Maybe you're traveling and your laptop is connected to a cell network—in which case you can create a hotspot ... in terms of ...

Mobile broadband routers create a Wi-Fi hotspot. In contrast, a "femtocell" brings cellular service inside a home or office (see femtocell). THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other ...

Having access to data, you can create a Wi-Fi signal wherever you are, but because smartphone hotspots are connected to your mobile device, they can take off a lot of battery life rather quickly.

wireless access point. Typically set up for Internet access, anyone entering the hotspot with a Wi-Fi-based laptop, smartphone or tablet can connect to the Internet, providing the access point is ...