December 1, 2006 at 17:10Singapore makes the dream of free internet come true
The fact that from the beginning of December all public places will be equipped with free Internet access, said the head of the Department of Information Technology of Singapore, Hun Hok Yun (Khoong Hock Yun).
Everyone can use the access services. Of course, for this you need to have your own equipment - a laptop, PDA or mobile phone with the ability to access the global network.
“Such a unique service will be available in all shopping centers, libraries, clubs, restaurants and government agencies. The practical implementation of the project begins on Friday, 1 December, and today free access to the World network provides more than 900 organizations in our territory, "- quoted by RIA" Novosti "words of Huna in an interview with national television.
He claims that in less than a year the number of such items will reach five thousand.
“The procedure itself is extremely simple even for a novice user - any person just needs to turn on their laptop or mobile phone while in a convenient place for him. Checking email, visiting pages of interest to him and other actions will be absolutely free, ”he said.
According to statistics, in 2006 about 50 thousand Singaporeans used this free internet service. It is necessary to take into account the fact that so far there have not been many places with free Internet access. In connection with the emerging prospects, in two years at least a five-fold increase in the number of users is forecasted. In addition, the official assumes that the service, which has no analogues in the region, will attract an even greater number of foreign tourists to the state.
The free access program will last three years. Hotspots will be served by local operators iCELL network, QMax Communications and SingTel, Channel NewAsia clarifies. To enter the Network, you must register on the site of one of the three operators by reporting your mobile phone number. After registration, the user receives an SMS message with a password. The speed of free wireless Internet access in Singapore reaches 512 kilobits per second.
Operators are going to derive commercial benefits from additional paid services. “First, users must get used to the free wireless Internet access, and then operators will sell them additional services, such as Voice over IP, advertising or digital television,” said Terence Lai, director of SingTel .
However, the Singapore government did not stop at providing free Internet access. Recently, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed the opinion that in the 21st century, access to the Internet or its absence cannot divide society into the best and the worst. Authorities bought 10 thousand computers for the poorest families to enable them to use access to the Network. At the same time, the authorities want to attract the older generation to new technologies - through computer courses and investments in simpler and more understandable software.
Everyone can use the access services. Of course, for this you need to have your own equipment - a laptop, PDA or mobile phone with the ability to access the global network.
“Such a unique service will be available in all shopping centers, libraries, clubs, restaurants and government agencies. The practical implementation of the project begins on Friday, 1 December, and today free access to the World network provides more than 900 organizations in our territory, "- quoted by RIA" Novosti "words of Huna in an interview with national television.
He claims that in less than a year the number of such items will reach five thousand.
“The procedure itself is extremely simple even for a novice user - any person just needs to turn on their laptop or mobile phone while in a convenient place for him. Checking email, visiting pages of interest to him and other actions will be absolutely free, ”he said.
According to statistics, in 2006 about 50 thousand Singaporeans used this free internet service. It is necessary to take into account the fact that so far there have not been many places with free Internet access. In connection with the emerging prospects, in two years at least a five-fold increase in the number of users is forecasted. In addition, the official assumes that the service, which has no analogues in the region, will attract an even greater number of foreign tourists to the state.
The free access program will last three years. Hotspots will be served by local operators iCELL network, QMax Communications and SingTel, Channel NewAsia clarifies. To enter the Network, you must register on the site of one of the three operators by reporting your mobile phone number. After registration, the user receives an SMS message with a password. The speed of free wireless Internet access in Singapore reaches 512 kilobits per second.
Operators are going to derive commercial benefits from additional paid services. “First, users must get used to the free wireless Internet access, and then operators will sell them additional services, such as Voice over IP, advertising or digital television,” said Terence Lai, director of SingTel .
However, the Singapore government did not stop at providing free Internet access. Recently, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong expressed the opinion that in the 21st century, access to the Internet or its absence cannot divide society into the best and the worst. Authorities bought 10 thousand computers for the poorest families to enable them to use access to the Network. At the same time, the authorities want to attract the older generation to new technologies - through computer courses and investments in simpler and more understandable software.