London 2012 Olympics gearing up for Wi-Fi
It has been recently revealed that the London 2012 Olympics will cause a stress on the cell phone networks in the city. This would lead to problems of accessing the internet while people are mobile. That is why the organisers of the Olympics have commited
to a Wi-Fi network during the games.
A total of 1 million people will be visiting the city next year to take part in the Olympic Games. They will not be able to access the internet because of the crunch that could lead to a minor crisis. In order to avoid this from happening, it is required
that wi-fi hot spots be created with in the city. These spots will only solve the problem if they are present in thousands locations throughout the city during the time the Olympic Games take place in London.
The organisers of the Olympic Games have made it known that they require companies that can take up the task of setting up the hot spots. For this purpose, Virgin Media is interested as they are bidding for the contracts that will allow them to set up a
central London wi-fi network for public use.
The chief executive, Neil Berkett, made the following comments regarding the issue: "The mobile networks are already facing a capacity crunch that, without widespread, consistent wi-fi, will leave people unable to do the most basic things such as keeping
up to date with the latest travel situation and getting directions while out and about."
It will be a cheaper task if the wi-fi network is set up becausse a 3G internet connection is expensive to put up. The wi-fi network also has the capacity to take the load of large amounts of internet traffic. It is hoped that the wi-fi setups will solve
the internet traffic problems during the Olympic Games next year.
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