotSpot Wi-Fi service. Available in the U.S. through June 29, 2005, the promotion provides .Mac users with full Internet access through T-Mobile's network of HotSpot Wi-Fi access locations. T-Mobile HotSpot areas include many Starbucks location, FedEx Kinko's Office and Print Centers, Borders Books & Music, airports, Hyatt Hotels & Resorts and other locations. What's more, if you sign up for the service's annual subscription plan, you'll get 20 free songs from the iTunes Music Store.

Mobile 365 Wins Mobile Contract with the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Mobile 365 Wins Mobile Contract with the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation 03/30/2005 04:36 AM
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has signed an exclusive contract with Mobile 365 for the provision of interactive mobile communication services. Provides Comprehensive, Interactive Mobile and IVR Services across Radio, TV, Online, and Other Services on Single Platform. [PRWEB Mar 30, 2005]

Pentium D Siting

Pentium D Siting 06/05/2005 11:33 PM

Call for phone mast siting reform

Call for phone mast siting reform 07/20/2004 09:16 AM
Mobile phone mast siting system should be radically overhauled, says a committee of MPs.

Sun wins big with China Mobile Java gig

Sun wins big with China Mobile Java gig 02/18/2004 07:46 AM
Platform for 90m subscribers

Motorola 3G Mobile Phone Wins Award

Motorola 3G Mobile Phone Wins Award 03/29/2005 05:04 AM
3G Mar 29 2005 7:57AM GMT

3G Player wins Best Mobile Entertainment
Award

3G Player wins Best Mobile Entertainment
Award 03/24/2005 08:14 AM
3G Mar 24 2005 10:46AM GMT

UAE's Etisalat wins Saudi's second
mobile phone licence (AFP)

UAE's Etisalat wins Saudi's second
mobile phone licence (AFP) 08/10/2004 03:44 AM
AFP - A consortium led by the United Arab Emirates' Etisalat has been awarded the second mobile phone licence in Saudi Arabia's lucrative market, the official SPA news agency reported.

Agentek, Inc. Wins Enterprise Mobile
Computing Contract with Ferrellgas to
Provide Real-Time Automated Route D

Agentek, Inc. Wins Enterprise Mobile
Computing Contract with Ferrellgas to
Provide Real-Time Automated Route D 09/16/2004 09:28 AM
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e-Zest wins Contract for Pocket PC
/SmartPhone based mobile product
development using Microsoft .NET Compact
Framework

e-Zest wins Contract for Pocket PC
/SmartPhone based mobile product
development using Microsoft .NET Compact
Framework 07/14/2004 03:05 AM
e-Zest Solutions Pvt. Ltd., a provider of offshore software product life cycle management outsourcing services, has announced that it has bagged product outsourcing contract from UK based leading provider of mobile solutions (Covered under NDA). [PRWEB Jul 14, 2004]

Heathrow prepares for superjumbo

Heathrow prepares for superjumbo 04/11/2004 11:56 AM
A major construction project kicks off at Heathrow airport to prepare for the huge Airbus superjumbo plane.

Jumbo jet collapses at Heathrow

Jumbo jet collapses at Heathrow 05/24/2004 09:10 AM
British Airways investigates why the nose of a 320-ton Boeing 747 crashed to the ground during checks at the west London airport.

A message from Heathrow Airport...

A message from Heathrow Airport... 06/22/2005 02:25 AM

Heathrow Airport. How I love thee. With thy little tax-free shops that are still too expensive, and the hidden power points by the columns that took me hours to find the first time I flew from here. I commend thy expensive wifi! I celebrate thy Bagel shop! But soon I must leave thee for San Francisco...

Ah, San Francisco - my spiritual home. Geeks as far as the eye can see in every direction - all my peers from the time of my first creative tinkerings online. I love going to San Francisco. It really cheers me up. And all that time stuck in a plane when you're allowed to potter around and think about things and write stuff up. I'm almost looking forward to going headblind from lack of net access, because I think I might actually be able to catch-up on some writing I've been meaning to do. Dead time in the Interzone is good.

