3G Wireless Billing Solution
Grok Headline matches for 3G Wireless Billing Solution
Portal Software Deployed by Sentech to
Provide Billing Solution for Africa's
First Broadband Wireless Internet
Portal Software Deployed by Sentech to
Provide Billing Solution for Africa's
First Broadband Wireless Internet
06/17/2004 10:06 AMECTA Portal Jun 17 2004 1:39PM GMT
Portal Software Deployed by Sentech to
Provide Billing Solution for Africas
First Broadband Wireless Internet
Portal Software Deployed by Sentech to
Provide Billing Solution for Africas
First Broadband Wireless Internet
06/09/2004 10:39 AMECTA Portal Jun 9 2004 2:58PM GMT
Avocent Introduces the World's First
Wireless Solution for KVM Switching and
Video Broadcasting: AutoView Wireless
controls sixteen servers from two
wireless consoles, nominated for Best of
Interop award at NetWorld+Interop 2004
Avocent Introduces the World's First
Wireless Solution for KVM Switching and
Video Broadcasting: AutoView Wireless
controls sixteen servers from two
wireless consoles, nominated for Best of
Interop award at NetWorld+Interop 2004
05/31/2004 02:13 PMAvocent Corporation (NASDAQ: AVCT) today announced the
AutoView Wireless, the world’s first wireless keyboard, video
and mouse (KVM) switching and video broadcasting solution. The
AutoView Wireless is a finalist in the Network Server and
Peripheral category in the Best of Interop Awards competition at
NetWorld+Interop. Award finalists were selected by CMP Media’s CRN,
Network Computing, VARBusiness and Network Magazine. [PRWEB May 10,
2004]
ION-MP Outdoor Wireless Network Solution
Provides Faster and More Reliable
Wireless Network for Dallas Fort Worth
Auto Dealership
ION-MP Outdoor Wireless Network Solution
Provides Faster and More Reliable
Wireless Network for Dallas Fort Worth
Auto Dealership
01/06/2005 04:31 AMION, Inc, a wireless network solutions provider, upgrades John Eagle
Dealership’s outdoor wireless network, improving throughput and
reliability and eliminating monthly equipment lease costs. [PRWEB Jan
6, 2005]
Wi-Fi/3G Wireless Networking Solution
Wi-Fi/3G Wireless Networking Solution
11/13/2003 05:19 AM3G Nov 13 2003 4:15AM ET
TurnKey Hotspot solution available from
UK Distributor Wireless CNP
TurnKey Hotspot solution available from
UK Distributor Wireless CNP
09/20/2004 02:48 AMWireless CNP is proud to announce its partnership with The Cloud.
Wireless CNP will be both partner and Distributor to The Cloud
delivering Wireless CNP’s extensive experience of wireless solutions
to Systems Integrators, Resellers and ISP’s. Initially, Wireless CNP
will distribute The Cloud’s ‘Hotspot in a Box’ public Internet access
solution, offering full survey, installation and configuration
services in addition to The Cloud’s solution. [PRWEB Sep 20, 2004]
Code Red Launches 802.11 Wireless
Solution for Industrial Environments
Code Red Launches 802.11 Wireless
Solution for Industrial Environments
12/17/2004 06:31 PMCode Red Systems launches Airblock Industrial, a software-only 802.11
wireless security solution for industrial environments such as retail
companies, logistics, manufacturers and warehouses. [PRWEB Nov 24,
2004]
JCB to Launch Wireless 'Mobile Offica'
Corporate Solution
JCB to Launch Wireless 'Mobile Offica'
Corporate Solution
06/18/2004 06:39 AMJCNN Jun 18 2004 10:17AM GMT
Website Launched For Wireless Data
Solution Provider
Website Launched For Wireless Data
Solution Provider
07/01/2004 02:10 AMSouthern Web Group relaunches Omega Technologies Web site [PRWEB Jul
1, 2004]
Atheros Introduces Single-Chip 802.11g
Wireless LAN Solution.
Atheros Introduces Single-Chip 802.11g
Wireless LAN Solution.
