BT aims to make UK a Wi-Fi kibbutz | The Register
BT unveiled ambitious plans today to create the world’s most extensive Wi-Fi network by persuading consumers to share access to their home router.It’s part of a move by the national telco to head off the rise of 3G mobile internet on the cheap via a Home Hub firmware update. BT’s three million Total Broadband customers will be asked to join a community developed by BT and FON, the wireless firm run by Argentinian billionaire Martin Varsavsky. Membership will grant users access to BT Openzone hotspots, the 190,000 hotspots FON claims worldwide, and internet connections owned by other members for no extra charge. If another of the 500,000 international “Foneros” accesses your Home Hub, they’ll be allocated 512Kbit/s of downstream bandwidth. BT’s consumer chief Gavin Patterson said: “We have built a public Wi-Fi network and 12 Wireless Cities already, but today we are saying to customers, let’s build a Wi-Fi community together, which covers everywhere and serves everyone.” As part of its arrangement with FON, BT has joined fellow comms big-hitters Google and Skype in investing in the firm, and taken a seat on the board. The brass tacks of the buy-in are being kept secret, but BT will be feeding some to FON. http://www.btfon.com/
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