Development of hotspots worldwide

The informa report contains data about the growth of public and privat Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide. The paper uncovered unprecedented growth in Wi-Fi hotspot deployments which are predicted to rise 350 percent by 2015. It found that a key factor in this deployment activity is the rise in mobile data. It also revealed that smartphone connections to hotspots will soon overtake laptops globally.The paper also highlights several barriers to further adoption and usage of public Wi-Fi.