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Enhanced version of WeFi software launched for locating Wi-Fi hotspots

With the anticipated growth in importance of Wi-Fi as a means of offloading data traffic from overburdened cellular networks, the means of locating and automatically connecting to suitable hotspots is becoming a priority. Now WeFi, a company that has already created a database of over 56 million Wi-Fi access points worldwide, has launched an updated version of its free connection software for PC and Android mobile phones. The software locates and categorises available Wi-Fi hotspots, with user-friendly mapping of all access points relative to a specific street address.

Wireless moves into a new decade

The first week of a new year may seem a rather unsociable time to hold a major trade show, but the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas has become established as a showcase for the new product developments that will shape the immediate future of the consumer electronics market. In recent years wireless technology, and wireless-enabled IT products, have increased to become a dominant part of this market. The first days of a new year are also the traditional time for looking forward to what the future will bring, so the conjunction is timely.

So what will the new decade bring for the wireless and RF industry?

Operators turn to CEM software to help reduce churn

With the market for cellular customers now saturated across most of the developed world, minimising churn and retaining existing customers is becoming even more of a major priority for wireless operators. This is because it is demonstrably more cost-effective to retain existing customers than to attempt to win new ones from their competitors.

Wi-Fi helps to share load for HSPA and LTE

Wi-Fi, long seen as an interim solution and the 'poor relation' of the wireless world, has real potential for offloading some of the capacity pressure from 3.5G networks and even holding a pivotal role when LTE is deployed. At last week's LTE Focus in Amsterdam

picoChip introduces full hardware and software solution for developing small-cell LTE basestations

At last week's LTE Focus event in Amsterdam, picoChip launched the industry's first fully-featured LTE development system for small cells. PC9608/9 has been developed to help OEMs bring the next generation of cost-effective small form factor LTE basestations, or Home eNode B, rapidly to market.