WBA stated that the industry is moving toward new standards to make it easier to access Wi-Fi networks at home and abroad operators want to deploy NGH technology to make it easier for end users to access Wi-Fi hotspots and replicate the cellular mobile broadband experience in terms of ease of access and security. The WBA focused its report on the next generation Wi-Fi experience, noting that this trend is set to accelerate as the industry moves toward the deployment of next generation hotspots (NGH), based on open industry standards. The study also found that a fifth of operators surveyed plan to launch next generation hotspots by the end of 2013. Smartphones beat out laptops as the most popular device to connect to Wi-Fiįor the first time, smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most popular way to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots, according to a report compiled by Informa Telecoms & Media and released by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA). “We’re evolving our strategy to further simplify today’s experience and meet the needs of tomorrow.” Verizon Wireless initially launched its application store in early 2010, looking to gain a foothold into the then rapidly growing, though still early application market. “There’s now a whole new tech landscape in which both consumers and developers can interact like never before,” Verizon Wireless noted. For those application developers that actually provided apps for the store, Verizon Wireless said it will continue making payments until the offering is shut down. That could be good news for some device owners that have voiced opposition to carriers increasingly placing native applications on smartphones that users are unable to remove. Verizon Wireless said it will start removing the application from Android and BlackBerry devices beginning in January. The carrier noted that most of the applications available through its branded offerings are already available through competing storefronts for the Android and BlackBerry operating system that its Verizon Apps offering targeted. Verizon Wireless’ attempt at cashing in on the “app store” craze appears set to come to an end as the operator said it plans to shutter the storefront by March 27, 2013. ![]() Fire up the time machine, put on the sepia-tinted shades, set the date for #TBT and enjoy the memories! ![]() Editor’s Note: RCR Wireless News goes all in for “Throwback Thursdays,” tapping into our archives to resuscitate the top headlines from the past.
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