Devicescape has published its Q1 2012 survey which shows that many people are driven from cellular networks to Wi-Fi because of the lousy cellular connections. The survey found that almost 61 percent of respondents connect their mobile devices to Wi-Fi at work. With 91 percent of those surveyed stating that they have WiFi connectivity at [...]
EU data roaming price caps save business people 1000 EUR per year
Here’s some good news to balance the bad news coming out of Europe. Starting 1 July 2012, the EU’s data roaming price caps enter into effect, saving business people (traveling within the EU) approximately 1000 EUR per year. Families on holiday can expect to save 200 EUR. The EU estimates that the improved EU roaming regulation [...]

iPhone users on Wi-Fi more than Android users
I have suspected this for a long time but now a study conducted by Comscore in the US and UK shows that iPhone users are significantly more likely to use Wi-Fi than Android users. According to Comscore, in the US, “71 percent of all unique iPhones used both mobile and Wi-Fi networks to connect to [...]
EU lowers roaming charges in time for the summer holidays
This summer, mobile phone subscribers in the European Union will enjoy even lower roaming charges as they converge on the sunny beaches of the Mediterranean, thanks to the relentless war waged by the EU on mobile carriers. Here are the maximum rates that people will pay starting 1 July 2012 when they use their cell [...]
Smartphone owners prefer Wi-Fi over cellular by a huge margin
I cannot say I’m surprised by the the results of this study conducted by Mobidia Technology given all the problems I (and many others) have had using cellular networks with the iPhone (which I sold a few months ago). My experience using the iPhone on a cellular network has been negative in every way – [...]
Why I dumped my iPhone
I dumped my iPhone for three reasons: (1) the high cost of a post-paid voice and data plan, (2) frequent international travel and (3) I do most of my reading on my iPad. I had an iPhone for three years when I lived in San Francisco. I paid a little over $50 per month to [...]
French mobile operator offers 15 EUR per month unlimited voice, SMS and data
The fourth French mobile operator, Free (which belongs to Iliad), will begin offering very cheap mobile voice and data plans this month. A “no contract” plan with unlimited test messages, MMS and data will cost 20 EUR per month (note: there is a cap of 3 Gigabytes for 3G data usage so it’s not really [...]
Smartphones and tablets to drive 350% increase in Wi-Fi hotspots by 2015
The Wireless Broadband Alliance has published a report on the state of the global public Wi-Fi hotspot market compiled by analyst firm Informa. It includes a comprehensive survey of 259 service providers and Wi-Fi vendors. The report reveals that global public Wi-Fi hotspot numbers are set to grow from 1.3 million in 2011, to 5.8 [...]
Verizon doubles amount of downloadable data: weak sales?
With news leaking out today about Verizon Wireless’s apparent decision to double the amount of downloadable data it allows customers on its 4G LTE network, the question of why is one of two choices: Either Verizon’s confident that its network is strong, or it’s panicking a bit because of slow 4G sales. The answer? Your guess is [...]
Why hotel WiFi is being crushed by iPads and what to do about it
Today’s story in the New York Times by Joe Sharkey (about how iPads are changing the economics of hotel Wi-Fi) may be news to many, but to me, its not. The crushing of WiFi networks by the influx of iPads and smartphones being used by travelers, road warriors and meeting/conference attendees at hotels is nothing new. Back [...]
- Lousy cellular connections push smartphone and tablet users to Wi-Fi May 17, 2012
- EU data roaming price caps save business people 1000 EUR per year May 14, 2012
- Singapore’s nationwide fiber broadband network close to completion May 10, 2012
- Heartland Institute loses donors over stupid billboard ad May 10, 2012
- Tales from the Towers, Chapter 35: Ubiquiti versus Canopy/Cambium for WISPs May 7, 2012
- Edgewater Wireless Introduces Next Generation WiFi3 Technology May 7, 2012
- EU opens public consultation on reducing the cost of broadband deployments April 30, 2012
- Cambridge, UK launches city-wide white space wireless network April 26, 2012
- Case Study: Improving Wi-Fi QoS and Performance in Rural Environments April 24, 2012
- Why broadband still sucks in rural areas April 23, 2012
- Tales from the Towers, Chapter 34: Raising Money for a Wireless ISP Business April 23, 2012
- Are Europe’s mobile operators retreating to their homelands? April 19, 2012
- Best and Worst Hotel Wi-Fi April 18, 2012
- New York City CTO resigns over public safety wireless network debacle April 15, 2012
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iPhone users on Wi-Fi more than Android users
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- Tales from the Towers, Chapter 35: Ubiquiti versus Canopy/Cambium for WISPs May 7, 2012
- Best and Worst Hotel Wi-Fi April 18, 2012
- Why broadband still sucks in rural areas April 23, 2012
- Edgewater Wireless Introduces Next Generation WiFi3 Technology May 7, 2012
- Not good: moving to a captive, closed world for content and Wi-Fi March 1, 2012
- Smartphone owners prefer Wi-Fi over cellular by a huge margin March 2, 2012
- New York City CTO resigns over public safety wireless network debacle April 15, 2012
- Why I dumped my iPhone February 15, 2012
- Tales from the Towers, Chapter 33: What’s your vector, Victor? February 12, 2012
- PCCW completes commercial trial of Next Generation Hotspot network in Hong Kong February 29, 2012
- Lousy cellular connections push smartphone and tablet users to Wi-Fi May 17, 2012
- Cambridge, UK launches city-wide white space wireless network April 26, 2012
- EU opens public consultation on reducing the cost of broadband deployments April 30, 2012
- Testing lab shows Edgewater Wireless outperforms carrier class access points February 14, 2012
- Case Study: Improving Wi-Fi QoS and Performance in Rural Environments April 24, 2012
- Johnson Controls Municipal WiFi Project in Hollywood, FL called a FLOP | City-County Observer: [...] http://www.muniwireless.com/2011/09/07/holly...
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