BT & FON launch the world's largest Wi-Fi community
October 5, 2007 10:00 AM | Services | Comments (0)
BT and FON has announced that they promised to transform the UK’s market for wireless broadband by launching BT FON, the world’s largest Wi-Fi community. BT’s more than 3 million consumer Total Broadband customers will be invited to join the global community of people sharing their broadband. |  |
Every person who agrees to share a small portion of their home broadband connection, by opening up a separate, secure channel on their wireless router, will be able to share the connection of any other member.
BT Total Broadband customers will also be able to use BT’s premium existing hotspot network BT Openzone, including 12 Wireless Cities.
BT FON aims to build a huge community Wi-Fi network, covering hundreds of thousands of hotspots, in a short space of time, under the slogan “Wi-Fi for everyone, I’m in”. The secure open Wi-Fi solution was developed by FON and BT’s research labs. BT has invested in FON as part of the tie-in, joining the company’s other investors, which include Google. BT will also have a seat on the board of FON.
The BT FON deal will accelerate and complement the work BT has already done with BT Openzone in order to provide the largest possible Wi-Fi coverage across the UK and the rest of the world.
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