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Fon at MWC 2017: This edition’s highlights This year’s edition of Mobile World Congress certainly did not disappoint! An action-packed 4 days for everyone involved, Fon had a busy agenda. Meeting with the most influential global communication service providers to talk...

El País talks to Fon CEO about the future of WiFi Rosa Jiménez Cano of El País spoke to Fon CEO Alex Puregger about our evolution as a company, as well as the revolution of the WiFi ecosystem. Starting as an original idea from Martin Varsavsky, who had the intention...

We can't wait to unveil it at MWC 2017! We can’t wait for Mobile World Congress 2017 edition. We will present our new WiFi Service Management Platform (WSMP) and talk about the future of WiFi. Cutting-edge within the sector, the solution allows communications service...

net+ chooses Fon's technology to deliver carrier grade WiFi services Fon is excited that net+, the multimedia provider in Switzerland, has chosen our world proven technology to deliver carrier grade WiFi services. Tens of thousands of hotspots will be accessible...

Fierce Wireless chats to Fon about our new WiFi Service Management Solution During the conversation, Enrique Farfán, Fon's COO, explained that based on our decade of experience providing carrier WiFi services around the world, we used our expertise and unique...

Fon, the world's leading carrier WiFi provider, at MWC 2017 Mobile World Congress 2017 is just around the corner! Fon is thrilled to announce our participation at the leading mobile tech event of the year. As data traffic continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, we...

FierceWireless interviews Fon CEO Alex Puregger A few weeks ago, our CEO Alex Puregger spoke with FierceWireless to talk about Fon’s WiFi network, global hotspots, and upcoming trends in the industry. About to celebrate our 11th birthday, Fon has successfully...

Fon & JT partner to launch world’s largest WiFi network in Jersey Fon is expanding to yet another new territory, the British Isle of Jersey! Fon is teaming up with the island’s leading telco operator, JT, to bring the world’s largest WiFi network to Jersey. Tens...

Fon's COO interview for WBA This past November, our COO Enrique Farfán spoke at the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s Wireless Global Congress 2016 summit in San Jose. We had a great time sharing and discovering new trends in the wireless ecosystem. Enrique presented an...

Fon Solutions at WBA's Wireless Global Congress in San Jose The Wireless Global Congress, organised by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, is the world’s leading wireless event, bringing together key thought-leaders and executives from all across the world. Fon was very...

Fon Solutions at Smart Mobility Summit 2016 in Amsterdam We had a great time at the 2016 edition of the Smart Mobility Summit in Amsterdam. We were able to learn and share our knowledge about the WiFi environment, as well as Fon Solutions’ latest news! Our Head of...

Fon & Windows 10: Getting connected has never been so easy We are excited to announce Fon WiFi passes are now accessible via the Windows Store. Thanks to the new Windows 10 feature, users simply need to login with their Windows Store credentials to make a...

Fon presents Fon Solutions at Wi-Fi Now 2016 in London We were very pleased to attend the 2016 edition of WiFi Now in London, where we were able to discuss the evolution of the WiFi ecosystem and share what we’ve been up to at Fon Solutions! On Innovation Day, our COO...

Fon's founder on the cover of Forbes This week, we picked up the newest issue of one of our favourite business magazines, Forbes. On its own, this is a pretty normal occurrence… but this time, we bought 10 copies. Why? Because Fon’s founder, Martin Varsavsky, was the...

Fon: Pioneers in Spain's tech startup industry This week, Fon took center stage at South Summit in Madrid. It is the biggest technology startup conference in all of Europe, bringing together some of the most promising companies and international investors. Fon’s CEO...

Fon goes to South Summit! There are some exciting things happening here in Madrid, home to Fon headquarters, this week! The first thing is that for the next three days, the South Summit event will be taking place right in our own backyard. South Summit is the leading...

Interview: WiFi Now catches up with Alex Puregger Last week, Fon CEO Alex Puregger teamed up with Claus Hetting, the CEO of WiFi Now, to discuss “the case for huge WiFi footprints” in a brand new interview hosted by RCR Wireless. Fon’s vision from the start was to...

City WiFi: Roaming free with Fon & the Wireless Broadband Alliance Back in June, we were very proud to celebrate the first ever World WiFi Day, an initiative created by the Wireless Broadband Alliance with the goal of connecting the unconnected. We are pleased to...

Gold medal for WiFi: Oi-Fon network surges in Brazil Two weeks ago, we posted about staying connected in Rio with the Oi-Fon WiFi network - and it looks like many of you did just that! Brazil saw a huge influx in tourists this summer, largely thanks to the biggest...

Stay connected in Rio with Oi & Fon’s 2.3 million hotspots This month, Rio is abuzz with tourists who have flocked to the city to celebrate one very big international event, and it has already been an exciting ride... with plenty of excitement left to look forward...

Interview: Fon at the Wireless Global Congress 2016 Last month, our COO Enrique Farfán spoke at the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s Wireless Global Congress 2016 summit in Liverpool. We had a great time exchanging ideas about the evolution of the industry, and sharing...

Powered by Telstra and Fon, Telstra Air wins Innovation Award Last week at the 2016 ACOMMS Awards in Sydney, Fon’s partner Telstra was named winner of the “Innovation - Large Company” award for Telstra Air, Australia’s largest WiFi network. Telstra Air is deployed in...

Inbound Japan: Fon, tourism, and the importance of WiFi We are excited to share that this week, Fon Japan will be a key exhibitor at the prestigious Inbound Japan 2016 trade show in Tokyo. The goal of the event is to improve technology and services in Japan’s growing...

WiFi: Our favourite travel buddy Summer has officially arrived and that means the busiest time of year for travel is upon us. Just how busy is busy? Air travel peaks in July, with 71.8 million people catching flights in July 2014 alone. Last summer, 23 million more...

You know WiFi has made it when... ...it gets its very own holiday! Yes, the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s World WiFi Day will officially be added to the calendar this year – and the date is June 20th, 2016. Here at Fon, we are thrilled about the new holiday. After...

Fon, COMBO, & the demonstration of Next-Gen fixed and mobile architecture Last month, Fon had the pleasure of participating in a public demonstration put on by COMBO, a European project, that explored new flavors of centralized and distributed Next Generation...

The business of WiFi for Business Two summers ago, Fon launched its WiFi for Business beta. Since then, the platform has evolved quite a bit. It now allows businesses to choose the duration of WiFi connectivity (up to 24 hours of unlimited access), select how long...

The Changing Face of Mobile Data Traffic In February, the Cisco Visual Networking Index published a meaty report providing an update on Global Mobile Data Traffic, tracking growth and forecasting trends for the coming years. The report offers a fascinating glimpse...