Wayport Hits 6,300 Locations

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Wayport Raises $20M

Wayport Raises $20M 08/03/2004 12:47 PM
Wayport reports raising an additional $20 million in private placement: We try to avoid reporting on routine financial events such as funding rounds unless the company has critical importance to the industry or its financial well-being is in question. Wayport told me about a year ago that they were seeking additional funds in a round that would allow them to expand their sales force, among other purposes. That round just closed at $20 million. I'm not surprised that Wayport was able to raise these funds given their Wi-Fi World retail model of charging announced several weeks ago, which provides them a sustainable model from Day One for unwiring McDonald's locations, for which they have the exclusive franchise contract. Wayport was also selected as the managed services provider for SBC's FreedomLink to build out the several thousand UPS Store locations. In the wake of May's announced Cometa Networks shutdown due to lack of funds, it's useful to know that Wayport has these additional funds in hand. Wayport disclosed its revenue predictions in May when they announced their Wi-Fi World pricing model for partners....

Wyndham Re-Ups with Wayport

Wyndham Re-Ups with Wayport 06/21/2004 01:50 PM
Wyndham has long been the mainstay of Wayport's hotel market, and they've re-upped: The new contract will last three years, and comes at a time that Wayport is exploring new business models for providing flat-rate reseller access to their retail partners--hotels and other venues could follow, but not for months. Wyndham has both wired and Wi-Fi service, mostly in-room wired broadband and Wi-Fi in public spaces, and provides free Internet access at its 85 properties to members of its By Request affinity club. Membership in the club is free, but must be completed before checking in....

Wayport Metrics

Wayport Metrics 05/25/2004 04:20 PM
During Wayport's briefing yesterday, they shared key metrics about the company: It's rare to see this much data from any hotspot provider, which goes to show the confidence Wayport has in its current and future businesses. The old saying is, never write your competitor's business plan for them. Wayport fears no such animal, it's clear, especially with its Wi-Fi World partnership model ahead of it. In terms of core connections or 24-hour sessions, Wayport shows 124,000 in the first quarter of 2001, rising to 301,000 in first quarter of 2003, and 645,000 in the first quarter of this year. They estimate 714,000 connections for this current quarter, and over a million for third quarter. These connections include all direct and third-party pay-as-you-go and subscriber uses. Wayport also provided its raw revenue figures for the last three year. The company started with $1.5 million received in 2002's first quarter, rising consistently and steadily to $6.1 million in the first quarter of 2004. They estimate $6.7 million for second quarter, $8.7 million for third quarter, and over $10 million in the final quarter of 2004. The company's CEO expected to produce about $1.5 to $2 million per week within 12 months for an annual runrate of $75 to $100 million. Under Wi-Fi World, subscriber connections ostensibly won't be counted because Wayport will receive fixed fees per venue regardless of connections. However, Wayport will still collect walk-up fees for two-hour sessions ($2.95 for two hours) which they will share with the retail venue....

Wayport Progress Report

Wayport Progress Report 01/09/2004 09:52 PM
Wayport has built Wi-Fi networks in over 800 locations, including 35,000 hotel rooms: The company has an additional 20,000 hotel rooms sold, soon to be built. In the last six months of 2003, Wayport logged a 113 percent increase in customer connections--defined as sessions of unlimited use in one location--over the same time frame a year earlier. Wayport's revenues for the fourth quarter 2003 grew 87 percent over the same quarter in 2002....

McDonald's Chooses Wayport for New Wi-Fi
(AP)

McDonald's Chooses Wayport for New Wi-Fi
(AP) 04/13/2004 12:40 AM
AP - McDonald's Corp. has chosen Wayport Inc. to provide wireless Internet service in dining rooms and drive-through windows at several thousand of its U.S. restaurants.

McDonald's Chooses Wayport for New Wi-Fi

McDonald's Chooses Wayport for New Wi-Fi 04/13/2004 03:05 AM
AP via Newsday Apr 13 2004 7:09AM GMT

Linux Powers Wayport

Linux Powers Wayport 02/18/2004 05:18 PM
Newly liberated ex-Wayport, ex-Musenki, ex-Vivato engineer Jim Thompson outs Wayport's hardware secret: Jim notes in his new blog that Wayport's success is definitely partly dependent on its choice long-ago of 802.11b (radical at the time) and Linux. Jim imagines having to fly out and remotely fix thousands of Windows-based authentication and billing modules when Windows viruses and worms hit -- not a problem for Wayport because of their non-MS infrastructure. Jim was CTO at Wayport for several years, and his work at Musenki led to the bridging box that Vivato sells now....

