LIRNEasia » Arthur Goldstuck http://lirneasia.net a regional ICT policy and regulation think tank active across the Asia Pacific Tue, 22 May 2012 08:33:51 +0000 en hourly 1 Wi-Fi losing out to 3G in South Africa http://lirneasia.net/2007/11/wi-fi-losing-out-to-3g-in-south-africa/ http://lirneasia.net/2007/11/wi-fi-losing-out-to-3g-in-south-africa/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2007 08:27:02 +0000 Abu Saeed Khan http://www.lirneasia.net/2007/11/wi-fi-losing-out-to-3g-in-south-africa/ Commercial WiFi hotspots face a dim future in South Africa – at least among corporate workers on the move, a new research study by World Wide Worx reveals. The report shows that the corporate use of WiFi – small networks that allow wireless access to the Internet – has fallen back after a steady rise in the previous three years. By contrast, the use of 3G – wireless broadband provided by the mobile networks – has rocketed. 

“We have been warning for several years that commercial WiFi hotspots, especially in hotels and conference centres, are in danger of pricing themselves out of the market,” says World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck, who led the research. “And, now that a monthly subscription to a basic 3G service is cheaper than a few hours on most commercial hotspots, the chickens have come home to roost.” Raed more.

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