And what to do while I'm in San Francisco? Well, obviously I'll be eating and lounging around a bit, but I also want to spend some time drinking from the nerdy wellstream and reinvigorating myself. And that means, big discussions and new perspectives and stuff. So if you're interested in any of the following, feel free to e-mail me ( at tom {at} the name of this website) and maybe we'll be able to find some time to chat. Things I'm interested in at the moment:

1. Su pplementing and enhancing broadcast with social software (or social software in general)
2. Pr ogramme information, distribution and future post-broadcast media consumption
3. Social Software for Set-Top boxes and assorted other connected home entertainment systems things
4. The Age of Point-at-Things and identifiers / URLs (see also Matt Biddulph's 'Application of Weblike Design to Data
5. Weblogs and Mass-amateurisation and all that general palaver

Other nerdy wellspring opportunities to catch up with me: I'll probably be at Supernova on Tuesday and Wednesday, hanging out with the O'Reilly crew and trying to push myself to think in unexpected non-work-related directions. I may also be wandering up to PARC to see a few social media types, and I'm hoping to get to see much-missed friend Cal Henderson's impromptu one-day workshop on Building Flickr. So if you're going to be at any of those, look out for me. I guess this probably doesn't sound like much of a holiday to some people, but I'm really looking forward to it. Probably because beyond all that stuff - lurking in the shadows, with their faces lit up by screenlight - are all the people I don't get to see enough.

Anyway, my plane's probably boarding about now, so I should probably close the laptop and get myself ready. See you on the other side...

BA cancels 1,000 Heathrow flights

BA cancels 1,000 Heathrow flights 09/15/2004 05:39 AM
BA cancels nearly 1,000 flights from Heathrow in a bid to improve its operational performance.

Heathrow x-ray weapons scanner, just say
no

Heathrow x-ray weapons scanner, just say
no 01/03/2005 10:09 AM
Apparently...

Hunt for Heathrow gang fugitive

Hunt for Heathrow gang fugitive 05/18/2004 10:13 AM
The hunt continues for a man who escaped when police pounced on an armed gang trying to steal gold and cash worth £80m.

Heathrow criminal network raided

Heathrow criminal network raided 07/27/2004 09:12 AM
Fourteen people are arrested in a police operation to crack a drug smuggling and £3.5m robbery network at Heathrow Airport.

Pakistan: Suspect Had Photos of Heathrow
(AP)

Pakistan: Suspect Had Photos of Heathrow
(AP) 08/05/2004 05:30 AM
AP - Pakistan gave British authorities images of London's Heathrow Airport and other sites that were found on the computers of two arrested al-Qaida fugitives, intelligence officials said Thursday.

Thatcher's wife lands at Heathrow

Thatcher's wife lands at Heathrow 08/31/2004 04:31 AM
Mark Thatcher's wife, Diane, touches down at Heathrow after leaving South Africa, reportedly en route for the US.

Heathrow pics on al-Qaida computers

Heathrow pics on al-Qaida computers 08/05/2004 10:37 AM
CNEWS Aug 5 2004 2:44PM GMT

Al-Qaeda 'planned Heathrow raid'

Al-Qaeda 'planned Heathrow raid' 08/05/2004 03:53 AM
Intelligence officers are looking into claims al-Qaeda planned an attack on Heathrow airport, reports say.

Heathrow fuel strike is suspended

Heathrow fuel strike is suspended 09/24/2004 06:05 PM
A 48-hour strike by fuel workers at Heathrow airport has been suspended, but a Gatwick strike is still going ahead on Saturday.

Computer glitch shuts Heathrow

Computer glitch shuts Heathrow 06/03/2004 03:33 PM
The Mercury Jun 3 2004 7:11PM GMT

Pakistan: Suspect had photos of Heathrow

Pakistan: Suspect had photos of Heathrow 08/05/2004 04:04 PM

Computer glitch paralyzes Heathrow
airport

Computer glitch paralyzes Heathrow
airport 06/03/2004 03:26 AM
Xinhua News Agency Jun 3 2004 7:56AM GMT

UK Terror Detainee Targeted
Heathrow-Media

UK Terror Detainee Targeted
Heathrow-Media 08/05/2004 08:32 AM
Reuters via Wired News Aug 5 2004 1:15PM GMT

Flights from Heathrow Grounded After
Computer Glitch

Flights from Heathrow Grounded After
Computer Glitch 06/03/2004 02:15 AM
Reuters Jun 3 2004 6:31AM GMT

Heathrow fuel strike looms nearer

Heathrow fuel strike looms nearer 09/23/2004 07:18 AM
Hopes of averting a strike at Heathrow airport recede as union officials reject an employer's offer.

