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    1. Why It's So Hard To Figure Out A Good Price For Public Wi-Fi

      Explore businessinsider.com (May 23 2013)

      Why It's So Hard To Figure Out A Good Price For Public Wi-Fi When I was in grad school in the early 90s, it was a big deal when the business school installed a mess of new pay phones — directly addressing a bottleneck that frustrated MBA students trying to contact would-be employers. Now, of course, that seems awfully quaint. But there is an interesting point of comparison to be made between pay phones and wireless internet access. Back in the day, no one expected a cafe or bar to have more than one pay phone. Only locations like airports and hotel lobbies had large banks of pay phones. And they were pay phones ... (Read Full Article)

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    2. O2 beefs up WiFi network

      Explore TechRadar (May 23 2013)

      O2 beefs up WiFi network O2 has signed a three-year deal with data communications provider Fluidata to strengthen its WiFi network. It says the agreement covers two major projects. One involves Fluidata providing space in its Manchester data centre, which will double data centre capacity for O2 WiFi and should make it more resilient. O2 will also be able to use Fluidata's Service Exchange Platform to provide last mile ... (Read Full Article)

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    3. Ericsson makes bus windows part of a Wi-Fi network

      Explore Good Gear Guide (May 23 2013)

      Ericsson makes bus windows part of a Wi-Fi network The windows would have built-in, translucent antennas connected to an internal Wi-Fi system for passenger use while on the road. In the example Ericsson showed at CTIA, the dual-band Wi-Fi antenna was just a square of barely visible red metal embedded (Read Full Article)

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    4. Comcast turns on 1,000 Xfinity WI-Fi hotspots in Chicago area

      Explore chicagotribune.com (May 23 2013)

      Comcast turns on 1,000 Xfinity WI-Fi hotspots in Chicago area Comcast said Thursday that it has turned on more than 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in the Chicago area for its high-speed Internet customers to connect to while they're on the go. (Read Full Article)

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    5. Will Sprint’s Final Clearwire Offer Seal The Deal?

      Explore forbes.com (May 23 2013)

      Will Sprint’s Final Clearwire Offer Seal The Deal? Sprint said that the sweetened offer was its ‘best and final’ one, implying that it isn’t willing to enter into a protracted bidding war to acquire the remaining nearly 50% of Clearwire that it doesn’t already own. (Read Full Article)

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    6. Xfinity offers Atlanta free WiFi for holidays

      Explore Business News (May 22 2013)

      Xfinity offers Atlanta free WiFi for holidays To access Xfinity hot spots, look for the “xfinityWiFi” or “cableWiFi” Service Set Identifiers (SSID) on their list of available WiFi networks. Once customers login to either of these SSIDs, they will be connected automatically the next time they are in range of an (Read Full Article)

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    7. Wi-Fi offloading morphs to integration as operators strive for more control

      Explore fiercewireless.com (May 22 2013)

      LAS VEGAS—Just a few years ago, Wi-Fi offloading was all the buzz as operators searched for a quick solution to ease their network congestion. But today the discussion around Wi-Fi has shifted from offload to integration, as Tier 1 operators such as AT&T; (Read Full Article)

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    8. Changes to Sprint's 4G LTE Network Will Bring Better Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots

      Explore Tablet PC Reviews (May 22 2013)

      Some tablets have cellular-data support built in, but Wi-Fi-only ones are more popular. Those who have one of these but would like their tablet to be able to connect to the Internet anywhere they go can get a mobile hotspot. These can be shared with multiple (Read Full Article)

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    9. JiWire: Mobile engaging travel consumers

      Explore BizReport (May 22 2013)

      Travel brands: don't forget mobile in those summer campaigns. According to new data out from JiWire travel is especially engaging via mobile. Their new report shows more than half of consumers used a mobile device to book travel plans - hotels, rental cars, airline tickets - over the past 90 days. (Read Full Article)

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    10. Frankfurt Airport launches free Wi-Fi

      Explore Airport World (May 22 2013)

