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9th November 2003 - WiFi Hotspots

Wi-Fi hot spots are springing up around the Solent.

Last summer, the UK government legalised public access wireless networks running at 2.4GHz -- giving operators the freedom to run commercial Wi-Fi networks based on the popular 802.11b standard.

A year on, the UK is reportedly set to be home to more than a quarter of Europe's 4,100 hot spots. An estimated 456,000 Britons will use public wireless networks this year, rising to 1.5 million by 2005.

Stations, coffee shops, hotels and even some bars are jumping on the bandwagon -- providing patrons with wireless access via a host of different service providers.

We have two Portsmouth Hotels and a shopping centre in Southampton plus a few retail outlets so far.....

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