Heathrow to get wireless system for taxi
management

Heathrow to get wireless system for taxi
management 01/23/2004 03:48 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jan 23 2004 8:07AM GMT

London's Heathrow airport paralyzed by
computer glitch

London's Heathrow airport paralyzed by
computer glitch 06/03/2004 03:26 AM
Xinhua News Agency Jun 3 2004 7:20AM GMT

UK Terror Detainee Targeted
Heathrow-Media (Reuters)

UK Terror Detainee Targeted
Heathrow-Media (Reuters) 08/05/2004 05:30 AM
Reuters - A senior al Qaeda figure planning to attack London's Heathrow airport was among 12 terrorism suspects arrested in Britain two days ago, newspapers reported on Thursday.
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A Hotspot on Every Corner

A Hotspot on Every Corner 07/29/2004 08:25 PM
Details are sketchy, but New York City may allow six telecom firms to pay up to $25 million per year to install wireless transmitters on 18,000 lamp posts: The article is full of sturm und drang about health effects, but the real story is that the city is trying to counter its dead zones without tearing up the streets. It's unclear precisely what kind of transmitters these will be, but you can bet your boppy that the goal will be wireless backhaul for the majority of the points using mesh or simple point-to-point. This endeavor could bring massively improved voice, 2.5G/3G cell data, and Wi-Fi into a city without ripping up all the roads once again or putting giant cell antennas on every last building. The companies include well-known and never-heard-of-'em: the New York Post says they are two cellular providers, Nextel and T-Mobile, three non-cellular companies, ClearLinx Network Corp., Crown Castle Solutions, and Dianet Communications. The sixth, IDT Business Services, will provide telephone service via the Internet. [link via GigaOm]...

SBC is Hotspot Hero?

SBC is Hotspot Hero? 07/26/2004 12:37 PM
They're late to the game, but they're ready to party: It's a funny thing. When SBC Communications first announced their FreedomLink plans last year with plans build 6,000 hotspots over a couple of years, it seemed like yet another announcement of large numbers with no track record. Cometa was still on its 20,000 hotspots prediction and had only a handful. McDonald's hadn't decided its partner and was in limited trials. Wayport seemed stuck on hotels. And T-Mobile stayed focused--as it still does--on a few ubiquitous chains. In the space of a few months, SBC has moved from last man in, to practically first mover. Let's review: The UPS Store. They will install Wi-Fi in thousands of UPS Store outlets, which are places that business people already congregate. This will probably also necessitate a change of thinking for that mailing and business operation so that they can make it easier for people to work for periods of time in their stores. Wayport managed services. They hired Wayport to build out their FreedomLink locations instead of creating a new division with no experience in house. Wayport's Wi-Fi World and McDonald's. They're the first telco to sign up to resell Wayport's McDonald's network, which will ultimately be several thousand stores over the next couple of years. Wayport/McDonald's supplier. They're also providing DSL and other connectivity to many of the McDonald's that Wayport is disconnected, which is part revenue, part branding for them as part of the Wi-Fi World co-marketing model Wayport is pursuing. Airports, airports, airports. They have roaming agreements now for their FreedomLink users onto Concourse, Wise, Wayport, and (reportedly) Sprint PCS's airport locations. There are only a handful of major airports not represented by those networks: SFO and Boston Logan are the two that come to mind. Pushing Wi-Fi into homes. SBC is selling 3,000 Wi-Fi routers a day to their home DSL users. This will drive adoption by their users of Wi-Fi. People without Wi-Fi will buy adapters or new systems because of the ease of sharing. Pushing hotspots subscriptions to their DSL subscribers. It's a coming, and it's going to be good--SBC keeps saying in its press releases that they will offer FreedomLink at a substantial discount to their DSL subscribers. $10 per month for unlimited use? $8? $15? Who knows. But it's an audience they've already got and they can offer them nationwide service with several thousand locations...

