Free wireless Internet access in Haishu District
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- Category: Ningbo News
- Published: Tuesday, 11 September 2012 09:33
On September 4, the first 20 pilot spots in Haishu District for free wireless Internet access (WiFi) were put into use. In these spots people can have free Internet access by connecting their mobile phones or tablets to "iNing-bo" and then following the instructions.
As a leading "smart district" in Ningbo, Haishu District has become the first district in Zhejiang Province to have full optical-network coverage, with its cable covering over 160,000 households. By building 962 wireless Internet access spots and 10,958 APs, the district has attained a full coverage of wireless Internet in the district government departments, business buildings, shopping centers, social and public hotspots and the urban trunk roads. Recently, Haishu District Government, Ningbo Smart City Construction Office and Ningbo Branch of China Mobile have signed a strategic agreement on the pilot project of free wireless Internet access in Haishu District. According to the agreement, Haishu District has been chosen as the pilot area for the project, and the project will last for three years.
It is learned that besides the three major business centers of Tianyi Square, Heyi Avenue and Moonlake Flourishing Garden, other free access hotspots include Zhongshan Park, Ningbo Housing Provident Fund Management Center, 81890 Service Center, Ningbo Administrative Examination and Approval Center, Ningbo No.1 Hospital, Ningbo Women's and Children's Hospital, Ningbo Times Movie World and Ningbo New Hualian Shopping Mall.