Wi-Fi Cafes: Easy To Find, But Free Is Fading Away — Wi-Fi — InformationWeek
9 May, 2008 | Written by Frank Carver | under Information
Some interesting opinions on the WiFi landscape, particularly in the USA.
More and more as I read these sorts of articles, I think that what’s needed is a “grid” approach to buying WiFi access, where you buy access from an abstract provider, and they in turn negotiate payment rates and revenue share with all the different local hotspots. Different access providers would then be able to offer different payment models, currencies, corporate deals etc. and the users would get the huge bonus of access to a massive range of hotspots with no worries.
Wi-Fi Cafes: Easy To Find, But Free Is Fading Away — Wi-Fi — InformationWeek
For years Frank Carver has been paying attention to the strange world of convergent technology. During that time he has discussed and researched broad subject areas, come to some surprising conclusions, produced and distributed digital media, scattered ideas and opinions like sparks from a firework, and above all consulted for businesses both large and small to help develop and deploy successful systems, services, and products in this highly complex arena.
