According to reports, Singapore is in the process of launching a nationwide Wi-Fi network that will let users receive an network connection to the Internet from virtually anywhere. Chief executive officer for SingTel Bill Chang said that “at the end of the year, Singapore will be one mega hot spot.”
Singapore launched a program last year called the Intelligent Nation program which is aimed at turning the country into one of the world’s leading technology-focused nations. Singapore is focused on becoming a leader in communications technology, and from the looks of the nation-wide Wi-Fi network, Singapore is well on its way to becoming an example for other nations. Singapore says that the mega Wi-Fi network will be based on WiMAX, which is a high-speed, reliable and robust wireless standard being pushed by Intel and other companies.
At the moment, Singapore actually already has quite an impressive country-wide Wi-Fi network setup. For every square kilometer of the country, there is one public hotspot already in place. Since Singapore is physically small in size, this project is relative easy but the goal remains interesting.
Similar projects within the US and other projects are popping up as well. DailyTech previously reported that Google was in the process of launching a city-wide wireless network in the Bay Area. Expected to officially launch in September, Google is nearing completion on the wireless network in the city of Mountain View, California.