Yes, Hotspot 2.0 is the Future of Secure Guest Wi-Fi

Since first blogging about Hotspot 2.0 and its application to typical enterprise WLAN guest networks I’ve learned quite a bit more thanks to several helpful tweets from Dave Wright of Ruckus Wireless. Although the large majority of the focus of Hotspot 2.0 still seems to be on integration with cellular carriers for AAA services andContinue reading “Yes, Hotspot 2.0 is the Future of Secure Guest Wi-Fi”

Hotspot 2.0 Can Disrupt the Cellular Marketplace

When it comes to cellular in the U.S. there are two major carriers, AT&T and Verizon, and everybody else. While Sprint and T-Mobile both also compete in the national market, they have far fewer subscribers and a reputation for poor coverage. This has essentially been the state of affairs since Cingular bought AT&T Wireless in 2004Continue reading “Hotspot 2.0 Can Disrupt the Cellular Marketplace”

eduroam – Secure, Automatic Roaming Between WLAN’s

eduroam (education roaming) is the secure worldwide federated network access service developed for the international research and education community. I’ve been really intrigued by the WLAN phenomenon eduroam which has swept across much of Europe and is being deployed in many US universities this academic year. This is a secure WLAN roaming technology, but itContinue reading “eduroam – Secure, Automatic Roaming Between WLAN’s”