Thursday, March 16, 2006

Wi-Fi coverage in Toronto



Right now, there is Wi-Fi in Toronto by various different network providers like Telus, Rogers and Bell, and other hotspot companies, however there are still places in downtown Toronto where there is no Wi-Fi. You can check out the Wi-Fi hotspots and their locations here. Toronto Hydro Telecom is going to change that by making a Wi-Fi network that will cover the entire downtown Toronto. Current Wi-Fi installations involve installing an access point at a location, either mounted on a pole or in an office, or on the ceiling. What Toronto Hydro Telecom will do is install wireless radio access points inside streetlight poles, so that it will cover the dead zones. They plan to finish installing the entire network by end of this year, in 5 phases.

Finally, Toronto will have ubiquitous Wi-Fi coverage, it's about time!!!

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