Tag: Wi-Fi

(Reuters) – Cyber security watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a flaw that could allow hackers to read information thought to be encrypted, or infect websites with malware. An alert from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Computer Emergency […]

As we incorporate Wi-Fi we must get more sophisticated, says a new paper from Openet. The challenge, though, is that customers are already used to using Wi-Fi, it is normally free and therefore moving it into a money making model will be difficult. Research conducted by App Annie late last year revealed that Wi-Fi accounts […]

A new legal opinion from the European Court of Justice (ECJ) could topple Germany’s tight restrictions on free Wi-Fi—and internet service providers say it might also help boost the number of free Wi-Fi points across Europe. In an opinion issued yesterday (16 March), ECJ top lawyer Maciej Szpunar wrote that businesses that offer free internet […]

Have you ever had issues with your home internet connection, Wi-Fi or new devices that simply won’t connect or stop working altogether? What is your first response – look up the service manual, Google it or call your service provider? Like me, you have probably tried all the above at some stage but when the […]

BARCELONA, (Reuters) – A move by cellphone operators to use airwaves freely available in the same bandwidth as Wi-Fi networks has raised concerns that consumers’ home Internet service could be disrupted, along with connected devices such as security monitoring systems. For the operators, who have spent billions of dollars on acquiring licensed frequencies, using the […]

Singapore’s M1 has launched a new unlimited in-flight data roaming service covering 18 airlines and available as both a subscription and pay-per-use service. The service will offer connections to M1’s preferred in-flight network OnAir with consumption costs capped at S$25 ($17.71) per day for subscription customers. It covers airlines including Singapore Airlines, British Airways and […]

Apparently when it comes to Wi-Fi, it is like the Wild West out there. A recent study, reported by Telecoms.com, cites Xcellair, a company whose mission is to maximise the mobile mish-mash of networks for mobile operators. They found, refreshingly in their own offices, that Wi-Fi as an intelligent offload technology is deeply flawed. It […]

LONDON/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Passengers on European short-haul flights are to be offered high-speed internet access using a combined satellite and air-to-ground network to be built by Britain’s Inmarsat and Deutsche Telekom. The platform will cater for travellers in Europe, which includes some of the highest density air-traffic routes in the world, and provide levels of […]

You would have thought that getting online in a public building would be easy. With Wi-Fi now in planes, trains and automobiles, something that does not move would surely be a simple thing to cover. Either the building itself can provide Wi-Fi access or a WiFi network such as Boingo should take up the challenge, or an operator […]
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