Uses
Uses
Uses
The public can use a laptop or other suitable portable device to access the wireless connection
(usually Wi-Fi) provided. Of the estimated 150 million laptops, 14 million PDAs, and other emerging
Wi-Fi devices sold per year for the last few years, most include the Wi-Fi feature.
For venues that have broadband Internet access, offering wireless access is as simple as
configuring one access point (AP), in conjunction with a router and connecting the AP to the Internet
connection. A single wireless router combining these functions may suffice. [8]
The iPass 2014 interactive map, that shows data provided by the analysts Maravedis Rethink,
shows that in December 2014 there are 46,000,000 hotspots worldwide and more than 22,000,000
roamable hotspots. More than 10,900 hotspots are on trains, planes and airports (Wi-Fi in motion)
and more than 8,500,000 are "branded" hotspots (retail, cafs, hotels). The region with the largest
number of public hotspots is Europe, followed by North America and Asia