Wi-Fi

Dubai Airports has the fastest free Wi-Fi in the world

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

If you happen to be in the Dubai International Airport availing its free Wi-Fi facility, you can reach your friends or kin the fastest than from any other airport across the world. A recent study by Speedtest - which analysed the airport Wi-Fi facilities of Asia, Europe and Africa - revealed that Dubai International Airport's free Wi-Fi access is theRead more

UAE set to catalyse connectivity with 5G

Abu Dhabi - Emirates Voice

The mass adoption of 5G in the UAE will completely transform the landscape when it comes to how residents utilise their various connected devices, and further strengthen the Internet of Things (IoT) trend in the region. Experts have noted that in addition to delivering faster Internet connection speeds and improved throughputs, 5G delivers higher user capacity than current 4G networksRead more

DXB provides passengers with the world’s fastest free airport Wi-Fi

Dubai - WAM

Dubai Airports has unleashed the world’s fastest free wi-fi connection at an airport to millions of passengers that travel through DXB each month. Aptly named WOW-Fi, the service provides internet connection up to a staggering 100mbps surpassing all other airports. This follows Dubai Airports’ launch of an upgraded free unlimited high-speed Wi-Fi connection across Dubai International, DXB, and Dubai WorldRead more

How the Internet of Things will change

Dubai - Arab Today

Every now and then, an object comes along that subtly changes your life. It could be a book arming you with a new set of concepts, an upgraded phone that changes the way you socialise, or a borrowed soldering iron and instructions on how to use it. These objects can provide watershed moments – turning points which alter the wayRead more

Google piecing together a modular phone

San Francisco - Arab Today

Google showed off a modular Android-powered smartphone it said is on track to hit the market next year. Word that Project Ara was moving ahead, and not shelved as some had speculated during the past year, came on the final day of Google's annual developers conference in the Silicon Valley city of Mountain View. Developers interested in creating applications forRead more

Germany eyes free wi-fi in public spaces, finally

Berlin - AFP

Try looking for a free wi-fi connection in the cafe down the street in Germany and, more likely than not, there isn't one. Forget about looking for open connections in parks or at key monuments. They just don't exist. In an age when almost everyone carries a smartphone, the absence of such free hotspots can appear to be an aberrationRead more