Hotspot Camera

Hotspot Camera 01/05/2005 06:47 PM
Did Kodak just build 802.1X into a camera? Kodak will release a camera in June that can upload photos via T-Mobile hotspots. The software to enable this uploading isn't due until fall, for some reason. The new Easyshare-One sounds like a combination of Apple iPod Photo, PDA functionality (for wireless and previewing), and digital camera. It comes with a trial for using T-Mobile's service. I'm guessing that this camera's fall software release will leverage the 802.1X authentication that T-Mobile has added to its North American venues. 802.1X is both simple and hard. If Kodak preloads unique accounts, or allows people to set this up through PC or camera back software, there's very little complexity. The 802.1X supplicant in the camera can manage the connection. The camera will retail for $600 plus $100 for the optional Wi-Fi card. Terms of the free trial service and monthly pricing are yet to be determined. It's a direct shot across the bow at cellular operators who are offering poor upload speeds on their high-speed network. Given that T-Mobile has articulated a long delay in their 3G rollout plans and don't want to clog their GPRS networks, this seems like a perfect symbiosis for Kodak and T-Mobile....

Hotspot Helper

Hotspot Helper 01/16/2004 11:01 AM
MediaTracker is offering a low-cost way for venues to manage their hotspots: The management software, ControlAP, costs $149 and can support several platforms and both external APs plugged into a computer or an internal wireless card. Because the software is Java based, it can be run from a handheld with a wireless card. "It's a do-it-yourself mechanism to control hotspots," said Dario Laverde, MediaTracker's founder. "The initial target is cafes and small store fronts." The software enables a captive portal Web page where end users can sign in or see a welcome page if the hot spot is free. For now, a cafe may decide to offer 30 minutes of free use, then require customers to approach the counter where they pay the barista for additional use. A cafe could also ask customers to buy another coffee in exchange for additional use rather than set a price based on time, Laverde suggested. An employee authorizes additional use from a computer behind the counter where the ControlAP software can be integrated with existing point-of-sale software. The next version of ControlAP will support credit card billing. The software logs traffic and allows a cafe to block URLs or users by MAC address. It can be used to manage wired connections, too, so a cafe that may have some wired computers available for customers can manage those together with users of the Wi-Fi network from the same tool. Laverde says that thousands of people have downloaded the free version of the software, which is meant to serve as a trial version because it limits simultaneous users to five and offers stripped-down features. The full version of the software was just introduced this week. MediaTracker isn't alone in the market chasing independent cafes that don't want to partner with any of the larger hotspot operators, but it does offer some unique differences from its competitors. Surf and Sip, for example, offers a hosted hotspot management solution that either costs $50 per month if the hotspot is free for users, or 25 percent of profits for a paid location. Sputnik offers a robust solution for managing hotspots but is designed for the small to medium-sized hotspot operator that has multiple locations. AirPath Wireless also offers a hotspot management solution but seems to be targeting larger hot spot operators--Sprint uses AirPath's solution. NoCatAuth is also an option but appropriate mostly for technical folks....

New UK Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder

New UK Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder 01/09/2004 09:52 PM
Firstly, i would like to say "Happy New Year".

Anyway, this posting is because i have made a new UK Hotspot finder site that finds the nearest Wi-Fi Hotspots (Commercial and Free) to your postcode.

At the moment, Wi-Fish.com (the name of the site) is UK-Only because of the search algorhythm...

How to Become a Hotspot Guide

How to Become a Hotspot Guide 04/23/2004 08:23 PM
Looking to become a hotspot? Jiwire has published an in-depth guide: There's no question we get more frequently at Wi-Fi Networking News than from individual venues or small chains of locations that want to install Wi-Fi service but don't know quite how to start or how to evaluate offerings. This Jiwire piece offers very specific advice and direction on making primary decisions--free or fee? on your own or in a network? turnkey or solutions provider?--and then who to turn to....

Psst, need a Hotspot locator?

