Many of you may be toting around a Samsung Galaxy S4, which comes with a nifty new technology called Hotspot 2.0. As we’ve been writing for more than a year, Hotspot 2.0 and its sister Next-Generation Hotspot are supposed to make the task of connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot seamless and automatic. But chances are your Galaxy S4 has never used that technology.There are plenty of access points that have passed the Wi-Fi Alliance’s Passpoint and Wireless Broadband Alliance’s NGH certification programs, and with the release of iOS 7 this fall, several of the world’s most popular smartphones will support the seamless connection technology. But it seems that no one has actually turned Hotspot 2.0 capabilities on. We’re still connecting to hotspots the same login screens and specialized connection software we always have.wi-fi-zone“It’s a chicken and egg problem,” said Christian Gunning, VP of corporate communications at Boingo, one of the largest Wi-Fi hotspot service providers in the world. While Boingo has been upgrading its access points around the country to new Next-Gen Hotspot gear (in the process, it’s also been prepping its network for new 802.11ac technologies), it hasn’t actually activated the Hotspot 2.0 functions for the simple reason that not a single one of its carrier to Wi-Fi roaming partners is using it yet.Carriers want to see more Passpoint-certified devices in the market before they commit to building out networks that will support them. Device vendors want to see carriers actually deploying Hotspot 2.0 and NGH gear before they go through the trouble of certifying their devices, Gunning said. The result is an industry stalemate.Boingo, however, is trying to force the issue. This week it’s turning on Next-Gen Hotspot capabilities in its entire hotspot network in Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, which comprises hundreds of individual Cisco Systems access points. It’s then inviting mobile carriers – both its roaming customers and outsiders – and other hotspot service providers and device vendors to descend on the airport to test out the service for free.
via WiFiNovation | Scoop.it
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