Everybody wins with WiFi
Posted on July 24, 2012
We at Devicescape encounter many questions about our solution and more specifically our Curated Virtual Network of public WiFi hotspots. It’s understandable given the fact that WiFi offload is a relatively new solution for the wireless industry. And from a consumer perspective, the understanding of WiFi is rather limited in scope. Most people tend to think that WiFi is only available at work or in your home or in selected establishments like coffee shops and universities. That is only the tip of the iceberg. It’s everywhere. After attending many tradeshows and conferences related to WiFi and the telecom industry as well as participating in many media inquiries, I believe the most common question asked to Devicescape is, “How do you collect and assemble the WiFi in your network?” And of course the follow up question is always along the lines of “Are you inappropriately using someone else’s WiFi connection?” Believe it or not, the second question is the easier one to answer and that is “No”. We are not inappropriately using or stealing anybody’s WiFi. All the WiFi in our CVN is public and free which by definition is meant for the public consumption. Although we can identify tens of…