Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Wi-Fi hotspots to grow by 25%
The number of Internet subscribers is increasing very rapidly. Subscribers are connecting more often to check their e-mail and surf the Web. ABI Research expects worldwide Wi-Fi hotspots to grow by 25% in 2007. The Asia-Pacific region is growing very rapidly, It will come close to matching the number of North American hotspots by 2012. Retail establishments have become a big influence on Wi-Fi hotspots. McDonalds is planning to turn its 4,000+ locations into hotspots. Voice-over-Wi-Fi is expected to become very attractive for many major hotel chains (guests & Staff). The Vocera "Star Trek-type" communicator device is very handy for internal communications between employees. The influx of hotspots will force cell phone carriers to offer more attractive rate plans to deal with consumers tempted by the free voice-over-Wi-Fi services.
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http://www.digitimes.com/telecom/a20070425PR211.html
There should be hotspots put on all major towers and next to feeways and on high rises. I think going wireless can benefit in so many ways. The more connected everyone is, the more options we could have. More business can be run from home, or you could work from home-or anywhere.
Uncle Shanky.
I agree with Uncle shanky. Having the opportunity to have wireless internet acess anywhere we go is a great benefit to us all. However, the only problem to it, it will affect the internet services. People will no longer need to purchase internet services, because is being provided from other locations.
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