Ed Wilde

Using existing infrastructure (such as lamp-posts, traffic lights, policemen's helmets) the city of London will be given complete wifi coverage. Great...except...it wont be free. It is being provided by The Cloud who will completly cash-in no doubt. But still, it's a step in the right direction, enough access points so google can one day take them over and set the airwaves free. Read the story here UPDATE 24/02/2006 - It would seem The Cloud are in partnership with nintendo to provide free wireless access for nintendo ds users, could this be the beginning of the end for productivity in the city, will all the toilets be full of tetris playing suits...only time will tell. Read about it here