Psst, need a Hotspot locator? 07/19/2004 04:40 PM

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Need to be able to locate Wi-Fi Hotspots in a hurry, perhaps JiWire’s Portable Hotspot Locator is just the tool that you need. The Portable Hotspot Locator enables you to search for and find Hotspots quickly thanks to the ability to search by State, city and even Location Type….

free hotspot lambeth rd se1

free hotspot lambeth rd se1 02/10/2004 03:00 AM
as said before by others, bought 11g network card, plugged it in, free access. around junction of kennington rd & lambeth rd, lambeth se1

Hotspot Users Survey

Hotspot Users Survey 06/24/2005 10:01 PM
A group at the University of Virginia wants some answers from hotspot users: They're compiling a study in which they're recruiting folks who regularly use hotspots to fill out a very brief questionnaire....

Charter, Cisco Hotspot

Charter, Cisco Hotspot 06/09/2004 05:35 PM
Unstrung.com Jun 9 2004 9:42PM GMT

Second Wi-Fi Advertising Hotspot Network

Second Wi-Fi Advertising Hotspot Network 05/02/2004 03:37 PM
FreeFi will overlay advertising on Wi-Fi free hotspots; The press release claims FreeFi is the first Wi-Fi ad network, but it's only narrowly the case: DotSpot launched in March and both builds out hotspots and then sells advertising on them. The FreeFi site makes it clear that FreeFi is a software gateway overlay. The FreeFi system uses a Web-based advertising bar that apparently a user must agree to open in order to gain access. It says it doesn't rely on spyware, popups, or other annoying tools. (The FreeFi logo cleverly incorporates the open Wi-Fi hotspot warchalking symbol.)...

Hotspot Problems Universal

Hotspot Problems Universal 01/19/2004 01:59 PM
A Malaysian user of the state-run operator's Wi-Fi service has trouble getting on: Then he gets no help from customer service. It seems that getting technical help when trying to connect to a hotspot is problematic anywhere you go. Ultimately, the writer finds more luck using free hotspots....

City to become wireless hotspot

City to become wireless hotspot 05/19/2004 06:13 AM
Anyone in the centre of Cardiff will be able to surf the web or pick up e-mails on their laptop under a new broadband scheme.

Coming Soon to a Wireless Hotspot Near
You: Ads

Coming Soon to a Wireless Hotspot Near
You: Ads 05/03/2004 12:26 PM

MCI's Hotspot Network

MCI's Hotspot Network 03/23/2005 12:40 PM
The attention that MCI has gotten from its expanded hotspot network is bewildering to me: I cover the industry obsessively, and so I know that MCI is just reselling locations available from Boingo and Wayport. Still, there have been piles of articles trying to articulate how MCI's hotspot plan fits into their rest of their operations. There's a strategic goal there, of course, but the articles--not the one linked to, however--often confuse the private-label reseller relationship that Boingo has with MCI (and with Earthlink, Fiberlink, and other companies without -link in their names) and Wayport with, well, everyone, with MCI building out a hotspot network a la SBC or T-Mobile. Although the IDG story linked to says that the service costs $40 per month for unlimited Wi-Fi/broadband when added to a dial-up and VPN account, it's unclear exactly how that works as MCI's Remote Broadband Access FAQ states that wireless charges are in addition to dial-up charges. Just another way in which it's hard to figure out what, precisely, something costs....

Oregon Gets Biggest Hotspot

Oregon Gets Biggest Hotspot 02/10/2004 02:40 AM
It's always worrisome to qualify networks as the "biggest" but in this case I'd bet that eastern Oregon really does have the biggest hotspot in the country: Yesterday, Boardman and Hermiston, Ore. turned on a 600-square-mile hotspot. The network came about through a public/private initiative and was built by EZ Wireless. The network will be used by the Morrow County Emergency Management and Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program, the police force, and citizens. Initially, it will cover 600 square miles which includes four counties and seven cities, some in Washington. The second phase, which should be complete this summer, will add another seven cities. The press release isn't online and any news organizations in the area either don't post the stories online or require subscriptions from visitors wanting to read the stories online....

North Pole Gets Wi-Fi Hotspot

North Pole Gets Wi-Fi Hotspot 04/15/2005 08:43 PM

New UK Wi-Fi Hotspot Finding Site

New UK Wi-Fi Hotspot Finding Site 01/03/2004 08:47 PM
Firstly, i would like to say "Happy New Year".

