MCI's Hotspot Network
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Second Wi-Fi Advertising Hotspot Network
Second Wi-Fi Advertising Hotspot Network
05/02/2004 03:37 PMFreeFi 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.)...
Cometa WiFi Hotspot Network To Shut Down
Cometa WiFi Hotspot Network To Shut Down
05/19/2004 07:27 PMOrange France Expands Hotspot Network
(at Absurd Prices)
Orange France Expands Hotspot Network
(at Absurd Prices)
06/30/2004 12:35 PMOrange France will have 4,500 hotspots by the end of 2004, but still
charges excessive fees: The company has 3,000 locations already, and
is continuing to expand its network. While paying 17 centimes a
minute, 10 euros an hour, or 30 euros a day isn't out of line with
most other European Wi-Fi operator fees, it's not a sustainable price
to drive adoption and use....
MCI's Capellas looks to all-IP future
MCI's Capellas looks to all-IP future
05/11/2004 04:36 PMLAS VEGAS - MCI Inc.'s Web conferencing offering with Microsoft Corp.
introduced Tuesday is just the beginning of a move to let users make
PCs into phones, MCI President and Chief Executive Officer Michael
Capellas said in a keynote address Tuesday at the Networld+Interop
conference in Las Vegas.
MCI's saga continues
MCI's saga continues
04/01/2005 12:12 PMBlog: The saga continues. In response to Qwest's latest offer to buy
MCI, MCI's board of directors has agreed to re-open talks with...
N+I: MCI's Capellas looks toward all-IP
future
N+I: MCI's Capellas looks toward all-IP
future
05/12/2004 05:15 PMCustomers are looking beyond price to services when shopping for a
carrier, and they prefer an integrated service instead of piecing
together a set of components, MCI's President and CEO Michael Capellas
told the Networld+Interop conference.
Verizon wins MCI's heart
Verizon wins MCI's heart
03/29/2005 11:23 AMBlog: And the final rose goes to….Verizon Communications. After a
month of offers and counter offers from Qwest Communications,...
Update: MCI's Capellas looks to all-IP
future
Update: MCI's Capellas looks to all-IP
future
05/12/2004 08:28 AMLAS VEGAS -- MCI Inc.'s Web conferencing offering with Microsoft Corp.
introduced Tuesday is just the beginning of a move to let users make
PCs into phones, MCI President and Chief Executive Officer Michael
Capellas said in a keynote address Tuesday at the Networld+Interop
conference in Las Vegas.
Judge approves MCI's Chapter 11
bankruptcy
Judge approves MCI's Chapter 11
bankruptcy
11/01/2003 03:02 AMUSA Today Nov 1 2003 2:31AM ET
Q&A: MCI's Wayne Huyard on the company's
rebuilding strategy
Q&A: MCI's Wayne Huyard on the company's
rebuilding strategy
04/20/2004 04:51 PMWith MCI Inc. now out of bankruptcy, Wayne Huyard, its president of
U.S. sales and service, sees a lot of opportunity for rebuilding the
company and attracting new customers.
No Word From MCI's Directors on Takeover
Offer From Qwest
No Word From MCI's Directors on Takeover
Offer From Qwest
04/05/2005 11:47 PMMCI's board was quiet Tuesday night on whether it would favor a
sweetened takeover bid from Qwest Communications.
Senator questions MCI's status as
government contractor
Senator questions MCI's status as
government contractor
01/08/2004 07:07 PMSen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a frequent MCI critic, questioned
whether the company should have been reinstated for government
contract work.
Microsoft and MCI's MarcoPolo Education
Foundation Join Forces
Microsoft and MCI's MarcoPolo Education
Foundation Join Forces
05/04/2004 03:16 PMMicrosoft Corp. and MCI's MarcoPolo Education Foundation today
announced they have entered into a unique agreement under which
Microsoft will integrate content from the MCI Foundation's MarcoPolo
education program into Microsoft's Innovative Teachers program.
Microsoft also will provide grant funding to MCI's MarcoPolo Education
Foundation to accelerate the development of additional student
interactive resources by the MarcoPolo content partners.
How to Become a Hotspot Guide
How to Become a Hotspot Guide
04/23/2004 08:23 PMLooking 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....
