Tag: wi-fi
Bristol planning major extension to wi-fi project
The fine city of Bristol has selected Cityspace as a preferred partner in its plans to extend its wireless broadband network. The network was originally piloted in 2004, and the extension will cover key business areas, transport routes, and several…
Leicester Square gets 'no catch' free wi-fi
One of London's premier tourist and entertainment spots is about to give free, no-catches wi-fi to anyone in the area who wants it. Tomorrow, Leicester Square will become a wi-fi hotspot courtesy of PR company Four Communications. They say "No…
UK wi-fi users at risk of data and ID theft
A new survey suggests that wi-fi users are opening themselves to the risk of data and identity theft. Though 86% of wi-fi users surveyed said they knew there was a risk that their data could be intercepted when connecting via…
Birmingham pushes to become wireless city
Birmingham, Britain's second city, is on course to become a wireless city as it teams up with BT's Wireless Cities project. Initially, the project will cover a square mile of Birmingham City Centre, with equipment being installed on the BT…
Heathrow Express gets WIMAX access
The Heathrow Express train service becomes the latest to offer a wireless Internet service to its passengers, following on from GNER and Virgin. Users will be able to connect to the service via a WiMax backhaul which offers a greater…
GNER offers Wi-Fi on all trains
GNER is using technology to tempt us back on the trains – announcing that its entire train fleet (41 trains) now has wireless internet installed, 6 months ahead of its original schedule. GNER is claiming it now operates the world’s…
Belkin's Wi-Fi phone for Skype set for UK launch
Back in July, we reported that a number of Skype-friendly VoIP phones were set to hit the market. Well, one of them – the Belkin WiFi phone – is now about to launch in the UK. Like all Wi-Fi phones,…
Will Microsoft pay you for sharing Zune songs?
Well, not exactly. But rumour has it there'll be some kind of reward system in place when Microsoft launches its Zune device, to encourage users to share songs with each other via Wi-Fi. According to the rumour, you won't be…
