Nokia is launching free WiFi hotspots in Central London. And you don't have to be using a Nokia device. It's free for everyone.
ZDNet reports that the Finnish company - desperate to regain lost ground in the smartphone market - is sponsoring 26 WiFi equipped telephone boxes and is planning to roll out more next year.
Any nearby mobile device — not just those from Nokia — running on any platform can use the service; all people need is a browser on their phone. The initial Wi-Fi hotspots are located in popular areas in the West End: Oxford Street, Victoria, Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury, South Kensington, Mayfair, Lancaster Gate, Knightsbridge, Bayswater, Westminster, Marylebone and Sloane Square.
You can follow IJSMblog on Twitter and FacebookThe telephone boxes are fitted with Wi-Fi equipment and 20Mbps DSL connections. Each device connection is delivered over an individual network segment to ensure privacy, preventing people from connecting to other people's devices. Connections are limited to 1Mbps downstream and 512kbps upstream; this is designed to allow use of email, web browsers and popular social-networking applications and services, while discouraging downloading and media streaming.(Source: ZDNet)
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