O2 launches WiFi broadband network

Mobile network operator and communications giant O2 has launched a free nationwide WiFi broadband network, which can be used by all internet users even if they are not customers of O2.

Mobile network, broadband, and communications giant O2 has thrown down the gauntlet and raised the bar recently, after launching a free WiFi broadband network that is available nationwide and is accessible to all internet users not just those that are customers of O2. The WiFi access is to be made accessible across the nation through partnering with various retailers such as shops, restaurants, and cafes.

Officials from O2 said that it is set to increase the number of premium public internet hotspots by fifty percent, and said that the company is the only one that offers truly free WiFi network access and the only one that is offering this access to customers of rival providers.

Tim Sefton, O2′s director of new business development, said: “Building networks is a core capability. We have pioneered the explosion of mobile data over the last three years and know better than anyone where people are accessing data. O2 Wi-Fi hotspots will bring high quality public Wi-Fi access to the majority of mobile users.”

Another O2 official said: “We’re very excited about this. It’s win, win, win, win for the end user because of its ease of use, win for the venue, and a win for us. You wouldn’t get many people saying that Wi-Fi is where it needs to be at the moment. We believe the market is changing, and that it’s been stagnant over the last three years. Big players have had a massive interest in mobile data, but we’re taking that to the next level.”

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Source – Guardian