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BT Openzone adds 11,000 Wi-Fi hotspots across the globe
Now offers 65,000 places to log on 18 November 2009 12:10 GMT
BT has announced its Openzone customers now have an extra 11,000 Wi-Fi locations to choose from with the addition of a host of new providers to the service across the globe.

Beeline WiFi, ChungHwa, eService Bar, Monzoon, Wireless G and WAYPORT EMEA have all...
Swindon announces free Wi-Fi for all
Entire town to become hotspot 17 November 2009 15:10 GMT
Swindon has just become a property hotspot - quite literally - as it's been announced it will be the first town in the UK to offer free public Wi-Fi access to its entire population.

The forward thinking members of Swindon Borough Council have revealed plans...
Google to provide free Wi-Fi in US airports this Christmas
Santa Schmidt brings joy to all men 10 November 2009 16:22 GMT
Google has announced it will offer US airport frequenters one of the most precious gifts of all this holiday season - free Wi-Fi.

Bringing joy to all men (and women, and teenagers) Google is working with airports across the country to offer the service until...
BT now operating 500,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots
Half-way to its 2009 target 19 August 2009 15:56 GMT
BT has announced that it's half-way towards its target of putting together a network of 1,000,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots in 2009. 500,000 hotspots are now available at homes, offices and city centres in the UK and Ireland.

That total includes hotspots from the...
AT&T buys hotspot provider Wayport
And creates world's largest hotspot network in the process 7 November 2008 17:04 GMT
AT&T has just splashed out $275 million in cash to purchase Wi-Fi hotspot operator Wayport.

The deal has now created the world's largest hotspot network.

Wayport, which started out by providing wired connections in hotel rooms in 1997, now operates...
O2 announces free BT OpenZone Wi-Fi access for iPhone
3000 hotspots added 13 June 2008 10:12 GMT
O2 has announced it has done a deal with BT Openzone for its iPhone customers.

From 11 July, iPhone users will have access to more than 3000 BT Openzone "premier" Wi-Fi hotspots as part of their monthly tariff, for no extra cost.

O2 says the addition...
BT FON hits 100,000 members
World's largest Wi-Fi community growing 3 June 2008 14:43 GMT
BT has announced that it has attracted over 100,000 members in the UK to BT FON, the world's largest Wi-Fi community, where members share their broadband connection to establish a network of wireless hotspots.

Every BT customer that joins the BT FON community...
Coffee Republic to offer free Wi-Fi
Chain drops charges for internet access 14 April 2008 15:48 GMT
Coffee Republic has announced it will provide free wireless internet access for customers across the majority of its UK coffee bars.

The new service, "aimed at providing Coffee Republic's broad customer base with added-value service", is angled at both business...
T-Mobile now available to over 85% of UK air passengers
Birmingham International Airport coverage added 21 November 2006 12:04 GMT
Steganos might have released a survey yesterday suggesting that the majority of UK Wi-Fi users are needlessly exposed to the risk of data and identity theft because they don't understand the risks involved in sending important data via a Wi-Fi hotspot, but that hasn't stopped...
T-Mobile expands its HotSpot service on the Heathrow Express
Business travellers want to be productive 7 November 2006 14:13 GMT
T-Mobile is expanding its HotSpot service on to Heathrow Express trains, so there’s no excuse for skiving off work just because you don’t have a smartphone.

The Wi-Fi service even promises to keep you connected through tunnels, so you’ll never be out of communications....