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Publication Date/Time
2016-09-28T10:00:00+00:00
Open Data about public Wi-Fi zones
Since the launch of the first smartphone, just 20 years ago, the
number of smartphones has increased extremely fast. Already in the
year 2013 alone, more than one billion smartphones were sold.
Smartphones allow people to be online where ever and whenever they
want. The increased demand to have internet available at any location
has resulted in an increased demand for Wi-Fi spots as well. Now it is
a requirement for hotels to have Wi-Fi, whereas before Wi-Fi was an
additional feature for the more luxury hotels. The spread of Wi-Fi
expands with now restaurants, gas stations and even busses having
their own hotspot.

Besides commercialised organisations, Wi-Fi access is also offered by
public organisations as a services. In Spain for example, the city of
Bilbao has installed various Wi-Fi spots in the city centre to provide
their citizens with internet throughout the city. This gives both the
local residents as visitors the opportunity to enjoy coverage which is
centrally provided and free of charge. The location of these Wi-Fi
zones is available as Open Data and gives citizens and tourists the
locations of access to the internet.
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