Anyway, this posting is because i have made a new UK Hotspot finder site that finds the nearest Wi-Fi Hotspots (Commercial and Free) to your postcode.

At the moment, Wi-Fish.com (the name of the site) is UK-Only because of the search algorhythm...

Which Hotspot Networks Still Stand?

Which Hotspot Networks Still Stand? 05/19/2004 01:26 PM
With the slow rundown of Cometa's clock starting today, which companies remain standing?: I do have a little ego, and my article in Feb. 2001 in The New York Times was the first comprehensive piece written in a major publication about the nascent Wi-Fi hotspot industry. Several companies were striving to raise funds into the mouth of the dotcom collapse, which claimed bloated business plans or too early attempts to capitalize on a technology that only a small number of laptop users had access to. While researching the story in Dec. 2000, I spoke to the chief marketing officer of the Aerzone division of Softnet. Three days after I spoke to him, Softnet pulled the plug because they couldn't raise the funds to perform the build out that they'd contracted with airlines and airports to handle. The firms I interviewed for the article were Wayport, Surf and Sip, Global Digital Media, AirWave, SkyLink (not quoted), and MobileStar. Let's start in reverse order. What's clear from examining each of these firms is that execution and timing mattered as much in 2001 as they do today: controlling costs and building out a robust network in the right place can only go so far: users who pay are still required. MobileStar: While initially well funded, MobileStar had extremely high run rates. I's technical standards were top notch, but expensive, and expenses ran far ahead of any potential revenue. They went bankrupt late in 2001 and had their assets purchased by T-Mobile HotSpot. The company reportedly went through as much as $90 million in investment income while producing no more than a couple million in revenue. T-Mobile has continued to use its brand name and high-level partnerships to run what is generally considered to be an excellent network that's overprice for day use, but not far out of scale on their unlimited monthly plans with one-year commitment. Sky.Link Internet Plus: A promising Canadian firm with hotel and airports service, the company disappeared abruptly a few months after my article came out. It resurfaced briefly with fewer locations before taking a final plunge. Its history and disappearance are a mystery. AirWave: AirWave was a small San Francisco Bay Area set of hotspots in restaurants and coffeeshops that decided that the software they'd written to manage access points was a better product than the hotspot business. In 2002, they exited hotspots, spinning off their locations to...

Put a Hotspot Search on Your Page

Put a Hotspot Search on Your Page 11/04/2003 12:52 AM
Like what you see at left? You can have it, too: The JIWIRE hotspot locator can be added in one of two dimensions to your page by following the link....

Another Small Pa. Town Marks First
Hotspot

Another Small Pa. Town Marks First
Hotspot 02/10/2004 02:40 AM
A restaurant in Bradford, Pa. believes it's the first in the area to offer a hotspot: Customers, who include executives from Zippo and KOA, can use the network for free. The restaurant owners decided to offer the network when it ordered a high speed access line to speed up credit card payments. They hope the network will encourage more business people to visit. Earlier this week we wrote about a KFC in another small Pennsylvania town that was the first in its area to offer Wi-Fi. It appears that Wi-Fi continues to spread even to the small towns....

Stupid hotspot connection processes

Stupid hotspot connection processes 02/10/2004 02:47 AM
I tried to check my email during a stopover in Frankfurt from the Luftansa lounge.  Good news -- they have a Vodaphone WiFi hotspot.  But there's one problem.  Signing up to connect to the Hotspot requires that you receive a password on your mobile phone via SMS.  My Sprint PCS phone doesn't work in Europe.  Adding insult to injury, none of the landline phones here in the lounge allow outgoing toll-free calls.  So I can't even reach the Vodaphone help line to see if there's another way to log in.

I can understand the convenience of SMS, but why should connecting your laptop to a WiFi hotspot need to involve a text message to your mobile phone?  Doing the security over the Net via SSL seems perfectly acceptable, as it is for virtually all online purchases.  It's as though a catalog retailer told me to go respond to an email in order to accept my credit card over the phone.

Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait until I get to Helsinki to connect (and to upload this post!).

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