Articles tagged “wi-fi”

Turning hotels and airlines into virtual mobile carriers will incentivize them to have Wi-Fi, via 4G modems, always available and help travelers in their never-ending search for Wi-Fi on the road.

Although New Yorkers will only have access to 200 hotspots, far less than the 4,000 available during Google’s campaign, they will be able to connect on any mobile device, not just Androids.

Although Skype’s usage continues to climb at expedient rates, partnerships, in place of product innovation, will keep Skype ahead of its competitors for only so long before younger companies capitalize on new technology.

Air passengers have started expect Wi-Fi on flights, so as laggard airlines work to keep up with the status quo, the real race is to figure out how to offer the cheapest and fastest service.

In-flight Wi-Fi access is becoming such a necessity that Boening now sees it as an essential element for its most popular aircraft.

Airlines must create a goal in delivering Wi-Fi: either subsidize a basic connection for all passengers and make money from higher ticket sales or offer a high-priced service to a limited number of business flyers.

JetBlue chose ViaSat over Gogo with the hope that fast, free Wi-Fi will attract business fliers to the airline that may stay loyal to JetBlue even when it starts charging for Wi-Fi.

Strange mess of messaging from Gogo, looks like it is trying to follow Uber's flexible demand-based pricing model, but may not work with a birthright --albeit paid one --- like wi-fi.

Four Seasons is putting hotels that still charge for basic Wi-Fi to shame and sending the message that they know what business travelers want by adding wireless connection to its car services.

Third parties are stepping in where the airports are failing: Between Boingo's free Wi-Fi announcement this week and Apple's Passbook ready to download today, tech companies are doing what they can to improve fliers' airport experiences.