      Frankfurt Airport launches free Wi-Fi Frankfurt Airport launches free Wi-Fi. In line with the growing number of gateways offering free Wi-Fi, Frankfurt Airport has launched a complimentary internet service. Passengers can now get 30 minutes of free W-Fi by logging on with their smartphone, tablet, (Read Full Article)

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    11. BT's wi-fi casts its net wider than ever

      Explore wiltshirebusinessonline.co.uk (May 22 2013)

      BT wi-fi has has reached more than 500,000 hot-spots in the south west, of which 54,000 are in Wiltshire and more than 13,500 in Swindon. Across the UK and Ireland the company has added more than 20,000 new hotspots each week over the past year (Read Full Article)

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    12. Ericsson software automates Wi-Fi vs. cell choice in mixed networks

      Explore computerworlduk.com (May 22 2013)

      Ericsson software automates Wi-Fi vs. cell choice in mixed networks Many carriers are deploying or partnering for Wi-Fi networks in order to offload data traffic from their cellular systems, embracing so-called heterogeneous networks. In addition to conserving cellular spectrum and capacity, this can give subscribers better (Read Full Article)

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    13. Taiwan offers free WiFi to tourists - Rappler.com

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      Taiwan offers free WiFi to tourists - Rappler.com Announced by the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, the Taiwan government and local government agencies have prepared about 4,400 "iTaiwan" WiFi hotspots. These hotspots, the announcement states, are located "at major tourist spots, transportation hubs, cultural (Read Full Article)

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    14. Study: Wi-Fi more cost-effective than small cells

      Explore fiercebroadbandwireless.com (May 21 2013)

      Per-bit total cost of ownership of Wi-Fi hotspots is about half that of small cells for LTE and 10 percent of 3G small cells, according to a new report developed by Senza Fili Consulting and commissioned by Wi-Fi Alliance. Further, current 802.11n equipment (Read Full Article)

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    15. AT&T Works on Wi-Fi Integration

      Explore lightreading.com (May 21 2013)

      The carrier revealed earlier this month that it's planning to combine 3G, 4G LTE and Wi-Fi access in its radio access small cells, 40,000 of which it plans to deploy through 2015. The devices are still in the labs, where AT&T; is working through the non-trivial (Read Full Article)

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    16. Verizon Wireless partners with Ericsson on small cell plans

      Explore Mobile Technology (May 21 2013)

      LAS VEGAS – Verizon Wireless looks set to move aggressively into small cell deployments, announcing a deal with infrastructure powerhouse Ericsson to add small cells to enhance the carrier’s LTE network. The deal calls for Ericsson to provide its micro remote radio unit small cells for Verizon Wireless’ LTE network that is currently running across [...] (Read Full Article)

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    17. Acting FCC Chairwoman: We're still focused on spectrum

      Explore Product reviews (May 21 2013)

      Mignon Clyburn, who recently took over as chairwoman after Julius Genachowski stepped down, said the agency will continue to remain focused on freeing up additional spectrum. (Read Full Article)

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    18. T-Mobile US bolsters international data offers

      Explore Mobile Technology (May 21 2013)

      LAS VEGAS – T-Mobile US’ aggressive meanuvers in the consumer space have overshadowed most of its activities leading up to and moving beyond its recent merger with MetroPCS. However, the carrier has also maintained a focus on bolstering its enterprise offerings, the latest move of which is the rollout of international data roaming plans. The [...] (Read Full Article)

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    19. Wi-Fi® Takes Center Stage As Capacity Expansion Solution For Operator Networks

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      ...Wi-Fi® Takes Center Stage As Capacity Expansion Solution For Operator Networks TMCNet: Wi-Fi® Takes Center Stage As Capacity Expansion ... (Read Full Article)

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    20. LTE won't stop Carrier Wi-Fi momentum

      Explore ciol.com (May 21 2013)

      Is designed to keep the networking community up-to-date on the latest networking strategies and hardware/software news, analysis... More (Read Full Article)

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