Rostelecom this week announced that it has rolled out fibre infrastructure for Russian gas company SVGC, and separately installed WiFi access points in the town of Vologda.

The European Commission has cancelled the tender process for its free, public Wi-Fi hotspot scheme, WiFi4EU, citing a technical error.

Fon has brokered a deal with ER Telecom that will see the pair provide WiFi access to the half a billion football fans due to descend on Russia in the coming weeks for the World Cup.

The IEEE has formed two new working groups, one hoping to advance the role of Wi-Fi in the automotive sector, the other focused on Wi-Fi broadcast technology.

Fastweb has signed a memorandum of understanding with the city council in Lecce to improve WiFi connectivity, including the installation of up to 350 new hotspots.

The Wireless Broadband Alliance is to explore how the roaming of IoT devices could be aided by a new spin on existing technology.

BT has launched a new service for enterprises offering LTE fallback if a workplace's broadband network fails.

The carrier Wi-Fi market is set to grow by a total of $3.5 billion over the next four years thanks to ongoing demand for network density and the Internet of Things, new research has claimed.

Wi-Fi provider iPass is to provide connectivity to customers of global MVNO Lycamobile.

The UK’s BT Mobile and Russia’s MTS have both launched VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling to their markets, as Turkcell’s subsidiary in Ukraine introduced the country's first 4.5G services.

Nokia and Facebook have teamed up to build a new fixed wireless access product allowing operators to offer gigabit speeds to customers.

Telefónica Deutschland has started a project to roll out voice over LTE and voice over Wi-Fi to its customer base.

The European Aviation Network's delayed attempts to offer Wi-Fi connectivity to airline passengers will finally take flight by June after the completion of its ground network.

The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a new security protocol which will aim to address a range of vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi standard.

5G is bolstering confidence in Wi-Fi, the Wireless Broadband Alliance has said, as the industry looks to new use cases and multiple radio access technology networks in the years ahead.

BT has introduced Gigabit Wi-Fi hubs in Leeds as part of its plan to upgrade the UK’s communications infrastructure.

Huawei has bolstered its enterprise Wi-Fi portfolio through a new partnership, as Wi-Fi provider Fon attempts to woo operator and business customers by debuting a sub-brand.

Orange's enterprise arm has launched the first in a series of "smart resorts", bringing free Wi-Fi, big data analytics and a bespoke app to an Alpine ski resort.

Wi-Fi provider iPass has launched a new range of device analytics and big data services based on its network of 62 million hotspots.

Qualcomm is working with manufacturers in a bid to accelerate deployments of mesh networks and has introduced new features for the technology.