‘Borne’ Identity II
Mentioned in the last post, nearly all the free wi-fi access points promised by the Mayor of Paris, are now up and waving.
Gripe: the official Paris Wi-Fi site is not very helpful for finding a ‘borne‘ in your immediate…, there is a list with links to zoomable aerial photo views of the corresponding […]
France. Last Saturday saw the official inauguration of the Paris Wi-Fi project. Free wireless internet connection is available to anyone in the vicinity of one of the 350 antennae covering 225 public places, parks, libraries and museums in and around Paris. The full 400 antennae for 260 sites will be up by the end of […]
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Wi-Fi transmissions across the Tyrannian sea have set a new world record. Habitants of Sardinia can now stay in touch with the Italian Peninsula using a 5GHz WiFi connection that maintains a transfer rate of 5Mbps over a distance of 188.89 miles (304km).
The world record achievement was made possible by the Italian Center for Radio […]
35 open-air sites and 70 municipal buildings in Paris and the ‘Ile de France‘ region are now set to offer free, unlimited, wi-fi access to the Internet. These 105 sites are equipped with 160 hotspots and a further 155 public emplacements are scheduled for September, this will take the number of hotspots to around 400.
