Central London to get free wi-fi

BBC : Central London to get free wi-fi

1 November 2011 Last updated at 07:29 ET Free wi-fi in central London courtesy of Nokia Most of the free hotspots are in and around London's Oxford Street Continue reading the main story Related Stories Nokia launches iPhone rivals The mobile phone patent punch-up The myth of free wi-fi

Nokia has switched on a trial of a free wi-fi service in central London.

From today until the end of 2011, the public will be able to use the high-speed service in certain parts of the city courtesy of the phone firm.

If the two-month trial is deemed a success, the Finnish company plans to turn it into a fully fledged free wi-fi service early in 2012.

The initiative is one of many that will eventually see London dotted with hotspots offering free net browsing.

Trial run

Nokia has set up 26 hotspots to support the service and these are largely concentrated around West End shopping areas. Victoria, Marylebone and Westminster will also get access points. The firm said people would not need to register or sign in to use the wi-fi.

The offer is the largest such project Nokia has set up. It said it was considering repeating the exercise in cities in Africa and India where telecoms infrastructure is poor.

The hotspots will be located on phone boxes owned and operated by project partner Spectrum Interactive. It said that the full service would involve using many more of its 1,000 sites in Lond ... Continue reading this article at BBC
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Central London to get free wi-fi

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