Wayport to be Replaced at SeaTac

Wayport to be Replaced at SeaTac 02/10/2004 02:40 AM
The new Wi-Fi network that AT&T Wireless is building at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will replace the existing network which is owned and operated by Wayport: Wayport appeared unaware of the new network or the impending cancellation of its relationship with the airport. The airport will own the network that AT&T Wireless is building and AT&T Wireless isn't charging the airport for the equipment or installation. The Wi-Fi network comes for free as part of AT&T Wireless's contract to install cellular equipment that will improve cell coverage inside the airport. Airport officials have not decided who will operate the new Wi-Fi network but they are clear about the future of Wayport's network. "Wayport will depart," said Bob Parker, a SeaTac spokesman. Wayport has operated the network at SeaTac for over four years. Its contract ended last year and since then it has been on a month-to-month contract with the airport. "Wayport owns those hotspots. We imagine they will come in and remove them," said John Faulkner, aviation business manager for SeaTac. He hopes that the Wayport network can be shut down at a time that will correspond with the completion of the new network to avoid a breech of service. The new network should be finished by early 2005, though an AT&T Wireless spokesman said he expects it to be completed before then. Wayport seemed unaware of the changes taking place at SeaTac. "We know they're talking to AT&T. We haven't heard anything official," said Dan Lowden, vice president of marketing for Wayport. "We look to continue to work with SeaTac in the way we are." Wayport could be in the running to operate the new network, though it's more likely that if Wayport is involved in the future network it would be through roaming deals with the company that ultimately will operate the network, Faulkner said. As part of the request for proposals to build the cellular and Wi-Fi networks, the airport gave participants the option of bidding on the Wi-Fi operations business as well. AT&T Wireless was one of the bidders that expressed interest in operating the network but the airport has not yet decided who will operate the network. "We want to do the business planning to figure out how to parcel out the network and structure the revenue model," Faulkner said. SeaTac wasn't unhappy with the service from Wayport but the decision to build a cellular network...

Radio Free Wayport

Radio Free Wayport 03/14/2005 05:47 PM
Wayport streams music in Austin's airport: The streaming audio service is available to Wayport users at the Austin-Bergstrom airport through a relationship with the Texas Music Group, which features many local artists. The music service is free once you're connected to Wayport's network in the airport. The timing is perfect just before SXSW, which I'll be attending the interactive portion of....

Wayport Plans to Serve McDonald's With
Wi-Fi

Wayport Plans to Serve McDonald's With
Wi-Fi 04/13/2004 01:58 AM
New York Times Apr 13 2004 5:55AM GMT

Wayport wins McDonald's hotspot gig

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

McDonald’s selects Wayport to serve up
Wi-Fi

McDonald’s selects Wayport to serve up
Wi-Fi 04/13/2004 04:52 PM
McDonald’s tapped Wayport to serve as its nationwide Wi-Fi service provider in a four-year contract covering its 13,000 U.S. outlets.

Free Times for Wayport Users

Free Times for Wayport Users 12/11/2003 04:47 PM
Wayport subscribers get full downloads of the electronic edition of The New York Times: This partnership with NewsStand provides Wayporters with the all-in-one edition, which is essentially the print version as an electronic document. Folks who subscribe to the electronic Times get a $25 Wayport prepaid card, which is probably three sessions....

Wayport fries competition for McDonald's
bid

Wayport fries competition for McDonald's
bid 04/13/2004 10:10 AM
The Wi-Fi company will be the sole provider of wireless Internet access at McDonald's restaurants in the U.S.

WAYPORT POWERS McDONALD'S U.S. WI-FI
SERVICES

WAYPORT POWERS McDONALD'S U.S. WI-FI
SERVICES 04/19/2004 10:59 AM
Wi-Fi Technology Forum Apr 19 2004 3:44PM GMT

McDonald's Taps Wayport for Wi-Fi
(NewsFactor)

McDonald's Taps Wayport for Wi-Fi
(NewsFactor) 04/13/2004 03:45 PM
NewsFactor - McDonald's (NYSE: MCD) has chosen Wayport as its preferred provider of high-speed wireless technology, now being rolled out in its fast-food restaurants across the country.

