BT launches 'free' Wi-Fi mobile app

BT Fon app allows Total Broadband customers with an iPhone or Android phone to connect to the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot for free BT has launched a mobile app for broadband customers that automatically connects their iPhone and Android mobiles to free, unlimited Wi-Fi. The BT FON app, which is only available to BT Total Broadband customers, notifies users of the nearest Wi-Fi hot spots. Users then ...

In-Flight Wireless Company Row 44 Raises $37 Million

A second startup hoping to cash in on the the growing popularity of in-flight internet access has raised a big round. Row 44, which is in the process of outfitting all of Southwest Airlines’ planes with WiFi access, has raised $37 million in a round of funding, we have confirmed.

Broadband an essential utility - ICT adviser

Need seen for universal access to high-speed infrastructure

South Island earthquake

Telecom’s services continue to stand up well in Christchurch and we continue to monitor the situation closely, given the potential for ongoing aftershocks to generate further network faults.

ARRIS Touchstone® Telephony Gateway TG852G Awarded DOCSIS® 3.0 Certification by CableLabs®

SUWANEE, Ga., Sept. 7 //PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ARRIS (Nasdaq: ARRS) today announced that its Touchstone Telephony Gateway TG852G has been awarded DOCSIS® 3.0 certification in CableLabs®' Wave #76. The TG852G hardware is the newest generation ARRIS DOCSIS 3.0-certified wireless gateway with support for up to 8 bonded downstream channels and up to 4 bonded upstream channels -- which can deliver ...