Hot Spot: Definition and additional resources from BNET
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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

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...
Tags: Netopia Inc., Wi-Fi
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...
Tags: Wi-Fi
Research articles 2005-01-04
Disney Opens Shopping, Entertainment Esplanade in Orange County, Calif.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Jan. 11--The hot spot. Jan. 11--The hot spot.
Tags: Disney Corp., entertainment, Orange PCS
Research articles 2001-01-10
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
Tags: Boingo Networks, network, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi network
Research articles 2007-05-24
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
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...
Tags: hot spot, Orange PCS
Research articles 2005-07-07
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...
Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Netopia Inc.
Research articles 2006-05-15
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...
Tags: Gartner Inc., hot spot, strategy, wireless
Research articles 2004-03-01
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...
Tags: hot spot, Orange PCS
Research articles 2005-06-30
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...
Tags: All-in-One, Netopia Inc., small business, small business owner
Research articles 2004-06-28
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...
Tags: hot spot, Parks Associates
Research articles 2003-08-11
Mirage Resorts Affiliate Eyes Biloxi, Miss., Casino Site.(Originated from The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.)
BILOXI, Miss.--May 26--The bankrupt Biloxi Belle Casino inhabited a beachfront hot spot, and it may be inhabited in the future by a hot operator in the gambling world. BILOXI, Miss.--May 26--The bankrupt Biloxi Belle Casino inhabited a beachfront hot spot, and it may be inhabited in...
Tags: Sun Microsystems Inc.
Research articles 1995-05-25
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...
Tags: Boingo Networks, network
Research articles 2003-09-01
Netopia Signs Deal with SYSCO L.A. to Deliver Hot Spot Products & Services
EMERYVILLE, Calif. -- Leading National Food Distributor to Provide New Distribution Channel for Netopia Hot Spots in Southern California
Tags: Netopia Inc.
Research articles 2005-02-14
Hot in the City.(Freeze Frame)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Launching a new Comcast and T-Mobile hot spot in Philadelphia's Headhouse Square (l. to r.): Greg Arnold, Comcast regional VP; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Launching a new Comcast and T-Mobile...
Tags: Comcast Corp., T-Mobile
Research articles 2004-07-12
AnchorFree Acquires MetroFreeFi.com; Creates World's Largest Free High Speed Wi-Fi Network
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Fourth graph, second sentence of release should read: Unlike competitors that offer free Wi-Fi at sub-standard speeds of 300 kilobytes per second, AnchorFree delivers lightening speeds of 5,120 kilobytes per second to its customers through its established 10,000 hot-spot network (sted...through its established 100,000 hot-spot network).
Research articles 2006-05-09
PIVOTAL MOVE: Internet guru Red Burns has joined Pivot Rules' board.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK RATINGS GET HOT IN ETHNIC MARKET New York's ethnic radio stations are playing musical chairs, with the most recent Arbitron data showing WQHT, or Hot 97, taking the top spot away from WSKQ, the Spanish station that became No. 1 thisNEW YORK,...
Tags: board, company, Internet, Pivotal Corp.
Research articles 1998-09-21
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.
Tags: Intel Corp., Netopia Inc.
Research articles 2005-03-15
A REAL TURN-ON.(Unilever Degree antipersperant)
Female filmmakers are in the hot seat in a new TV spot for Unilever's Degree antiperspirant, breaking today. The commercial from DDB ... Female filmmakers are in the hot seat in a new TV spot for Unilever's Degree antiperspirant, breaking today. The commercial from DDB...
Tags: Unilever PLC
Research articles 1999-04-19
The "hot spot" CEO: why do the halls of companies like Nokia, BP and Goldman Sachs buzz with energy?
For all the grand debates in the boardroom, the strategy retreats, the visions, what CEOs strive for is the crackle of imagination in pursuit of corporate goals--hot spots. Hot spots are when our energy and excitement are inflamed by an igniting question or vision of the future. They are times...
Tags: British Petroleum Co plc, Goldman Sachs & Co., Nokia Corp.
Research articles 2007-07-01
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