Articles tagged “wi-fi”

The biggest news to consumers is that in-flight connectivity isn't about checking emails or even streaming Netflix. It's about selling entertainment and tracking planes.

If hoteliers needed a wakeup call about the necessity to providing free Wi-Fi to leisure travelers, then this Choice Hotels survey should be loud and clear.

Achieving total coverage will take longer in large cities like New York, Paris, and Delhi, where older infrastructures and larger networks may slow growth. But as technologies improve and new infrastructure rises, cities will be able to roll out public Wi-Fi networks faster while tourists find an easier, cheaper way of getting online and experiencing a destination’s best.

It's a lofty, but necessary ambition that will take several years to put in place at Amtrak's speed. Faster Wi-Fi and high-speed service are features that riders will be pining after for the foreseeable future despite rail's discussions.

We're no doubt in the middle of a new arms race in connectivity. Will better flight tracking go hand-in-hand with faster download speeds?

The in-flight Wi-Fi sector is just revving up globally, and lots of user habits are still to be understood and defined, along with the business models that will follow and enable it. Some interesting results here hint at the possibilities.

By providing both seat-back entertainment and stream abilities, United is playing both sides of the fence in hopes that one of them will pay off.

Smaller cities and countries including the Estonian capital of Tallinn and South Korea have had the most success at blanketing their borders with free wireless service. New York City's attempt at free city-wide Wi-Fi will be a well-watched experiment by cities around the world.

While AT&T can't assume instant success, it has the network and the history of making things happen.

You can't bring a T-1 line with you at sea, but cruisers are connecting faster than ever before as cruise lines see a benefit to keeping communication quick and increasing customer loyalty.