Coffee Shops and Home Routers Could Offer Nearby Phones a 4G Data Connection

Mobile chip company Qualcomm wants homes and businesses to set up their own open 4G hotspots just as they do Wi-Fi networks today.

Wi-Fi has become ubiquitous in homes and businesses thanks to the way anyone can set up their own network and start connecting up gadgets. Before long you may be similarly free to set up your own network to serve nearby smartphones using the high-speed LTE protocol currently exclusive to cellular networks.


Coffee Shops and Home Routers Could Offer Nearby Phones a 4G Data Connection