http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/hotspots Blog Articles Tagged with 'hotspots' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1145418?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Boingo Networks, a Wi-Fi hotspot network, said today that it bought Opti-Fi Networks from Parsons Transportation Group and ARINC for an undisclosed amount. Opti-Fi builds and manages Wi-Fi networks for 25 North American airports. The deal means Boin... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:03:59 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1145418?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1144207?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots AT&T has fired a new shot in the Wi-Fi wars with Thursday s $275 million acquisition of Wayport, a privately held provider of wireless Internet hotspots. The all-cash deal increases AT&T s wireless Internet footprint as it prepares to compete wit... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 14:10:09 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/deal-book/1144207?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1144233?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Today AT&T said it would buy Wi-Fi hotspots operator Wayport for $275 million in cash. Not only is this an exit for the 12-year-old Irving, Texas-based company that raised more than $130 million, but it also gives AT&T 80,000 Wi-Fi hotspots all over ... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:38:32 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1144233?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1136683?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Devicescape, a San Bruno, Calif.-company that launched at DEMO 2007 to mixed reviews, is rebranding itself and its Wi-Fi access software for mobile devices, including cell phones, as Easy Wi-Fi. The software makes it easier to log onto hotspots that ... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 16:00:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1136683?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126263?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Today is the big announcement in New York by T-Mobile, which will show off its spiffy new G1 phone powered by Google. The G1 is the first smartphone to run the Google Android operating system and is expected to work seamlessly with Google services ... Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:27:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1126263?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1118020?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Corporations and academic institutions have long enjoyed deep-seated ties. Corporations fund research studies and university departments; academics ready their students for corporate service. Some professors also dedicate their finely-tuned cerebra t... Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:11:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/business-pundit/1118020?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1115692?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Business Week today has a good summary of various mobile VoIP services that allow you to make phone calls from your cellphone over the Wi-Fi network. These apps are incredibly popular amongst people who use iPhones, thanks to services such as Truphon... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:39:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1115692?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1115277?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Nortel (NT) has signed a multi-year agreement to provide a unified communications system for the new Citi Field in New York, where the New York Mets will play their homes games. As part of the deal, Nortel will become the Mets official network sys... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 03:44:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/internet-stock-blog/1115277?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1108636?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots After months of rumors, AT&T [NYSE:ATT] is finally making good on its promise of providing free WiFi to its iPhone customers at the company's 17,000 hotspots nationwide. The telecom giant released a statement this week reading:read more ... Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:20:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fc-now-the-fast-company-blog/1108636?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1106903?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Do we really want to turn our cars into rolling WiFi hotspots? Will this be a boon to the always-on culture or just yet another source of driver distraction? And do we really want wearable computers that involve us answering a phone by sticking... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:08:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1106903?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1106020?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Alec is still away but we ve got quite a week set up for the calls! Is Voicemail dead? Could Peer-to-Peer SIP (P2P SIP) be the next big thing and create an open standard rival to SIP? What s the current state of voice biometrics and what is... Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:34:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1106020?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1104350?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Chrysler's in-car Internet $30 per month: The service, announced today but leaked yesterday, will cost about $450 and $35 to $50 for installation, using Autonet's system. The monthly fee is $30. I'm not sure I'm in love with the idea, because at that... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:03:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1104350?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1102125?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots A wildfire popped up here in San Diego yesterday about 2 miles east of my house. It was more than a little unnerving, as the picture here from someone closer to the fires shows (courtesy of NBC San Diego.) I don't like not knowing about stuff like t... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:48:28 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/infectious-greed/1102125?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1099583?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots I was recently talking to Richard Donaldson (an adviser of ours at Panorama Capital) of United Layer about a novel approach to optimizing data center cooling using forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras. United Layer rents a FLIR camera, he told... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:41:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1099583?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1100349?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots I was recently talking to Richard Donaldson (an adviser of ours at Panorama Capital) of United Layer about a novel approach to optimizing data center cooling ??? using forward-looking infrared (FLIR) cameras. United Layer rents a FLIR camera, he told... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:40:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1100349?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1095373?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Last month, we noted that a bunch of folks in Santa Fe, New Mexico were claiming not only were they allergic to WiFi, but the city's plan to install WiFi hotspots would be a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Considering that multiple... Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:11:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/techdirt/1095373?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1091521?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots I apologize for the following deluge of Wi-Fi items, but I'm catching up after Apple's major product announcement on Monday: I was in San Francisco for the day, a neat trick from Seattle, and was able to see the Wi-Fi signal at one station on BART ri... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:21:03 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1091521?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1091523?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Yes, I touched an iPhone 3G: At Apple's big developer event kickoff on Monday, Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone 3G. Later that day, in a briefing, I was able to handle and use the phone briefly. It's lovely. But its inclusion of 3G service coupled wi... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:37:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wi-fi-networking-news/1091523?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1090652?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots Even if San Francisco s high profile city-wide WiFi network with Earthlink and Google was a fundamental flop, the city s residents that need it the most could still get some free wireless broadband. Meraki Networks, a San Francisco, Calif.-based ... Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:34:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/gigaom/1090652?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/alec-saunders-log/1087471?rsstype=tag&tag=hotspots For the Friday SquawkBox we did a roundup of a few of the stories from this past week.AT&T s release yesterday of their NetReach bundle. Starting at $79.95 per month it gives you residential DSL, WiFi access at 17,000 US hotspots, and 3G data acces... 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