Comments on: Bouygues launches free Wi-Fi to challenge Free Mobile http://gigaom.com/2012/06/11/bouygues-launches-its-own-free-wi-fi-to-challenge-free-mobile/ Sat, 25 May 2013 10:10:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Dave Wright http://gigaom.com/2012/06/11/bouygues-launches-its-own-free-wi-fi-to-challenge-free-mobile/#comment-851167 Tue, 12 Jun 2012 13:55:58 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=530861#comment-851167 Free’s (Iliad’s) Free WiFiSecure service uses EAP-SIM + WPA2-Enterprise, so the airlink is secured. This highlights the advantage that Free has by controlling the hotspot and smartphone client. Hotspot 2.0 / Passpoint will even the playing field a bit, but not entirely.

]]> By: Kevin Fitchard http://gigaom.com/2012/06/11/bouygues-launches-its-own-free-wi-fi-to-challenge-free-mobile/#comment-850724 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:30:08 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=530861#comment-850724 Good question, John.

The Bouygues ones by definition would be wide-open and unsecure (though there is a growing number of Wi-Fi security apps emerging for just this use case). As for Free, the network is protected so only Free customers can access it, but I’m not sure what other security measures they’ve taken.

]]> By: John Kelly http://gigaom.com/2012/06/11/bouygues-launches-its-own-free-wi-fi-to-challenge-free-mobile/#comment-850719 Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:25:43 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=530861#comment-850719 Are these Mobile and Bouygues’ safe for Mobile Imaging for the purpose of consumer banking.

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