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Directly connected to the Internet of Things
Last week here in Backspin I discussed how real-world "things" that aren't easily augmented with digital instrumentation, such as bicycles, cars and...
Hotspot 2.0 will enable enterprises to wholesale Wi-Fi access
The most widely anticipated but least understood "next big thing" in the networked world is Hotspot 2.0 (HS 2.0).
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Offering Wi-Fi can be a good way to increase return customers and boost revenue in retail stores, hotels, cafes, etc. And it provides convenience for...
How to set up public Wi-Fi at your business
Offering wireless Internet access for guests can open new doors for your business. For a cafe or restaurant, customers are more likely to stay...
Apple leverages Wi-Fi location with latest acquisition
Apple has bought a small software startup that lets smartphones and tablets pinpoint their location indoors using nearby Wi-Fi signals. The move...
Huawei wins German sales ban on 4G ZTE base stations
Networking and telecom equipment vendor Huawei has won a provisional injunction against sales of 4G base stations by competitor ZTE in Germany.
Hotspot 2.0 will power the mobile Internet
With an estimated 800 million new Wi-Fi-enabled devices entering the mobile market each year, new Wi-Fi networks are emerging to connect businesses...
TD-LTE goes mainstream with a new performance promise
A version of LTE that could give consumers more mobile bandwidth for downloading content or apps is moving from the margins to the mainstream at...
MWC: Carrier Wi-Fi playing more prominent role
Underneath the mobile technology buzz at Mobile World Congress 2013 about expanding LTE deployments, and phasing in even faster LTE-Advanced networks...
Gigabit Wi-Fi? Not so fast.
The newest Wi-Fi technology -- 802.11ac -- promises blazing speeds of up to 1.3Gbps, according to claims made by the leading vendors.
Four Wi-Fi tools deliver mixed results
During our review of 802.11ac routers, some of the vendors sent along additional products that they thought we might be interested in. Here are short...
Free Public Wi-Fi to Get Faster to Meet Mobile Demands
In response to the soaring use of smartphones, tablets and other data-hungry wireless devices in public mobile broadband hotspots such as airports...
Smartphone tools to keep your Wi-Fi network humming
In the early days of Wi-Fi, site surveys were fairly basic and involved running around with a laptop looking at simple signal levels. The next step...
A giant radio telescope, a small school and a Wi-Fi problem
Students at a tiny Appalachian public school can't use Wi-Fi because any such network can throw the radio equivalent of a monkey wrench into a...
Review: AT&T MiFi Liberate mobile hotspot
Shaw reviews AT&T's Mobile Hotspot MiFi Liberate.
How wireless charging can drive near-field communications growth
At CES 2013, the Wireless Power Consortium displayed dozens of devices that were designed to the Qi wireless charging standard, suggesting that 2013...
What IT needs to know about near-field communications
The rise of near-field communications (NFC) has been part of the discussion in the mobile industry for years. Unfortunately, the technology hasn't...
Q&A: What the FCC's Wi-Fi expansion means for you
Mobile devices like the iPhone 5 are embracing the 5 GHz band, and that trend will expand as 802.11ac radios become prevalent even on smartphones...
Q&A: What the FCC's Wi-Fi expansion means for you
Mobile devices like the iPhone 5 are embracing the 5GHz band, and that trend will expand as 802.11ac radios become prevalent even on smartphones...
The Internet of Things, Huge Data, and Starbucks
Gibbs ponders how a Starbucks coffee cup could become the greatest business edge
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