by Pivot
Tag: Wi-Fi
AT&T Sees Wi-Fi, Starbucks as a Growing Competitive Tool
Starbucks has inked a deal that replaces T-Mobile with AT&T for their company store Wi-Fi hotspot service. T-mobile customers will still be able to access the network through a roaming agreement with AT&T. AT&T’s broadband…
AT&T Launches Free Wi-Fi Access to DSL Customers
AT&T announced that subscribers to their DSL service will receive access to their 10,000 POP Wi-Fi hotspot network at no additional charge. This feature was previously available to “premium” DSL subscribers, but is now available…
Alltel Launches Wi-Fi Bundle
Alltel is partnering with Boingo to allow Wi-Fi access to Alltel customers. Wi-Fi service will be bundled with Alltel’s EV-DO wireless broadband service for an additional $9.99/month, providing unlimited Wi-Fi access at Boingo hotspots. Alltel…
Municipal Wi-Fi’s Loss May Be WiMAX’s Gain
The news on municipal Wi-Fi is not encouraging. Several communities have recently pulled the plug on launching Wi-Fi, with Chicago being the most prominent. Word is that the citwide Wi-Fi efforts in San Francisco and…
Broadband Wireless Strategy Extends to Service Providers of all Sizes
Horizon Chillicothe Telephone, based in Chillicothe, OH, announced the launch of a series of wireless Wi-Fi hotspots throughout their southern Ohio community. The new service, branded as Horizon View, will add wireless broadband service to…
Enough With the iPhone Already – AT&T To Launch Dual Mode Blackberry
RIM announced the launch of a dual mode Blackberry, which will operate on both GSM and Wi-Fi networks. The new Blackberry 8820 will launch on the AT&T network. It didn’t take long for RIM to…
Smaller Independent Cable Companies See Value in Metro Wi-Fi
Midcontinent Cable, an independent cable MSO serving primarily North and South Dakota, has launched metro wi-fi service in Sioux Falls, SD. Midcontinent is seizing upon the opportunity in the same way much larger companies in…
Wi-Fi Access Coming to BlackBerry
The FCC has approved a BlackBerry device with Wi-Fi access. PhoneScoop reports that the approved device operates in the GSM/EDGE 850/1900 profile and will operate in the Wi-Fi spectrum ranges of 5.4 Ghz, 5.8 Ghz…
AT&T Steps up Bundling Wars – Launches Free Wi-Fi Roaming
AT&T launched a free roaming program to nearly 10,000 Wi-Fi hotspots for qualifying broadband subscribers. According to AT&T, the hot spot network includes “…leading airports, McDonalds restaurants, Barnes & Noble bookstores, coffee shops and popular…
T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home Launches 6/27 – Goodbye Landlines?
Looking to make a little wireless noise of themselves during the iPhone frenzy week, T-mobile will launch Hotspot@Home this Wednesday 6/27. Hotspot@Home, a fixed mobile convergence (FMC) service, will offer Wi-Fi offload of mobile calls…
New Wireless Strategy May Alter Competitive Landscape
Cincinnati Bell recently announced its unlicensed mobile access (UMA) network strategy. UMA is a promising development which uses a convergence of multiple wireless frequencies to provide seamless mobile wireless access in a given territory. Cincinnati…
Charter Launches Wireless Home Networking Service
Charter Communications announced the nationwide launch of a wireless home networking solution, targeting consumers. The new solution provides a complete wireless connectivity package, including installation, configuration, 24 x 7 customer service, and a security suite…