The deal between BT and FON has all the makings of an event to define an epoch. FON has a simple proposal: make a fraction of your Wi-Fi available as a secure public hotspot, and you get unlimited ...

A substantial ownership of 98.75% in FON is held by the general public. With this size of ownership, retail investors can collectively play a role in major company policies that affect shareholders ...

With new Qualcomm-based products, more funds and a U.S. expansion, free Wi-Fi aggregator Fon expects to reach 35 million hotspots by 2016. Since its inception in 2006, Fon has been working to build a ...

Just when it seems there is no area left untouched by the sharing economy—which has made cars, apartments, and even clothes communal objects—a new trend emerges. This time, it’s shared Wi-Fi signals.

Missed the GamesBeat Summit excitement? Don't worry! Tune in now to catch all of the live and virtual sessions here. Spanish Wi-Fi sharing company Fon has raised $14 million from Qualcomm Ventures. It ...

Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone services, broadband, citywide Wi-Fi, the Net neutrality debate and the consolidation of the phone companies. Boingo's ...

AT&T offered more Wi-Fi coverage to international roaming customers on Tuesday through a deal with Fon, the Spanish crowdsourced wireless provider that lets users share their Wi-Fi with other Fon ...

Wifi hotspot provider Fon has attracted $14m in funding from several investors. It would not disclose how much each investor contributed but said that chip maker Qualcomm contributed the largest share ...

If you day hasn’t been exciting enough, we’re about to blow you mind. Wifi provider Fon has launched a new brand specialising in wifi software for operators and enterprises. Fon is best known for its ...

Spanish start-up, a maker of Wi-Fi routers that allow people to share broadband service, signs its first major U.S. deal. Marguerite Reardon started as a CNET News reporter in 2004, covering cellphone ...

Today, crowd-sourced Wifi network operator Fon launches its rumoured new product, the Gramofon. But unusually for a large tech company with healthy revenues, it’s launched the product with 30-day ...