Whether it’s Paris in the spring or the Côte d’Azur this summer, the iPass mobile network has got you covered. Our diligent team has increased our Wi-Fi footprint in France thanks to our Wi-Fi partner, Trustive. The increased number of internet hotspots adds hotels, restaurants, campsites and cafés all through France, including all the Starbucks in Paris.
If, unlike me, you are heading to Cannes next month for the film festival check out our hotspot finder so you can ensure you stay connected throughout your stay.
The Paris airshow in June will also be a big draw with over 140,000 people in attendance from all over the globe. If you’ve never visited the show (or its sister show in England, The Farnborough Airshow) both events are worth a trip if you have aviation running through your blood.
As Christian Venghelder, managing director at our partner Trustive, put it: “Wi-Fi is cheaper, faster and easier than 3G and demand is increasing exponentially thanks to the growing popularity of an ever increasing range of Wi-Fi enabled devices. We’re delighted to partner with iPass and look forward to welcoming iPass customers onto our network of premium Wi-Fi hotspots across France.”
For a complete list of iPass Wi-Fi hotspots throughout France and around the world visit the iPass Hotspot Finder.
Regulators are seeking to address bill shock issues and in some cases operators are getting ahead and being aggressive on tariff changes. With the massive proliferation in smartphone and tablet use, anything that removes inhibitors to growth has to be a good thing for users and for the industry.
I guess we’ll find out how elastic this is and what the pricing tipping points are.
It is hard to believe that I have lived in America as long as I have lived in Ireland. While I love living and working in Silicon Valley, the high tech capital of the world, in my heart and soul I am Irish.
I get reminded of this whenever I go back to Dublin, whether for business or to visit my family. I feel Irish when I receive my annual email from the president of Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day. I feel Irish whenever I hear of new innovation happening in Ireland, and it makes me very proud to be Irish when I see success emanating from Ireland.
While I am Irish every day of the year, on March 17th, it amazes me how everyone is proud to be Irish. Everyone has their own Irish experience. It may be the stereotypical drinking of green beer, or wearing green clothes. But, it is often a story told of a great time they had in Ireland, or when they felt truly welcomed by someone Irish. They are surprised, but I am not. It may be a stereotype, but we are a very friendly nation, with a strong welcoming tradition.
I encourage you to visit Ireland, not just on St. Patrick’s Day, but any day of the year. Check out the !iPass hotspots while you are there, and take your time to get to know the people of Ireland. You will be amazed how quickly you will make some new friends.
On March 16th, Michael Wolf from GigaOM will be talking with JP Finnell Managing Partner of Mobility Partners and our CTO, Barbara Nelson about the recent results of the Mobile Workforce report, other mobile workforce trends and the impact on IT in the enterprise.
If you can’t attend, be sure to register, so that you get sent the recording.
I was able to get Barbara to give a quick overview of some of the topics:
Stephen Pritchard, producer for the FT Connected Business podcasts on FT.com, just published “How can enterprises manage the costs of mobile working?” We have included the portion of that podcast which features an interview with Evan Kaplan, CEO of iPass. You can also find the link to the podcast in it’s entirety.
In the week that Apple is set to launch its next iPad, we hear how businesses are replacing both laptops and smartphones with tablets, and how enterprises can manage the costs of mobile working.
It [a tablet] is a much better reader than my smartphone and I don’t have to open my laptop. But I move pretty seamlessly between all three devices. Increasingly, for the enterprise, you are looking to provision applications that work seamlessly across all three platforms.
For the entire podcast, including internet access for people in developing countries and information security, please go to the FT Podcasts.
Listen to the podcast: 
