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I don’t oppose the London Underground’s WiFi plans

By Ewan on March 30, 2011 in Opinion, Services

I’m not a Londoner anymore. I live in Marlow, Buckinghamshire. However I’m in London most days so I feel I have some right to stand up and be counted here. Have a read of this: Some 55 per cent of 950 people questioned said they did not want Transport for London to go ahead with [...]

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More WiFi pain at the Eurostar Gare du Nord terminal

By Ewan on March 10, 2011 in Services

Here I am at the Eurostar terminal at Paris Gare du Nord. A guy just sat down opposite me and tried to connect to WiFi. He opened up his MacBook Pro (this is the business lounge, so, you know, MacBook Pro’s are ten-a-penny) and tried to find the WiFi. Like me, he cycled through the [...]

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Another day, another bollocks Eurostar experience

By Ewan on March 8, 2011 in Opinion

When will companies get that ‘internet’ is not just another nice-to-have? It’s not just an also-ran for a whole array of business executives, it’s actually important. I’m sitting in the Eurostar terminal’s business class lounge right now at Kings Cross St Pancras. I’ve paid £450 for the return ticket. I paid the money partly because [...]

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WiFi on trains? There’s a conference for that!

By Ewan on February 22, 2011 in Devices, News, Services

My message to the train operators attending TrainComms2011 is JFDI. In case translation is required: Just frakking* do it. This June, BWCS will host its sixth annual WiFi on Trains Conference Train Communications Systems 2011, with train operators from all over the world due to speak and attend. The conference will be dominated by real [...]

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Nokia N8 – Second Thoughts

By Momchil on January 25, 2011 in Devices

Right then it’s Momchil here once more to talk Nokia — specifically the Nokia N8. I have always used a Nokia as my primary phone and kept an iPhone and an Android device to the side. My previous Symbian mobile was the N97 which was amazing but had its drawbacks. I’ve been following Nokia touchscreen [...]

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Deltenna WiBE boosts 3G signal 40x — the ultimate MiFi unit?

By Momchil on January 24, 2011 in Devices, Operators

We’ve had a note in from the team at Deltenna to tell us about their newest gizmo, the Deltenna WiBE. Or, in other words, the ultimate MiFi unit known to man. At least, it looks that way. I know that Ewan actually saw one of these working last week and all things being equal, we [...]

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Ben Wilson of Xirrus: Delivering WiFi For 10,000 Delegates

By Ewan on August 3, 2010 in Devices, Opinion

It’s time now for the second in the series of posts from our panel of industry experts discussing how to deliver brilliant WiFi services for 10,000 delegates at a conference/event. (Do check the series introduction for the details). Today’s industry expert is Ben Wilson, UK Country Manager for Xirrus, the leader in high performance WiFi equipment [...]

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Scott Reeves of Ruckus Wireless: Delivering WiFi For 10,000 Delegates

By Ewan on August 2, 2010 in Devices, News

I’m delighted to publish the first response from our panel of industry experts on the subject of delivering brilliant WiFi for 10,000 delegates. (Do check the series introduction for the details). Today’s industry expert is Scott Reeves, Technical Director, EMEA, for Ruckus Wireless. That’s him above. Scott knows a thing or two about WiFi. He has [...]

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New Series: How to deliver WiFi for 10,000 delegates, properly

By Ewan on August 1, 2010 in News

I can’t stand going to events and conferences and finding the WiFi services are either faulty, slow or non-existent. It’s a big problem for event organisers — and one that can no longer be sidestepped as being the venue’s fault. Complain to the event organiser that, “The WiFi is rubbish,” or, “I can’t seem to [...]

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The mobile reality: I’m in Richmond and I can only get EDGE

By Ewan on July 27, 2010 in Devices, Operators

Well then. Yet again I am reminded of how supremely rubbish the mobile industry is. Occasionally I manage to pull myself out of this stupor and allow myself to get very excited at the possibilities. Then reality slaps me on the face with a big, wet haddock. I’ve been doing some work in Richmond-Upon-Thames. Near [...]

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3′s new MiFi device

By Ewan on July 9, 2010 in Devices, Operators

I thought it was fitting to take a picture of 3′s new MiFi unit operational. In this photo the iPhone is connected to the MiFi unit whilst it uploads the unboxing video! The best feature of the new device, apart from the rather funky screen? The always-on element. You just switch it on and boom, [...]

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RIM’s BlackBerry Mobile Voice System: Voice over WiFi, PBX, SIP

By Ewan on April 26, 2010 in News

I put the keywords SIP, PBX and WiFi in the above title to make sure that anyone interested in the subject gets stuck into this release. RIM are getting very serious about supporting voice over WiFi properly. Indeed today’s announcement of Mobile Voice System 5 introduces quite a few stimulating features sure to raise exciting [...]

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