TapRoot Systems today announced its WalkingHotSpot solution for wireless carriers. TapRoot's patent-pending software transforms a Wi-Fi enabled smartphone into a hotspot providing access to 3G data networks.

The WalkingHotSpot solution provides a platform to deliver new solutions to wireless subscribers around Wi-Fi. The scalable solution allows users to securely retrieve e-mails and browse the internet with no additional software or configuration required on the Wi-Fi client devices.

The solution can be downloaded today on Wi-Fi enabled smartphones using Symbian® S60 and Windows Mobile® operating systems, with more operating systems support in development. The WHS server and the WalkingHotSpot handset client are commercially available for immediate implementation in carriers’ networks.