01/26/2004 10:58 PMAtheros Introduces
Single-Chip 802.11g Wireless LAN Solution.Telecel selects ACL’s unique Wireless
Instant Messaging solution
Telecel selects ACL’s unique Wireless
Instant Messaging solution
08/27/2004 02:04 PMACL to provide new communication channel to Telecel subscribers [PRWEB
Aug 25, 2004]
Vodafone Trialing Flarion Wireless
Broadband Solution In Tokyo
Vodafone Trialing Flarion Wireless
Broadband Solution In Tokyo
05/06/2004 02:28 PMFlarion has been getting a lot of attention for snagging Nextel as a
customer for their technology to
offer
high speed wireless broadband in North Carolina. Even though
Nextel says they're still looking at
other
technologies for wireless broadband, Flarion has to feel good
about the situation. Now, they're getting another, very high profile
test, as Vodafone (immediately after announcing their own
3G
service) say they'll be
testing
Flarion's technology in Tokyo. In case you haven't been following
this, Flarion's FLASH-OFDM technology allows for wireless broadband
that supposedly offers 1.5Mbps downstream rates - much faster than all
the 3G offerings that people keep talking about. Of course, 3G has
other purposes, as it's designed to be useful for both voice and data,
while Flarion's technology is just for data. Still, as the article
points out, we're getting closer to a day when there's really no
reason to distinguish between voice and data - and the fact that it's
wireless carriers who are testing Flarion suggests that they realize
this. Of course, the wireless broadband market is still quite young,
and while it's good to see trials of Flarion's technology, they are
still competing with technology from IP Wireless (who has a few
systems up and running themselves) and the huge ball of hype that is
WiMax - not to mention all the 3G rollouts (though, those should pale
in comparison on speed for the time being). For all the hype around
WiMax, it's these other technologies that are actually in place today.
No matter what, real wireless broadband is coming, and it looks like
the market will have a few different choices.
Vodafone New Zealand to Introduce
BlackBerry Wireless Solution to Mobile
Professionals
Vodafone New Zealand to Introduce
BlackBerry Wireless Solution to Mobile
Professionals
06/23/2004 06:20 AMStockhouse Canada Jun 23 2004 9:44AM GMT
Hong Kong CSL and RIM to Offer
BlackBerry Wireless Solution to Mobile
Professionals
Hong Kong CSL and RIM to Offer
BlackBerry Wireless Solution to Mobile
Professionals
02/11/2004 05:15 AMStockhouse Canada Feb 11 2004 9:15AM GMT
Highwall Technologies Announces Small
Business Solution for Rogue Wireless
Detection
Highwall Technologies Announces Small
Business Solution for Rogue Wireless
Detection
07/14/2004 03:23 AMLow Range Highwall Sentinel and SME Version of Management Console
Released to Provide Plug-n-Play Solution to Secure Small Office
Environments from Rogue Wireless Threats [PRWEB Jul 14, 2004]
Syria's No. 1 Mobile Operator Deploys
Actix' Wireless Performance Engineering
Solution
Syria's No. 1 Mobile Operator Deploys
Actix' Wireless Performance Engineering
Solution
09/07/2004 02:26 PMECTA Portal Sep 7 2004 5:05PM GMT
Compex WPE54G breaks platform boundaries
as universal wireless connectivity
solution
Compex WPE54G breaks platform boundaries
as universal wireless connectivity
solution
07/25/2004 02:28 AMCompex 802.11g Internet gateway, WPE54G, functions seamlessly with
both Mac and PC stations while in one of its many capable functions,
Wireless Ethernet Adapter mode [PRWEB Jul 25, 2004]
55 percent of large U.S. businesses will
deploy a wireless wide-area data
solution by mid-2006
55 percent of large U.S. businesses will
deploy a wireless wide-area data
solution by mid-2006
09/15/2004 03:57 AM [PRWEB Sep 15, 2004]
Vernier Networks Selected for Wireless
Network Security Solution by ST. Agnes
Medical Center
Vernier Networks Selected for Wireless
Network Security Solution by ST. Agnes
Medical Center
05/31/2004 01:51 PMOverall Cost of Deploying Secure Wireless Network Reduced with
Vernier’s ‘One-Click Configuration’ Access Management Solution [PRWEB
May 31, 2004]
Wireless Terrestrial "Last Mile" Mobile
802.22 UHF, Narrow Band, High Data Rate
Solution
Wireless Terrestrial "Last Mile" Mobile
802.22 UHF, Narrow Band, High Data Rate
Solution
12/17/2004 06:32 PMWiFi Wireless, Inc. (OTC: WFIW) announced today that they had
contracted with AValon RF, Inc. of El Cajon, CA, to design and produce
its first generation wireless terrestrial "last mile" mobile UHF,
narrow band, high data rate, 802.22 based solution for it's global
communication network. [PRWEB Dec 15, 2004]
Web Hosting News: Wireless Provider
Courtroom Connect Expands Solution
Delivery With NTT/VERIO Network and Hos
Web Hosting News: Wireless Provider
Courtroom Connect Expands Solution
Delivery With NTT/VERIO Network and Hos
