Tag archive: Fon

Spain-baed Fon has announced that its Fonera 2.0n Wi-Fi Router is now available in the U.S. market, offering improved performance along with a built-in USB hub and and reduced power requirements. Fon—which has attracted investments from the likes of Google, eBay, and British Telecom—is a little different from your average Wi-Fi router manufacturer: the idea is that folks who run a Fon Wi-Fi router also serve as a hotspot in… Read More

Although the deal has been expected since early 2007, UK telecom operator BT has inked a deal that gives its broadband subscribers have the option of sharing a portion of their broadband connections via the Fon Wi-Fi “people's network,” in exchange for Wi-Fi access worldwide at other hotspots operated by “Foneros.” As part of the deal, BT subscribers will also have free access to BT's OpenZone and twelve… Read More

Wireless hotspot operator Boingo has announced a deal with the Madrid-based wireless network Fon to enable Boingo users to roam on Fon's Wi-Fi network. Boingo already combined access to Wi-Fi hotspots operated by over 150 operators, many of which provide wireless Internet access at businesses, restaurants, airports, and other locations. The Fon network, which is built out by "foneros" who share unused broadband access in… Read More

Upstart Wi-Fi hotspot operator Fon has made its first major play in the U.S. market, announcing a partnership with Time-Warner Cable which lets Time Warner cable subscribers turn their broadband Internet connections into public Wi-Fi hotspots, and lets Time Warner cable customers hop on the Internet via Wi-Fi anywhere in the world Fon has a deal with an ISP, or where a follow “fonero” offering a share of their own broadband… Read More

Upstart Wi-Fi network operator Fon

Spain's Fon Technology aims to improve wireless Internet access by encouraging users to share their Wi-Fi connection, and the idea just won $21.7 million in financial backing from Internet heavyweights including Google and Skype, despite potential legal challenges from ISPs. Fon is part a class Internet business model and part door-to-door social movement: Fon aims to become a block-by-block global community of people who share their… Read More