BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Hot Spot
- a building or locale in which wireless Internet users can access a high-speed Internet connection
Wiktionary Definition for: Hot Spot
- # geology the surface manifestation of a plume that rises from deep in the Earth's mantle
- a dangerous place of violent political unrest
- a lively and entertaining place, such as a nightclub
- an area of radioactive contamination
- # genetics the region of a gene in which there is higher than normal rate of mutation
- # computing a location in which WiFi Internet access is available
Additional Resources
- Jupiter hot spot makes trouble for theory.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-28 February 2002-NASA: Jupiter hot spot makes trouble for theory C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:27022002 A pulsating hot spot of X-rays has been discovered in the polar regions of Jupiter's upper atmosphere by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. ...
- Research articles 2002-02-28
- Wayport claims top U.S. hot-spot provider.(News)
- Wireless and wired broadband service provider Wayport Inc. said it has become the nation's largest Wi-Fi hot-spot provider with more than 6,300 locations available in the United States. The provider said it is adding up to 150 new hot-spot location Wireless and wired broadband...
- Research articles 2005-01-10
- Netopia Upgrades Turnkey Wi-Fi Hot Spot Solution; Netopia Hot Spot 2.0 Enhancements Provide Resellers with Competitive Edge
- EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Netopia, Inc. (Pink Sheets:NTPA), a market leader in broadband gateways and service delivery software, today announced version 2.0 of its turnkey hot spot solution, which allows venues to quickly, easily and inexpensively deploy Wi-Fi services that generate additional revenue and improve customer loyalty. The Netopia Hot Spot...
- Research articles 2005-04-27
- Wayport Becomes the Nation's Largest Wi-Fi Hot Spot Provider; Wayport Reaches Deployment Milestone of More Than 6,300 Wi-Fi Hot Spots
- AUSTIN, Texas -- Wayport, one of the world's largest providers of Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) wireless and wired high-speed Internet access at strategic hot spot locations, announced today that it has deployed Wi-Fi wireless service at more than 6,300 locations nationwide and is adding as many as 150 new hot spots...
- Research articles 2005-01-04
- Report says U.S. hot-spot market to garner $800M by 2007.(News)
- The hot-spot service market in the United States will garner revenues in excess of $800 million by 2007, according to a new report from Parks Associates. The research firm estimates service revenues for hot spots will reach $105 million for 2...
- Research articles 2003-08-11
- Hot-spot users to grow to 30M this year.(Wireless Metrics)
- The number of hot-spot users worldwide will total 30 million in 2004, up from 9.3 million users in 2003, according to research from Gartner Inc. As users increase, enterprises must implement strategies for secure access to hot spots, as well as con The number...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- HTC Communications Chooses Netopia Wi-Fi Hot Spot Solutions for Business Subscribers; Netopia Hot Spots Installed Throughout HTC Service Centers
- EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Netopia, Inc. (OTCBB:NTPA), a market leader in broadband gateways and service-delivery software, announced HTC Communications, the largest telephone cooperative in the U.S., has chosen Netopia as the primary supplier of Wi-Fi hot spot solutions for its business subscribers. HTC has deployed Netopia's wireless hot spots in its...
- Research articles 2006-05-15
- Netopia Introduces Hot Spot Solution for Small Business Owners; All-in-One Wi-Fi Service With a Small Monthly Fee, Maximizes Profits for Individual Retailers
- EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Netopia, Inc. (Nasdaq:NTPA), a market leader in broadband and Wi-Fi products and services, today introduced a flexible Hot Spot service designed for individual retailers and small business owners, such as coffee shops, gas and quick service stations, food service operators, dental offices and others. Netopia's new Hot...
- Research articles 2004-06-28
- Boingo, Wayport expand hot-spot networks.(News)
- High-speed wireless Internet service provider Boingo Wireless Inc. announced its roaming system will include more than 2,600 hot-spot locations within the next three months. A new agreement with STSN Inc., which provides wired and wireless hi High-speed wireless...
