London: the world's Wi-Fi capital |
26 2007 |
| Just over one per cent of the entire world's wireless internet activity takes place in London, a new report has revealed. In comparison, New York, Chicago and San Francisco can only muster around 0.9 per cent between the three of them, according to the latest Wi-Fi Hotspot Index. Such wide coverage has been driven by the growing numbers of hotspots being set up by businesses and local authorities across the city and, while London's Square Mile or the Canary Wharf district are perhaps the best known of these, wireless technology is not just available for business users. Islington Council, for example, has recently established a Technology Mile in and around the trendy Upper Street, meaning that it's now possible to study in a café or simply shop online in a pub. Best of all, the technological revolution means that increasing numbers of renters are doing without the added cost of having a fixed landline fitted in their flat and instead relying on their mobile phone and laptop in a local pub to stay connected with the outside world.  |
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