07.27.06

Nokia Tests UMA in Finland

Nokia is testing real-world handoffs between GSM and Wi-Fi with its 6136 UMA handset in Oulu, Finland, according to the company. The trial will last for 2 months and involves practical use by 50 famil…

07.1.06

Japan’s Bullet Trains to Get Wi-Fi?

A highlight of my trip to Japan earlier this year was taking the bullet train from Tokyo to Osaka and back. On the way down, I had plenty of work to do, and an empty train to do it in, but no way of g…

05.19.06

BT on Metro Wi-Fi: Get Off of My Cloud

BT, usually late to the party but never so late it can't squelch a little competition, has announced it plans to help create 12 wireless cities around the UK. It is targeting local councils with i…

03.27.06

Hotel WiFi: Good, Bad and Ugly

As a public service, Mobile Weblog passes on HotelChatter's list of the best hotel WiFi (in the US) list for 2006, via Boing Boing. The survey gives the biggest shout out to Kimpton Hotels, which …

01.21.06

Wireless in the Air

So, I am the umpteenth chump to actually blog while in flight, but this is my second time using Connexion-based Wi-Fi access in flight. I am currently on a delayed SAS flight from Washington to Copen…

01.17.06

FONeros, Rise Up!

If you don't already know FON, you may soon. Founded by Martin Varsavsky of Jazztel fame, FON is a movement to create shared wireless access networks, begun in Spain and now being exported worldw…