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Free Wi-Fi access in the TGV trains in 2017

by | May 4, 2016 | All articles, Classic Hotspot, Industry news

 

The French public railway company, SNCF, chose the French internet operator, Orange, to provide a free Wi-Fi connection on high-speed trains (TGV). The Wi-Fi service should be available in early 2017 in more than 300 selected trains.

The French public railway company, SNCF, chose the French internet operator, Orange, to provide a free Wi-Fi connection on high-speed trains (TGV). The Wi-Fi service should be available in early 2017 in more than 300 selected trains. - The free Internet connection will be available on the train for many different devices.

Guillaume Pépy, director of the SNCF, promises that a free Wi-Fi connection will be available in more than 300 TGV in 2017. The SNCF is lagging behind its European neighbours, such as Germany and United-Kingdom, who have already proposed a Wi-Fi connection on their high-speed trains. The SNCF chose to team up on this project with French internet operator, Orange. (more…)

Japan’s emergency free public Wi-Fi hotspots

by | Apr 29, 2016 | Classic Hotspot, Public Hotspots

 

After the 2011 earthquakes in Tōhoku, Japanese Telecom carriers decided to provide free public Wi-Fi hotspots to make communication easier in the affected areas.

As a result of the powerful earthquake that hit Japan in 2011, media organizations and mobile phone carriers were prompt in providing temporary free Wi-Fi connectivity, in order to enable citizens and tourists in affected areas to communicate with their families. This has been very useful since the latest earthquakes hit the region of Kumamoto earlier this month.
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Luma’s home Wi-Fi system for improved broadband coverage

by | Apr 27, 2016 | Classic Hotspot, Industry news

 

Amazon invests in Luma’s new home Wi-Fi system at an affordable price for improved broadband coverage.

Amazon invests in a new home Wi-Fi system at an affordable price for improved broadband coverage - a new home Wi-Fi systemAmazon, one of the largest retailers in the world, plans to invest its capital in strengthening Wi-Fi coverage throughout homes. Primarily, Amazon wants to integrate Echo’s feature “Alexa” with a new device – Luma,
in order to ensure connectivity and enable voice controls into the home Wi-Fi network. As a result, Amazon has invested in Luma, a new home Wi-Fi system, created by network security experts, designed to deliver improved broadband coverage in every corner of the house, even if the device is located far from the central router. The Luma device has a hexagon shape, is palm-sized and provides a high-performance solution for deploying Wi-Fi.

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How to find out who is stealing your Wi-Fi connection

by | Apr 27, 2016 | Classic Hotspot, WiFi Networks

 

Tanaza’s quick and easy how-to guide to help you find out who is stealing your Wi-Fi connection.

Problem: You don’t know if someone could be stealing your Wi-Fi

  • You live in a big complex and are surrounded by neighbors who may want to piggyback your fast Wi-Fi connection
  • Your Wi-Fi network is not well protected from intruders

Solution: There are a wide variety of free applications that can be used to determine whether or not somebody is piggybacking your Wi-Fi connection. Independently of what operating system you may use, you can use these tools to find out why you have a slow connection. (more…)

Google’s Sidewalk Labs plans to build the city of the future

by | Apr 26, 2016 | Classic Hotspot, Industry news

 

Google’s Sidewalk Labs, in collaboration with the Federal Government, plans to use its Big Data to set up the city of the future.

Google, in collaboration with the Federal Government, plans to use its Big Data to set up the city of the future - Google future cityThe Department of Transportation announced that it joined the Smart City Challenge, together with Google’s smart-cities research unit – the Sidewalk Labs. The challenge calls for medium-sized cities to pitch an idea on how they would put to use automated vehicles, open data, and on-demand services. The city with the best pitch gets a reward of 50 million Dollars. These cities are given a 3-month-deadline and are granted 100,000 Dollars by the Department of Transport (DOT) to create and submit their plans. The seven cities that have reached the final round of the Smart City challenge contest are Austin, Denver, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Kansas City, San Francisco, and Portland.

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The Eero Wi-Fi system tech specs review

by | Apr 22, 2016 | Classic Hotspot, Wireless Hardware

 

Getting good internet at home can be so hard, especially when you consider that the average home connection faces all sorts of obstacles. To solve this dilemma, Home Wi-Fi systems like the Eero Wi-Fi system come into play.Getting good internet at home can be so hard, especially when you consider that the average home connection faces all sorts of obstacles. To solve this dilemma, Home Wi-Fi systems like the Eero Wi-Fi system come into play. - Eero unit

Two years ago, the Eero Wi-Fi system was developed to improve the Wi-Fi connection at home. This Mesh Wi-Fi system technology creates a seamless Wi-Fi network reinforced by three identical devices that boost broadcasted Wi-Fi signals from one AP unit to the next to cover a large area, including the Wi-Fi dead zones in your home. (more…)