Hotel WiFi
WiFi continues to evolve rapidly. The standards are congealing, the access point hardware is becoming less expensive and more ubiquitous, and people are beginning to expect WiFi wherever they may be. More and more airports are providing WiFi, not just in the Admiral’s Club and Crown Room, but in the concourses and gate areas. (I […]
WiFi Update No. 10 (The WanderPort)
WiFi is making the Internet “always on” and extending it to more people and more devices at more locations. But what about in the middle of the desert? Or in a disaster recovery situation, or large-scale events and on-location film productions where there may be no electrical and network infrastructure? Enter the WanderPod. From the […]
Broadband In The Big Apple
Less than 24 hours after returning from Scandinavia and chronicling about the $40 per day cost of broadband, I checked into the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City (to attend a meeting early the next morning). I was not at all surprised to see broadband Internet access available in the room of this landmark […]
WiFi For $1,200 Per Month
WiFi is becoming more and more prevalent, not just in coffee shops, airport lounges, and hotel lobbies but also in hotel rooms. Some hotels offer WiFi for free as an enticement to stay at their property. Others charge a fee. Last week in Scandinavia, I found WiFi to be pervasive but the cost was off […]
WiFi Update – No. 9
Where is WiFi headed? I don’t claim to have a crystal ball but one thing is for sure and that is that WiFi is making the Internet “always on” and extending it to more people and more devices at more locations. A number of us have predicted that WiFi would become like air and water […]
