London becomes Europe’s biggest wireless internet hotspot

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A wireless network spanning London’s entire Square Mile, will be turned on next week, making London Europe’s biggest wireless internet hotspot.

The network was built by The Cloud, Europe’s leading wireless network operator, in conjunction with the City of London.

It will give an estimated 350,000 workers internet access via their laptop or mobile phone.

The network will provide uninterrupted web use via a new “mesh” technology which transfers users automatically from base station to base station as they walk by. Users will only have to log on once to gain uninterrupted connectivity.

There are around 130 of the base stations, providing coverage to the whole of London’s Square Mile - the core of London which is also known as ‘The City’.