Wi-Fi hotspots will soon be relegated to the history of broadband development, according to the chief marketing officer of Ericsson, reports PC Pro.

Speaking at the European Computer Audit Control and Security Conference in Stockholm this week, Johan Bergendahl remarked on the progress of mobile broadband in other countries.

"Hotspots at places like Starbucks are becoming the telephone boxes of the broadband era," said Mr Bergendahl.

Issues such as the increasingly reduced prices of mobile broadband in countries such as Denmark and Sweden were commented upon, combined with the fact that many laptops now contain High Speed Packet Access capabilities.

However, he added that the future of broadband would require cooperation between mobile internet service providers to improve coverage.

Ericsson has been developing technology to improve mobile broadband, utilising modules that the company hopes will be included in more notebooks in the future.

Categories: Wireless Broadband

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