Internet Business News
04-25-2006
Some 55% of business travellers are concerned about WiFi data security levels, according to a global survey by iBAHN, a provider of secure wired and wireless high-speed Internet access to the hospitality industry.
While public WiFi hotspots have existed in places such as railway stations, airports, coffee bars and hotels for some time, 30% of the 150,000 people surveyed by iBAHN confirmed it is the security of hotspots that worry them. Some 20% said they are nervous about using an unfamiliar WiFi provider.
WiFi provides a limited range radio signal to enable travellers with WiFi-enabled devices to connect wirelessly to the Internet at high speeds. iBAHN said 68% of respondents reported owning a WiFi-enabled device, for use on secure wireless networks, while 21% said they intend to purchase such a device within the next year.
iBAHN has introduced one of the first WiFi Protected Access (WPA) networks in the UK throughout its enabled hotels and said companies must establish internal WiFi policies for mobile workers using hotspots.
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