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Last modified: Wednesday, February 13, 2008

A specific geographic location in which an access point provides public wireless broadband network services to mobile visitors through a WLAN. Hotspots are often located in heavily populated places such as airports, train stations, libraries, marinas, conventions centers and hotels. Hotspots typically have a short range of access.

Also see hot spot.

See Public Wi-Fi Hotspots in the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.

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There are so many hotspot aggregators who have launched that choosing the right one for a first partner is pretty confusing. It helps to understand some basics first.

Deploying Public WLANs
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Webopedia's Quick Reference Section
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Wi-Fi Planet
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Wi-FiHotSpotList.com
Search this directory for Wi-Fi hotspots in your region.

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