March 17, 2008 by kb3ljm.

Denver International Airport is blocking certain websites from its free Wi-Fi network, fearing that some customers could find the sites offensive, according to The Associated Press.  For example, The Denver Post writes that if you “want to browse Vanity Fair magazine,” then “you’ll have to buy it at the newsstand, because (Denver’s) Internet filter blocks Vanity Fair as ‘provocative.’ ” The Post says other blocked sites include celebrity gossip site perezhilton.com on and “hipster-geek favorite” boingboing.net.” The Post adds the Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit photos are also blocked, although the paper says that’s “even though the magazine’s bare-breasted cover shot is on prominent display at airport stores, right next to Penthouse and Hustler.”
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January 30, 2008 by kb3ljm.

Continental will add live television programming and onboard e-mail and instant messaging capabilities on some of its aircraft beginning next year, the airline announced today. The airline says it’s offerings will include 36 channels of live television, The Associated Press reports. The Houston Chronicle says “first-class customers will get free access to the entertainment system, while other passengers will have to pay a $6 fee. … The service will be installed aboard Continental’s new Boeing 737s and Boeing 757-300s.”
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January 7, 2008 by kb3ljm.

The high-speed Wi-Fi network at BWI is now operational in all secure areas, concourses A/B, C, D, and E of the airport as well as the Observation Gallery. Areas outside of the security zones, including the ticketing and baggage areas will be online in the near future. Travelers can purchase either a day pass or a monthly plan for their internet access services.

http://www.bwiairport.com/utility/what__s_new/

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January 2, 2008 by kb3ljm.

From USA TODAY: “Air France is conducting a limited test in which passengers will be allowed to send e-mail and talk on cellphones during flights. Using just a single Airbus A318 that flies between European cities for a six-month test, Air France plans to provide in-flight connectivity to passengers by a satellite-based system that transmits data and voice to the ground networks. The service is free for passengers in the test, which Air France announced Thursday but started Monday. Air France is one of several airlines, including JetBlue and American, that are moving toward in-flight broadband Internet access.”

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/12/bonus-bundle-5.html

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December 13, 2007 by kb3ljm.

“Reagan Washington National and Washington Dulles airports now have Wi-Fi Internet service. The service costs $9 a day. Subscribers of the Wi-Fi service by Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile and AT&T won’t have to pay the fee. Access to the airports’ Web home pages, which provides flight arrival and departure information, is free for all.” Metropolitan Washington Airports press release (PDF file).

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/12/airport-check-2.html

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December 12, 2007 by kb3ljm.

“Denver International Airport … offers something every airport should offer: fast, free Wi-Fi.” That’s from Computer World’s “The World is My Office” blog by Mike Elgan. Elgan writes “the airport threw a switch about a month ago, and transformed its for-pay airport-wide Wi-Fi into a free, advertiser-supported service.” After the switch, he says “overnight, without promotion,” Denver’s Wi-Fi usage “increased tenfold.” For those looking for more airport Web options, Elgan writes things are “looking up” as “major airports (succeed) with free, airport-wide Wi-Fi.” And, as for Denver, he notes the airport is installing one of the newest and fastest Wi-Fi networks currently available. “Now if only airports would add more electrical outlets,” Elgan says.

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/12/denver-wi-fi.html

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October 17, 2007 by kb3ljm.

“Passengers at St. Louis Lambert International can now use Wi-Fi, available at ‘a majority of areas’ in its terminals and concourses, the airport says. The cost is typically $7.95 a day, but may vary depending on whether users have separate Wi-Fi subscription accounts and what they charge.”

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/10/airport-chec-11.html

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October 3, 2007 by kb3ljm.

From USA TODAY reporter Roger Yu’s Airport Check-in column: “Chicago O’Hare had the highest number of Wi-Fi log-ons among airports worldwide in the first half of 2007, estimates iPass, one of the largest Wi-Fi service providers. The result was based on about 2 million log-on sessions among iPass users. Rounding out the top five were other busy airports: Dallas/Fort Worth, Atlanta, San Francisco and London Heathrow.”

http://blogs.usatoday.com/sky/2007/10/airport-check-i.html

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September 12, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Pittsburgh International Airport has expanded and upgraded the free wireless Internet offered there, airport officials tell The Associated Press. Free Wi-Fi was first offered in 2003 in the airport’s food-court area. It was since been expand to the airside terminal and will now be added to Pittsburgh’s landside terminal as well. Airport officials say the bandwidth has also been upgraded to increase the speed and reliability of the connection.

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August 30, 2007 by kb3ljm.

Wi-Fi will start replacing wired Ethernet within the next two to three years as users and applications go mobile, an IT analyst group has claimed.

In a report comparing gigabit Ethernet with the latest version of Wi-Fi — 802.11n — Burton Group suggests that companies should begin making plans for switching their local area networks (LANs) from wired to wireless.
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