05/24/2004 06:45 PMWeb Host Directory May 24 2004 11:39PM GMT
Industry's First Deployment of the
Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI)
Solution for Wireless 3G CDMA Clams
Industry's First Deployment of the
Mobile Display Digital Interface (MDDI)
Solution for Wireless 3G CDMA Clams
07/21/2004 09:36 AMPhysOrg.com Jul 21 2004 1:40PM GMT
Camelot Pilot Comtech's Wireless Display
Messaging Solution (A Joint Press
Release from Comtech, Sony Ericsson and
Orange)
Camelot Pilot Comtech's Wireless Display
Messaging Solution (A Joint Press
Release from Comtech, Sony Ericsson and
Orange)
02/01/2005 08:49 PMIn-store wireless display at the point of sale managed from a central
location. To improve lottery jackpot level awareness through reliable
communication. Drive incremental revenues, reduce retailer involvement
and the need to send out point of sale packs. [PRWEB Jan 30, 2005]
SMC Expands Enterprise Wireless Solution
Set to Extend Enterprise Networking
SMC Expands Enterprise Wireless Solution
Set to Extend Enterprise Networking
06/05/2005 11:19 PMNew EliteConnect™ 802.11b/g wireless accessories extend network reach
with the security, range, flexibility, interoperability and throughput
that Enterprise wireless applications demand [PRWEB May 25, 2005]
Avocent Introduces a Wireless VGA
Expansion Solution for Pioneer
Industrial Plasma Panels Eliminates
need for PC at each plasma for
efficient, cost effective digital
signage connectivity
Avocent Introduces a Wireless VGA
Expansion Solution for Pioneer
Industrial Plasma Panels Eliminates
need for PC at each plasma for
efficient, cost effective digital
signage connectivity
06/10/2004 03:08 AMAvocent Wireless, a division of Avocent Corporation (Nasdaq: AVCT)
today announced the world’s first wireless VGA plug-in module for
Pioneer Electronics’ PDP-504CMX and PDP-434CMX plasma panels. A
demonstration of the new Avocent technology can be seen in Pioneer’s
booth #1055 at the InfoComm show June 9-11 in Atlanta. [PRWEB Jun 10,
2004]
Centrafest group's globally known
Visiting Card Solution now available
with Document Managment Solution!!!
Centrafest group's globally known
Visiting Card Solution now available
with Document Managment Solution!!!
08/09/2004 02:05 AMThe ability to convert paper documents including your business cards
into digital forms are increasingly important for business of mobile
nature. Now you can scan your documents into your laptop to be sent
over internet or to be recognized and saved. [PRWEB Aug 9, 2004]
Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
Solution Budgeting and Procurement Made
Simple by Online/Offline Solution
Configurator by MTCCRM.com for Microsoft
CRM Software
Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
Solution Budgeting and Procurement Made
Simple by Online/Offline Solution
Configurator by MTCCRM.com for Microsoft
CRM Software
06/22/2005 02:53 AMManagement Technology Consulting LLC adds to its leading online
resource, e-store, and e-consultant site www.mtccrm.com, the Microsoft
CRM Center, a downloadable solution configuration system that for the
first time allows any business to quickly evaluate complete Microsoft
CRM solution configurations with budgets including full implementation
services. [PRWEB Jun 22, 2005]
who's doing google's billing?
who's doing google's billing?
05/05/2004 07:59 PMthey're going to outsource the money handling that accounts for 95% of
their revenue. sounds like a nice gig.
Will PHP 5 Live Up to Its Billing?
Will PHP 5 Live Up to Its Billing?
03/08/2004 11:22 PMPHP 5 promises Web developers a major improvement with an environment
that contains a revised object-oriented programming approach, better
XML support, and built-in SQL database capabilities.
Yes Voip Billing
Yes Voip Billing
12/27/2003 06:43 PMHow to get it?
Despite billing, Google IPO isn't for
just anybody
Despite billing, Google IPO isn't for
just anybody
08/12/2004 04:00 AMSeattle Times Aug 12 2004 8:22AM GMT
Coalition of the Billing
Coalition of the Billing
07/08/2004 05:20 AMMilitary contractors will gladly fight terrorists -- for a price. By
Bruce Sterling from Wired magazine.
Spyware Gets Top Billing
Spyware Gets Top Billing
07/03/2004 12:45 AMComputerworld Jul 3 2004 4:06AM GMT
New GPRS / 3G Billing for E-Plus
New GPRS / 3G Billing for E-Plus
05/24/2004 02:04 PM3G May 24 2004 4:50PM GMT
ISP Billing System 0.14
ISP Billing System 0.14
04/23/2004 07:10 PMA prepaid billing system for ISPs.
Will PHP 5 Live Up to Its Billing?
(NewsFactor)
Will PHP 5 Live Up to Its Billing?
(NewsFactor)
03/08/2004 11:22 PMNewsFactor - PHP, the open-source scripting language popular in Web
applications, is undergoing major renovations. The new version, PHP 5,
already has appeared in three public betas and will be in a fourth
beta shortly. The development team is aiming for May 2004
availability.
