Boris wants Wi-Fi for all

12:20 24th September 2008

London mayor Boris Johnson wants London to become a fully inclusive Wi-Fi city and plans to use the Olympic Games in 2012 to kick-start mobile web access.

The mayor claimed that the Wi-Fi project would not represent an increase on council tax bills to fund the 2012 games, which currently has a budget of £9.3 billion.

Mr Johnson told the BBC London radio station that there is a case for "dealing with people who are information technology-poor, and trying to help people get online".

"What we need is a city where anywhere you go, you can log on, you can get on the web," Mr Johnson continued.

"They've done it in other parts of the world; why on earth can't we do it? Let's look at ways that we can improve the infrastructure in this city so that there's Wi-Fi access everywhere," he added.

According to a survey from business Wi-Fi management firm iPass, London is already the top Wi-Fi city in the world for business users, with the capital boasting over 31,000 user sessions in the first half of 2008.

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