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January 20, 2014 05:07 pm GMT
Fon, a free "crowdsourced" WiFi network that is created out of people sharing a portion of their private WiFi connections, is today announcing another $14 million in funding led by Qualcomm Ventures. It's a strategic investment: sometime in the first half of 2014, Fon will be shipping a new, "social-music" router, called Fonera, based on a chipset from Qualcomm subsidiary Atheros.Qualcomm will also be integrating Fon into other Atheros chipsets, making it available as part of the SDK as Fon gears up to tackle new areas like the U.S. and business users, in earnest.
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Crowdsourced WiFi Network Fon Picks Up $14M Led By Strategic Investor Qualcomm, Adds Facebook Integration
Fon, a free "crowdsourced" WiFi network that is created out of people sharing a portion of their private WiFi connections, is today announcing another $14 million in funding led by Qualcomm Ventures. It's a strategic investment: sometime in the first half of 2014, Fon will be shipping a new, "social-music" router, called Fonera, based on a chipset from Qualcomm subsidiary Atheros.Qualcomm will also be integrating Fon into other Atheros chipsets, making it available as part of the SDK as Fon gears up to tackle new areas like the U.S. and business users, in earnest.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/YFgdhUQLuG4/
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