openzone mobile workers

Coffee Republic to offer free wi-fi

News Rival coffee chain Caffè Nero launched BT Openzone wi-fi across 330 of its coffee shops across the UK, replacing the Surf and Sip service. The company says the new service is aimed at increasing the footfall in Coffee Republic shops from mobile... [14 Apr 2008]

The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08

Round-Up BA has signed up with BT to provide the Openzone service in its 25 UK lounges - including the six at Heathrow's newly opened Terminal 5 - over the next three years. Turning to trains and there's great news for the thrill-seeking, French pastry... [28 Mar 2008]

Missing email tops business-travel worry list

News More than half of the 511 workers surveyed for BT Openzone said the amount of time they need to spend out of the office has increased over the past two years. Other nightmares for travelling execs include traffic problems, drained mobile phone... [17 Jul 2007]

East 17 to big up the wi-fi massive

News Local residents will have free access to online council services but have to sign up with BT Openzone to get full internet access. He explained the network will greatly impact council service delivery, with social workers and other staff able to... [23 May 2007]

Top execs crave internet on the move

News Two in five mobile workers said being in contact with people back at the office is more important than it was two years ago, and 55 per cent of the 511 business people surveyed have seen the amount of time they spend outside the office increase... [08 May 2007]

Wireless Westminster revs up

News Although the scheme falls within BT's Wireless Cities initiative, and BT will be physically building it and initially selling access under its Openzone banner, the actual operator is Vertex, the council's strategic partner. [29 Nov 2006]

Orange embraces wi-fi

News Orange will use partners including BT Openzone to supply its network, which will officially be launched on 19 December. Alastair MacLeod, head of Orange business solutions, said wi-fi has now become so important to remote workers that Orange felt... [14 Dec 2005]

Wi-Fi comes to Canary Wharf

News The Cloud then sells to service providers such as BT Openzone and O2, who often charge fixed monthly fees per end user. The 35-hectare site, home to major offices for banks including Barclays, Citigroup and HSBC, houses 70,000 workers, a figure... [21 Sep 2005]

Wi-Fi hotspots leave business travellers cold

News Chris Clark, chief executive of BT Openzone, told ZDNet UK last month that Openzone's customer base had doubled in the last six months. However, he refused say how many customers Openzone actually has. [08 Sep 2005]

BT to underpin Westminster's Wi-Fi ambitions

News From widespread public Wi-Fi coverage provided by BT Openzone to increased flexibility brought to the implementation of connected council services, such as smarter CCTV monitoring, the project promises to revamp the way the council works and the... [24 May 2005]

Islington sets up free Wi-Fi zone a mile long

News It's not so black and white as that," Belanger said, who believes that Islington-based mobile workers who currently pay to use a service such as BT Openzone are likely to continue doing so. Mobile workers in London will be able to get free wireless... [18 Apr 2005]

BT's big bundle of broadband and wireless

News BT has taken the logical step of combining broadband, wireless home networking and public Wi-Fi access via its BT Openzone operations. The pricing breaks down as £27 per month for a broadband ADSL connection from BT, £129.99 or more to set up home... [23 Oct 2003]

UK to get 7,000 more Wi-Fi hotspots

News As a wholesale Wi-Fi operator, The Cloud installs the necessary equipment to create a hot spot and then allows selected network operators - such as BT Openzone - to access its network. UK Wi-Fi operator The Cloud's is set to increase its coverage... [09 Sep 2003]

BT goes 'sip and surf' with Costa coffee

News Costa will join a growing list of companies, including Hilton Hotels, Welcome Break and Roadchef offering BT's Wi-Fi service, called Openzone. Other high street names conducting Openzone trials include Lloyds TSB, Nationwide and John Lewis. [31 Oct 2002]

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