Networking groups around the globe are working on ways for Web surfers to roam on any number of wireless networks--just as mobile phone users roam on cellular networks. The popularity of Wi-Fi--which ...

Moving from one hot spot to another may seem like a logical way to work -- after all, Wi-Fi is being promoted as the ideal technology for the mobile professional. It's odd, therefore, that the ...

If Wi-Fi roaming does arrive, it probably won't allow you to hop from one free network to the next. Wireless companies are investing a lot in the technology, and there will probably be some charge for ...

The mobile industry's representative body, the GSM Association, is working with its Wi-Fi industry counterpart to allow users to automatically move between 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity. The GSMA and the ...

MUNICH — Seven leading wireless operators, led by T-Mobile USA, have signed roaming agreements that bring seamless worldwide high-speed internet access another step closer. Under the arrangement, ...

One extremely beneficial aspect of Wi-Fi networks is mobility. For example, a person can walk through a facility while carrying on a conversation over a Wi-Fi phone or downloading a large file from a ...

iPass is offering a new Wi-Fi roaming service, designed for wireless carriers and service providers that want to quickly enter the hot spot market and increase the reach of their networks. On Monday, ...

LONDON — Wi-Fi roaming start-up RoamPoint was officially launched at the WLAN Event expo here Tuesday (April 6) with the promise that it will within days announce partnerships with three major GSM ...

Smooth roaming from cell to Wi-Fi networks is finally seeing the light of day, with deployments at 21 U.S. airports and at two smaller sites in Europe debuting on Monday. Wi-Fi networks at some of ...

eWeek has an interesting article talking about the hurdles the new VoIP Wi-Fi and cellular-switching phones may have penetrating the market. Even though companies like Motorola are developing systems ...

Sprint and SBC Communications today announced a reciprocal WiFi roaming agreement that will provide their customers access to each other’s public WiFi networks. Under the agreement, customers will be ...