20070423 Wi-Fi comes to London’s financial district

Wi-Fi comes to London’s financial district

April 23rd, 2007 Hat Tip: Saboteur

Switch on for Square Mile wi-fi

By Rory Cellan-Jones, Technology correspondent, BBC News

The mesh network covers London's financial district

The City of London has fired up its first mesh wi-fi network, promising net access from just about anywhere in the Square Mile.

The area in London is not just Europe's leading financial centre - it is said to be the continent's most advanced wireless network too.

That is the claim made by the network's creator The Cloud and by the City of London Corporation which has backed it.

There are 127 nodes on lamp posts giving access to 350,000 people.

The City of London Corporation believes it will be invaluable to traders, bankers and brokers who want access to their data when they are on the move - or out at lunch.

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Public wi-fi networks, free and paid-for, are spreading quickly, but there are mixed reports on just how much they are being used. Some believe the more advanced Wimax technology is the real answer to open-air internet access.

So the City of London's network will provide a major test of whether the public really wants to surf on the move - and whether there is any money to be made from it.

Read the entire article here: Switch on for Square Mile wi-fi

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