Free Wi-Fi Wins Consumer Loyalty, New Wi-Fi Business Model



-/June 08, 2004 The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-Pay-as-you-go wi-fi access neither pays for its providers nor is it a go for consumers. For proof, look no further than the high-profile failure of a major U.S. wi-fi provider. A New Zealand offering is set to make customers happy in a way they’re likely to actually care about: Free access.



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Patronsoft Appoints 11 International Partners for its Wireless Gateway Products



Hong Kong, -/May 28, 2004 The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Patronsoft Limited today announced eleven newly appointed resellers and distributor from six countries for its Wi-Fi Hotspot Management Software - FirstSpot.

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QUALCOMM Launches radioOne ZIF Dedicated High-Band Solution for CDMA2000



Cost-Optimized RFR6135 Receiver Supports KPCS, PCS and IMT Bands

San Diego — May 13, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, announced a fully integrated radioOne™ Zero Intermediate Frequency (ZIF) solution for CDMA2000® 1X and 1xEV-DO in the Korean PCS (1800 MHz), PCS (1900 MHz) and IMT (2100 MHz) frequency bands.

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Entertainment-Centric Home PCs and Networks to Reach $12 Billion in Sales



“Media-PCs” to account for 40% of U.S. home computer sales in five years; sales of multimedia networking receivers and adapters to exceed 20 million units in same time period.

Dallas, Texas May 11, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Home computers specifically designed for entertainment applications – so-called “Media-PCs” – will account for 40% of home computer sales by the end of 2008, according to Parks Associates’ The PC as a Multimedia Platform.

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Intel CEO Barrett Sees IT Transforming Northeast China


SHENYANG, People's Republic of China, April 9, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-- Intel Corporation Chief Executive Officer Craig Barrett urged Northeast China to use information technology (IT) to transform and advance the region's competitiveness in an expanding global digital economy.

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Simpay Selects Encorus to Power Global Mobile Payments


First Data Corp.’s Encorus signed as transaction processor for new mobile payments service



LONDON, Dublin – 5 April 2004/The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- Encorus, a leading mobile payments services company majority owned by First Data Corp. (NYSE:FDC), has today been announced as Simpay’s transaction processor in a multi-year deal covering both Europe and the United States.

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Wi-Fi is viral growth phenomenon’ claims Intel Chief


March 29, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-Outlining his company’s wireless strategy to an audience of the wireless sector’s great and good at last month’s 3GSM World Congress, Intel President and Chief Operating Officer Paul Otellini identified Wi-Fi as integral to the further expansion of mobile computing.


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ZTE Launches World Leading CDMA-Based Digital Trunking Technology


Key development for Chinese and international markets is latest R & D success for company



March 20, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-ZTE Corporation has launched its world-leading GoTa Digital Trunking Communication System – a CDMA-based new generation digital trunking technology for Chinese and international markets. The launch took place in Beijing...

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The First Windows-based Wi-Fi Hotspots Management Software to Support Intel Grant



March 10, 2004 /The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/-Patronsoft - the maker of FirstSpot - the Windows-based Wi-Fi hotspot management software; announced its plan to support Intel’s software-based access points in their upcoming Grantsdale and Alderwood chipsets. Running on top of Windows 2000 Professional/ Server, XP and Server 2003, FirstSpot currently works with any known models of wireless access points in the market.

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Europe's largest and most modern wireless broadband network is about to be created


With a nationwide footprint of thousands of hotspot locations, Europe's largest and most modern wireless broadband network is about to be created

Rome, March 4, 2004/The Wi-Fi Technology Forum/- The European market for wireless public broadband access to the Internet is taking off. The decision by Telecom Italia to expand the wireless access network by introducing micro hotspots at thousands of locations nationwide, means that one of the world's largest telecommunications companies has just stepped up the pace of development.

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