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Lucky users in Norwich can surf wirelessly across the whole city thanks to
the Norfolk Open Link.
The project, funded by the East of England Development Agency, provides free
Wi-Fi over the city using 200 devices in a mesh network, with antennas being
fixed to existing street furniture and the main transmitter located at
County Hall.
It also plans to add another 28 hotspots in rural locations around the South
Norfolk District, to provide both city and rural access.
One of the main reasons for the rollout was to provide public service workers
with a secure 1Mbps connection over a 30Km area at a cost of £1.1 million of
public money.
The upside of this is that the public 0.25Mbps is free, not lightening fast, but
suitable for PDA's and general browsing.
The Norfolk Open
Link website includes maps detailing coverage levels, and details of the
service.
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