How Smartphones Are Making Wi-Fi Hot Again
GigaOM, August 18, 2009
By Om Malik
Wi-Fi quickly went from being an in-home technology to the cornerstone of municipal wireless efforts. By 2006, the hype ended, and reality set in about the potential and economics of Wi-Fi. Many municipal Wi-Fi efforts started to stall, and companies backed away from it. And then smartphones happened. The current smartphone boom has given Wi-Fi a much-needed boost.
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