Wayport Bags Golden Arches

Wayport Bags Golden Arches 04/13/2004 11:20 AM
Wayport will unwire 13,000 McDonald's: Wayport, one of the very earliest and longest-lasting Wi-Fi hotspot operators, has reportedly become the sole contractor to provide Wi-Fi service in 13,000 McDonald's. The company's CEO is quoted saying that they would add service in up to 3,000 stores this year. Wayport recently snagged The UPS Store contract as well, which involves thousands of stores in the U.S. The service will cost $2.95 for two hours, a substantial discount over most similar pay-as-you-go plans in the U.S. and Europe, significantly below the closest comparable large domestic network, T-Mobile HotSpot, which charges $6 per hour (one-hour minimum) or $10 per day. Cometa Networks and a Toshiba division were also in trials with McDonald's. Cometa recently lost its largest reseller partner, AT&T Wireless, for reasons that weren't disclosed, even as it signed up Barnes & Nobles's several hundred U.S. locations. Toshiba's product always seemed to be a strange play for a company with little Wi-Fi strategy; more of a turnkey-hotspot product than a network plan. None of the articles on the McDonald's deal mention the impact on McDonald's own operations. Back in July 2003, a McDonald's executive mentioned how important the full gestalt of Wi-Fi might be the company: providing them with the ability to have wireless point-of-sale components, offer reduced-price access to staff (thus reducing employee turnover), and letting district managers and contractors have inexpensive access....

McDonald's selects Wayport to serve up
Wi-Fi

McDonald's selects Wayport to serve up
Wi-Fi 04/13/2004 12:50 PM
Wayport Inc. said McDonald's Corp. has selected the company as its exclusive nationwide public access Wi-Fi provider, which could lead to deployment of the world's largest Wi-Fi network. Dan Lowden, vice president of marketing at Austin-based Wayport, said his company expects to install Wi-Fi service in about 3,000 McDonald's restaurants this year and eventually plans to extend the service to "as many as possible" of the 13,000 McDonald's outlets in the U.S. during the course of the four-year contract.

Movie Locations

Movie Locations 03/20/2003 03:19 PM
Hey! This Is Where They Filmed That Scene Where... It's childish, I know, but I always get a buzz when I come across a place I've seen in a movie. Just as it never feels right when the city I live in turns up in one. Famous Locations is an unpretentious, modestly designed little website which is full of such thrills. For example, I've often stayed at the Algonquin Hotel in Manhattan - who would have thought it was where Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger hammed it up shamelessly in 9 1/2 Weeks? [More inside.Via LinkFilter.]

MOM FAQ: Agent Log Locations

MOM FAQ: Agent Log Locations 05/24/2004 06:45 PM

New feed locations

New feed locations 01/28/2004 07:42 PM
Important: Most of the feeds on this site has moved to the /files/ subdirectory. If your aggregator is well-behaved, it...

Wayport adds free NY Times downloads

Wayport adds free NY Times downloads 12/11/2003 03:42 PM

McDonald's chooses Wayport for new Wi-Fi
restaurant service

McDonald's chooses Wayport for new Wi-Fi
restaurant service 04/13/2004 07:25 AM
Boston Globe Apr 13 2004 11:29AM GMT

Wayport, McDonald's cook up hot-spot
deal

Wayport, McDonald's cook up hot-spot
deal 05/24/2004 11:22 PM

McDonald's taps Wayport to add thousands
of Wi-Fi spots

McDonald's taps Wayport to add thousands
of Wi-Fi spots 04/13/2004 01:58 PM
USA Today Apr 13 2004 6:28PM GMT

Wayport, McDonald's serve hot-spot deal

Wayport, McDonald's serve hot-spot deal 05/25/2004 10:18 AM
ZDNet May 25 2004 2:16PM GMT

Users Who Share Locations

Users Who Share Locations 05/18/2004 06:11 AM
Dion Almaer: The "User Threads" view shows the various threads that a community member has participated on. We have added some more information below the threads, which shows a list of other community members who have posted from the same location as this user. FYI: I capture the same information (you can see it by hovering over a name in  a name in the comment thread), the real innovation here is exposing the information in a user friendly manner.

Undisclosed locations, with flowers and
TV

Undisclosed locations, with flowers and
TV 05/05/2004 03:37 PM

Location X 2.0 available with
customizable locations

Location X 2.0 available with
customizable locations 10/31/2003 10:35 AM
Location X, an application that brings the location manager functionality of Mac OS 9 to Mac OS X, has been updated to version 2.0...

SERP Locations #10 versus #11

SERP Locations #10 versus #11 01/06/2005 05:12 PM
Some belive strongly that bot roi and click through ranks increase for #11.