Business-Billing-TMobile-UK-0.10
Business-Billing-TMobile-UK-0.10
03/27/2005 01:26 PMe-Bills web enabled billing
e-Bills web enabled billing
03/21/2003 08:09 AMe-Bills 1.7: fast production of customer letters
Operators open up WAP billing
Operators open up WAP billing
06/24/2004 07:56 AMNew Media Age Jun 24 2004 12:16PM GMT
Grok Description matches for 3G Wireless Billing Solution
GrokA matches for 3G Wireless Billing Solution
NetUP UTM billing system 5.1.8
NetUP UTM billing system 5.1.8
08/17/2004 11:00 AMA complete billing solution for Internet service providers.
JTB Installs New Computerised Billing
System
JTB Installs New Computerised Billing
System
04/30/2004 08:35 PMBruDirect May 1 2004 0:30AM GMT
Halliburton's billing system for work in
Iraq hit by audit
Halliburton's billing system for work in
Iraq hit by audit
06/15/2004 05:19 AMBoston Globe Jun 15 2004 9:44AM GMT
Hardware lister A.01.07
Hardware lister A.01.07
05/11/2004 10:27 PMA small Linux tool to provide detailed hardware configuration
information.
Redi2 Offers Most Portable Enterprise
Fee Billing System to the Investment
Management Industry
Redi2 Offers Most Portable Enterprise
Fee Billing System to the Investment
Management Industry
05/31/2004 02:14 PMRedi2 Technologies, Inc. announces that their core fee billing product
– Redi2 Revenue Manager™ – is the most portable fee billing system in
the investment management industry. Various investment management
institutions are using Redi2 Revenue Manager™ in production using
MSSQL Server, Oracle, and Sybase relational database platforms. No
other fee billing system vendor in the industry can make such a claim.
[PRWEB May 26, 2004]
ASP Advance Portal System
ASP Advance Portal System
04/13/2005 07:52 PMUp and Running
LAN-party Web Portal System
LAN-party Web Portal System
04/10/2004 07:11 PMHey we've startet up...
iCFPS - interactive Framed Portal System
iCFPS - interactive Framed Portal System
09/21/2004 04:54 AMv0.8
Time Is Money Network Announces New
Fully Web-based Time Billing and Project
Management System for Software
Developers and Service Providers – Free
During Extended Trial Period
Time Is Money Network Announces New
Fully Web-based Time Billing and Project
Management System for Software
Developers and Service Providers – Free
During Extended Trial Period
06/24/2005 04:11 PMTimeIsMoney.net is being offered at no cost for a limited time to
anyone who wishes to try this new fully on-line, web-based time sheet
management, time billing and project management system.
TimeIsMoney.net was designed to serve the needs of large and small
organizations with teams managing project resources locally or
remotely. [PRWEB Jun 23, 2005]
Marbella Options and iArch Global
Announce Licensing of its Hotel and
Apartment Reservations System and Web
Portal e-Oyster
Marbella Options and iArch Global
Announce Licensing of its Hotel and
Apartment Reservations System and Web
Portal e-Oyster
08/27/2004 02:12 PMDatabase design company iArch Global LLC has announced today a
partnership with Marbella Options SL (http://www.marbellaoptions.com)
the leading accommodation only provider on Spain's Costa del Sol. The
accommodation and reservation suite “e-oyster,” originally designed
exclusively for Marbella Options, will be converted into a commercial
package and will also be available on web service only by
white-labeling its software engine. [PRWEB Aug 26, 2004]
To Portal or not To Portal? Wrong
question.
To Portal or not To Portal? Wrong
question.
03/14/2005 04:55 PMIt seems that the portalization of Google comes up now and then. I
just ran across a this quote on Technosailor: It seems Google is
trying to experiment with elements of portal sites like My Yahoo! but
still trying to remain in the business of purely search and rejecting
the elements of portalhood that it doesn’t like. I’m not
so sure you can be on both sides of the fence. Yeah, I'd agree with
that. You can't be on the...
NetXposure Ships Version 3.0 of Image
Portal, Image Portal X and Hexafoo
NetXposure Ships Version 3.0 of Image
Portal, Image Portal X and Hexafoo
08/16/2004 02:37 AMDigital Asset Management software for Windows, Solaris, Mac OS X and
Linux platforms provides accelerated workflows and reduced operational
costs for any size organization [PRWEB Aug 16, 2004]
Is Google turning evil? Next up: webmail
from Google, the non-portal portal
company
Is Google turning evil? Next up: webmail
from Google, the non-portal portal
company
01/17/2004 11:01 PMGoogle is reportedly looking into a way to tie their AdWords
advertising service into e-mail.
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...
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....
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]...
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...
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....
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....
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....
Charter, Cisco Hotspot
Charter, Cisco Hotspot
06/09/2004 05:35 PMUnstrung.com Jun 9 2004 9:42PM GMT
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.)...
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
T-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...
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...
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