- Research articles 2003-09-01
- Orange State is the new hot spot.(Florida, real estate )(Brief Article)
- FLORIDA has become the next big hot spot for overseas property as investors take advantage of pension simplification and the weakening US dollar. FLORIDA has become the next big hot spot for overseas property as investors take advantage of pension simplification and the weakening...
- Research articles 2005-07-07
- Orange State is the new hot spot.
- FLORIDA has become the next big hot spot for overseas property as investors take advantage of pension simplification and the weakening US dollar. FLORIDA has become the next big hot spot for overseas property as investors take advantage of pension simplification and...
- Research articles 2005-06-30
- IDirect to Incorporate Pronto Software for Satellite 'Hot Spot' Services
- Wireless News 01-25-2005 IDirect to Incorporate Pronto Software for Satellite 'Hot Spot' Services WIRELESS NEWS-25 January 2005-IDirect to Incorporate Pronto Software for Satellite 'Hot Spot' Services C2005 10Meters - http:/ /www.10meters.com IDirect Technologies today announced an...
- Research articles 2005-01-25
- Areva is sorry for 'hot spot'
- ATLANTA -- The world's largest builder of nuclear reactors apologized to regulators Wednesday over a shipment of equipment that contained a radiation "hot spot" that exceeded federal guidelines and traveled more than 400 miles from Virginia to Tennessee. A team of inspectors said the quarter-sized spot, which was...
- Research articles 2008-05-29
- Testing Reveals Boulder, Colo., 'Hot Spot' of Deer Disease Still Remains.
- By Aimee Heckel, Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 17--An area straddling Boulder and Larimer counties that was considered a "hot spot" for chronic wasting disease last year is still hot, according to preliminary results from tests of recently ...
- Research articles 2003-04-17
- Netopia to Showcase Hot Spot and Service Manager Solutions at 2005 Intel Solutions Summit
- EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Netopia Inc., a market leader in broadband and Wi-Fi products and services, today announced it will showcase its Netopia Hot Spot and Service Manager Solutions at the 2005 IntelR Solutions Summit, March 16-19, 2005 at the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Research articles 2005-03-15
- BelAir Networks and Airpath Wireless announced a marketing agreement to provide complete hot spot solutions to systems integrators and providers servicing the metropolitan and hospitality industries
- BelAir Networks and Airpath Wireless announced a marketing agreement to provide complete hot spot solutions to systems integrators and providers servicing the metropolitan and hospitality industries. BelAir's Wide Area Wi-Fi infrastructure and Airpath's WiBOSS will be offered.
- Research articles 2005-03-21
- Choice Hotels International announced that all of its Econo Lodge hotels will offer a wireless hot spot.(Choice Hotels International Inc.)(Brief article)
- Choice Hotels International announced that all of its Econo Lodge hotels will ... Choice Hotels International announced that all of its Econo Lodge hotels will offer a wireless hot spot, with complimentary access for guests, by the end of 2006
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Boingo to Roam onto FON's Wi-Fi Network More Than Doubling Its Hot Spot Network Worldwide
- Boingo[R] Roaming System Will Be World's Largest Hot Spot Network with Access to 130,000 FON Locations
- Research articles 2007-05-24
- Hagerstown Regional Airport Now a Hot Spot
- Hagerstown Regional Airport has the first hot spot in a public facility in the region. In collaboration with Antietam Cable, the airport now offers passengers and others in its waiting room a broadband Internet service at no cost. Vince Hellane at D'Vinci Interactive in the Technical Innovation Center at Hagerstown...
- Research articles 2004-08-01
- Note to Correspondents: More Information on New Dioxin Hot Spot in the Saginaw River
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Anne Rowan of the Environmental Protection Agency, +1- 312-353-9391, rowan.anne@epa.gov CHICAGO, Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- Recent published statements by a Dow Chemical Co. spokesman regarding the companys discovery of another dioxin hot spot in the Saginaw River may leave the public with mistaken impressions about the health...
- Research articles 2007-11-14
