I'm writing this at Starbucks. I come here often to work partly because they have lots of AC plugs and free Wi-Fi. But the Wi-Fi is open and unencrypted, so when I open my computer to work, I have to ...

The Wi-Fi Passpoint system continues to toil in relative obscurity, with most people unaware that a network of open Wi-Fi hotspots can be easily accessed via your phone or tablet. A Wednesday upgrade ...

An industry group that aims to make WiFi access from smartphones and other devices as simple as connecting to a cellular network will begin certifying WiFi network equipment and end-user devices for ...

We normally think of Passpoint, the Wi-Fi Alliance certification, as a feature for Wi-Fi hotspots owned and operated by service providers. Passpoint enables comprehensive inter-carrier roaming, with ...

AUSTIN, TX--(Marketwired - Oct 8, 2014) - Wi-Fi Alliance has expanded its important Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint™ program. Now, in addition to seamless connection and WPA2™ security for mobile devices in ...

Passpoint, a feature that will allow people to automatically connect smartphones and tablets to public Wi-Fi hotspots without any effort, will soon be available, and most Americans can’t wait to have ...

The Wi-Fi Alliance is back at it again, delivering a new milestone in tech's "evolution as an operator-grade network." What's it all mean? Well, the entity has started to test hardware on a new ...

Smartphone and tablet owners are clamoring for access to more Wi-Fi on the go, or so a new study from the Wi-Fi Alliance claims. Out of 1,000 US-based smartphone and tablet owners, 87% of them ...

Of the nation’s four biggest wireless carriers, only T-Mobile USA has revealed plans to deploy Passpoint, a technology that would allow wireless users to automatically access Wi-Fi hotspots from ...

Security-savvy mobile-device users are increasingly casting a skeptical eye on public Wi-Fi, and now the vendor consortium behind the wireless standard wants to make logging in via that coffee shop ...

An improved method for connecting to Wi-Fi hotspots from the Wi-Fi Alliance. Authentication is performed automatically and silently by the compliant mobile device and hotspot without the user having ...