Southeastern WiFi Locations

Southeastern WiFi Locations 10/29/2003 12:10 AM
Howdy, I'm going to be traveling nearly cross country from San Jose, CA to Nashville, TN and most cities east of Amarillo dont' seem to appear in any site I go to to find wireless points.. Anybody been through any of these cities and can recommend any free spots along the way... Mostly looking for coffee shops. Places:

1. Franklin, TN
2. Decatur, AL
3. Huntsville, AL
4. Birmingham, AL
5. Tuscaloosa, AL
6. Meridian, MS
7. Laurel, MS
8. Hattiesburg, MS (know of 1)
9. Sidell, LA
10. Baton Rouge, LA (know of 1)
11. Lafayette, LA
12. Sulphur/Lake Charles, LA
13. Beaumont, tx
14. east of HOuston, tx
15. Huntsville, tx
16. Wichita Falls, tx
17. Amarillo, tx

I'll post spots I find if there is any general interest by keeping netstumbler on during my travels and if I submit a file, and netstumbler being albe to read it correctly... thanks for any tips Dave (NAPIFORM)

Reading Slashdot From Strange Locations

Reading Slashdot From Strange Locations 07/26/2004 02:17 PM

TechBirmingham Ecycling Day - Collection
Locations Set

TechBirmingham Ecycling Day - Collection
Locations Set 04/13/2005 02:04 AM
15 Convenient Locations Selected near where Birmingham’s residents live and work. Citizens are asked to donate unused computers, cell phones, and other electronics on Earth Day 2005. [PRWEB Apr 13, 2005]

File downloads in Opera at known
locations

File downloads in Opera at known
locations 07/29/2004 05:19 PM
Rohit Dube (Jul 28 2004)

Re: File downloads in Opera at known
locations

Re: File downloads in Opera at known
locations 07/30/2004 05:27 PM
Josh Tolley (Jul 30 2004)

AnythingWeather Provides Weather
Information From 10,000 US Locations

AnythingWeather Provides Weather
Information From 10,000 US Locations 07/30/2004 01:26 PM
This week AnythingWeather announced their revamped Web site at http://www.anythingweather.com . You may choose a state from their map on the front page or search by city, state, or zip...

Boingo Adds French Locations

Boingo Adds French Locations 02/17/2004 01:00 PM
Boingo signed a roaming deal with Visacom, a Wi-Fi operator in France: The deal adds 30 locations to Boingo's network, including hotels and airports....

FireTide Talks about Pilot Locations

FireTide Talks about Pilot Locations 12/02/2003 02:33 PM
FireTide starts talking about its pilot rollout of a mesh wired replacement, its shipping date, and the cost: In a briefing yesterday, FireTide said that it had successfully rolled out over a dozen pilot locations using its HotPoint mesh routing system, including an airport, a museum, and a park. FireTide's 802.11b system, which costs $799 (suggested retail price) per node, uses mesh networking algorithms to automatically create an optimum route wirelessly between nodes without customer intervention. Each node has two Ethernet ports, which can support wireless access points from any vendor, or any other Ethernet-enabled equipment. The company is based in Los Gatos, Calif., and Honolulu, and has worked with firms close to home. The Hotel Los Gatos already had Wi-Fi in its rooms, but not in public areas or meeting rooms. Company vice president Barbara Cardillo said that they were able to have the hotel's public areas up and running in an afternoon with six HotPoints. The Los Gatos Opera House wanted to extend itself to businesses for meetings, but they lacked interior connectivity. A few HotPoints later, linked to a business DSL in an office in the building, and the Opera House is now open for commerce. At the Kahalui Airport, where the FAA and USDA perform extensive testing to avoid planes carrying invasive species in and out of Hawaii, Cardillo said the airport faced a particular set of issues: lots of low buildings separated by tarmacs with no connectivity among them. The airport said it would cost $150,000 to connect the buildings with wire, and would shut down various runways during construction. An integrator came in and installed 11 HotPoints for about $20,000 to fully enable the airport's baggage claim, baggage handling, and offices; hardware cost about 25 percent of the total. FireTide is also working with a company that brings PET scans--a next-generation version of the MRI--in semi-trucks to hospitals around the country. The company found that getting data from the scanner into the hospital required annoying efforts each time because the same parking space wasn't always available, and the only option they'd pursued was stringing Ethernet cable. Now, with a few HotPoints, the semi is linked right into the hospital network. Because HotPoint is just an Ethernet replacement, the hospital and firm can overlay whatever security they need on the link layer. FireTide also announced its partnership and reseller program. The company will not sell...

New Apple Retail Stores Locations?

New Apple Retail Stores Locations? 12/05/2003 06:43 PM
Richard Bleicher consolidated this list of upcoming Apple Retail Store locations based on current Apple job listings: Aventura-Aventura, FL, USA ...
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