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29/09/2006: Vonage UK selling WiFi phone
You can now buy the UTStarcom F1000 WiFi phone from Vonage UK. The phone connects to your home/office WiFi network to make cheap calls through the Vonage VoIP service and can also be used at "compatible WiFi hotspots". We're now working with the phone's manufaturer UTStarcom to ensure that this and the F3000 phones will work seamlessly with AiRed hotspots.
Check out the Vonage UK website for prices and call rates.

21/09/2006: New Hotspot in Duquesa
We are proud to announce that our latest WiFi hotspot is up and running at Kings Klub in The Courtyard, Monte Duquesa. Access Vouchers are available from the friendly staff at Kings Klub which is open daily from 10am to 10pm (12pm to 10pm on Sundays). They also offer an Internet cafe, DVD club and satellite TV instalations among other services.
Go to the Kings Klub website for more details.

27/04/2006: Netgear WiFi Skype Phone
Netgear have announced that their new WiFi handset, pre-installed with Skype VoIP software, is now available in the US for pre-order on amazon.com. This phone lets you use your Skype account to make free phone calls to other Skype users and cheap international calls using your SkypeOut credit. The phone connects to the Internet whenever it finds an open WiFi hotspot and displays the online status of your Skype buddies.
We hope to have support for this phone at all AiRed hotspots shortly after it launches in Europe. Netgear Skype Phone

04/04/2006: Nokia 770 Internet Tablet
The Nokia 770 is the nicest WiFi enabled, hand-held device I've seen so far. And it runs on Linux, so you can bet there will lots of inovative, free software available for it soon. Nokia Europe

04/04/2006: Developments
I know it's been a while since I posted an update but rest asured, we're working flat-out to extend our network coverage in the best possible ways. There will be a great anouncement to this effect in the next few weeks. In the meantime check out this informative BBC video on WiFi Hotzones in the UK.
Source: bbc.co.uk

26/09/2005: Duquesa AiRed coverage extended to Marina Basin
We are exited to announce the installation of new equipment in Duquesa which has boosted our signal towards the yacht basin. Berth holders now have a faster (up to 800Kb/s) more reliable option for Wireless Internet access on-board. Coverage map

27/08/2005: New AiRed location!
We have set up a new AiRed hotspot in Sabinillas with complete coverage of the town square (Plaza Vicente Espinel). Access vouchers are available from Asesoria Castles next door to 'La Caixa' bank.

11/08/2005: Now it's even easier to keep track of your minutes!
The new myGBIA service let's you see exactly how many minutes are left on your AiRed Internet Access vouchers. Just log in with the username and password you use when going on-line at AiRed locations.

16/07/2005: Another AiRed location!
We have established a new AiRed hotspot at the Duquesa Business Center in Puerto La Duquesa, Local 66 in the Galerias. The Duquesa Business Centre is already a thriving Internet cafe who are now able offer no-hassle, WiFi Internet access to customers who bring their own laptops and PDAs.

04/07/2005: "For those living in rural or remote areas, away from local telephone exchanges, slow dial-up internet connections are often the only option. But, as David Reid discovers, one French hamlet is turning to new technology to provide a solution." more..
video.. If you're short of time just watch the first item then use realPlayer's controls to 'scrub' to the 14:00 min mark and watch the second to last item in this BBC programme.
source: BBC Click Online

30/05/2005: AiRed is in the process of rolling out a new Wireless Broadband Internet service called 'AiRed urban', currently available for trials to residents in and around the El Duque urbanisation in Sabinillas. Subscribers will be able to surf the net, use e-mail and even make VoIP phone calls without the need for a physical telephone line.
more..

18/05/2005: "Connexion, a unit of Boeing, said Tuesday it will offer live television to airline passengers using laptops in-flight. This summer the company will start offering as many as five TV channels via its satellite-linked feeds, including CNBC, MSNBC, BBC World, EuroNews and Eurosport news, on select Singapore Airlines flights." more..
Now you can use your AiRed connection watch live TV at 35,000ft as well as surf the net, see our report below.
source: news.com

09/05/2005: "Another mobile Wi-Fi phone on the horizon for businesses is Motorola's CN620. - The CN620's most innovative feature - is that it also operates on Global System for Mobile Communications, or GSM, networks, and automatically switches from VoIP to GSM when a user strays beyond the range of a corporate Wi-Fi network." more..
source: news.com

30/03/2005: "Fixed Wireless, WiFi, and WiMAX markets at $2.4 billion in 2004 are anticipated to reach $12.4 billion by 2010. Forecasts for strong growth are based on the assumption that systems work well to transmit information from different locations where people congregate." more..
source: Yahoo! Finance

16/03/2005: "Cell phone heavyweights Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Nortel Networks and others are incorporating VoIP into the cell phones, chips and wireless network equipment" - "Motorola and Ericsson, and 11 other wireless firms have joined forces to make Wi-Fi phones more affordable" more..
Broadening acceptance of "Voice over IP" means that in the near future you'll be able to make and receive calls on these new Wi-Fi mobile phones, using the wireless internet connection at AiRed hotspots for a fraction of the cost of traditional GSM network calls.
source: news.com

08/03/2005: Get on-line at 35,000 ft with AiRed!
The GBIA has become an Associate Service Provider of 'Connexion by Boeing' allowing AiRed subscribers and voucher holders to connect to the internet at high-speed on many long-haul flights. more..

04/03/2005: "I think the 'next big thing' is the current big thing, which is wireless. - It is a revolution that's quietly going on now and will continue" quote: Stacy Smith, Vice President and CIO of Intel Corp. video..
source: news.com

25/02/2005: "Wireless LANs are taking over the world's airwaves" more..
source: vnunet.com

23/02/2005: AiRed has installed a trial hotspot at the Aparthotel Costa Marina in Benalmadena Costa. The installation went quite smoothly, thanks to the helpful staff and management of the Hotel.

15/02/2005: "Motorola said Monday that it is developing cell phones capable of making calls using Wi-Fi networks, a big step for Internet phone forces now eyeing the wireless industry." more..
source: news.com

12/02/2005: AiRed has been approved by the Wi-Fi Alliance as a Wi-Fi ZONE provider. This is a great step towards delivering an easily recognisable hotspot service to our customers and roaming users alike.