In the United Kingdom, a sidewalk has free WiFi, covers, cabinets and other Street furniture is for reflecting radio signals, and its maximum speed reached 166Mbps, the biggest mobile device is connected to the wireless network distance up to 260 feet (about 80 meters).
At present, this is only a very small solution: this magic on the sidewalk were set up in Chesham town, this small town with distance from London is approximately 50 kilometers, lived in the town of 21,000 residents. In fact, this is a propaganda tool for Virgin Media, but the company says they will work to improve the national public WiFi environment.
It is understood that Virgin Media will be WiFi in Chesham town pavement evaluation feedback to help improve their plans for the future. And over time, this programme will hopefully step by step to expand the scope.
Virgin Media team says: "all through the Chesham town centre residents, businesses and visitors can get free WiFi service. The WiFi service even covers Lowndes Park (Chesham local a 36-hectare park), a part of it. "
Broadband providers say Chesham town they will be selected for the free WiFi service trial locations, in addition to outside the Town Council have innovative ideas, small-town small scale and widespread population types is their focus, because the town will reflect on the whole the country. In addition, the town centre also has a large number of independent companies, you can help test and improve this service.
McNeil, Director of Virgin Media, said: "this is not only our company setting up WiFi in the streets for the first time, but also the United Kingdom first connect WiFi sidewalk. Public WiFi which can let you be stepped on the foot of sidewalk. We will establish more similar networks and hope that United Kingdom territory of many forward-thinking town councils can contact us like Chesham. " Jeremy Scott iPad Mini Case
Virgin Media, primarily through the installation of underground cables in the street below United Kingdom within families and businesses with broadband Internet, so the sidewalk free WiFi service is clearly aimed at infrastructure already in place and making an improvement.
However, for now, we still don't know log on to WiFi convenience of mobile devices. But what is certain is, WiFi mobile device log in process, unless the WiFi network is not protected, there's no need to use some kind of simple login procedure.
Chesham town local businessman madingpakesi said: "on the sidewalk in this very unique, Internet infrastructure is not installed in many independent stores can benefit from it. It helped me to improve the competitive environment, and will also attract more people to come to Chesham. "
This is a step towards intelligent cities is very important, not only the United Kingdom is that, even if the world is no exception: all the technologies we use at home are likely to enter the public domain and road networks, including air pollution sensors, charging station and complimentary WiFi and so on. Jeremy Scott iPad Mini Case
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