SBC is Hotspot Hero?
SBC is Hotspot Hero?
07/26/2004 12:37 PMThey'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...
A Hotspot on Every Corner
A Hotspot on Every Corner
07/29/2004 08:25 PMDetails 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]...
Hotspot Helper
Hotspot Helper
01/16/2004 11:01 AMMediaTracker 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....
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....
New UK Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder
New UK Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder
01/09/2004 09:52 PMFirstly, 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...
Psst, need a Hotspot locator?
Psst, need a Hotspot locator?
07/19/2004 04:40 PMDirect and Related Links for 'Psst, need a
Hotspot locator?'
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….
Hotspot Problems Universal
Hotspot Problems Universal
01/19/2004 01:59 PMA 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....
Put a Hotspot Search on Your Page
Put a Hotspot Search on Your Page
11/04/2003 12:52 AMLike 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....
New UK Wi-Fi Hotspot Finding Site
New UK Wi-Fi Hotspot Finding Site
01/03/2004 08:47 PMFirstly, 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...
Charter, Cisco Hotspot
Charter, Cisco Hotspot
06/09/2004 05:35 PMUnstrung.com Jun 9 2004 9:42PM GMT
Which Hotspot Networks Still Stand?
Which Hotspot Networks Still Stand?
05/19/2004 01:26 PMWith 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...
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....
City to become wireless hotspot
City to become wireless hotspot
05/19/2004 06:13 AMAnyone 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.
North Pole Gets Wi-Fi Hotspot
North Pole Gets Wi-Fi Hotspot
04/15/2005 08:43 PMOregon Gets Biggest Hotspot
Oregon Gets Biggest Hotspot
02/10/2004 02:40 AMIt'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....
free hotspot lambeth rd se1
free hotspot lambeth rd se1
02/10/2004 03:00 AMas said before by others, bought 11g network card, plugged it in, free
access. around junction of kennington rd & lambeth rd, lambeth se1
Coming Soon to a Wireless Hotspot Near
You: Ads
Coming Soon to a Wireless Hotspot Near
You: Ads
05/03/2004 12:26 PMT-mobile WiFi Hotspot
T-mobile WiFi Hotspot
04/09/2004 04:00 PMI arrived here at Honolulu International a little earlier than I
wanted to this morning as my wife had to...
Stupid hotspot connection processes
Stupid hotspot connection processes
02/10/2004 02:47 AMI 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!).
Telus snaps up hotspot provider
Telus snaps up hotspot provider
08/03/2004 02:14 PMBusiness in Vancouver Aug 3 2004 6:39PM GMT
Wayport wins McDonald's hotspot gig
Wayport wins McDonald's hotspot gig
04/22/2004 06:33 AMWLAN, burger and fries
ISN WiFi Hotspot on Kent Street
ISN WiFi Hotspot on Kent Street
12/29/2003 11:54 PM"Island Services Network has turned on an open Wifi hotspot in their
third-floor offices above the old Home Hardware location on Kent
Street between Queen and University, next door to Tim Hortons. You
can see evidence of this if you sit near the front of Timothy's down
the street -- SSID ISN1 will..." (65 words - posted by peter) 1 reply
Nomadix patents Wi-Fi hotspot log-in
tech
Nomadix patents Wi-Fi hotspot log-in
tech
01/27/2004 08:59 AMThe Register Jan 27 2004 12:34PM GMT
India Wi-Fi Hotspot Market Blooming
India Wi-Fi Hotspot Market Blooming
04/03/2005 11:52 PM The number of hotspots in India is expected to grow tenfold with
3,000 active by December: for a country with many times the U.S. and
with a vast technically trained population--and extremes of poverty as
well--hotspot growth is a given. The government only recently
legalized the use of 2.4 GHz and 5.1 GHz devices for this purpose.
Dishnet announced a 6,000-hot spot network this week with 2,000
planned to be active by December; Microsense has 200 now with 1,000
expected by December; other networks have hundreds of locations
targeted, too. Prices have plummeted as growth has expanded--but
probably not fallen "100 percent" as the article indicates....
Another Small Pa. Town Marks First
Hotspot
Another Small Pa. Town Marks First
Hotspot
02/10/2004 02:40 AMA 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....
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