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Boris Johnson, mayor of London, criticized Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plan to give children up to £700 in computer vouchers to get them online. Johnson calls it a “desperate bribe” by the Prime Minister. Instead, Johnson says that London should create a citywide Wi-Fi network: “What we need is a city where anywhere you go, you can log on, you can get on the web. They’ve done it in other parts of the world; why on earth can’t we do…

The city of London has been making life difficult for motorists in the past few years and for good reason. The mayor instituted a “congestion charge”, a fee that people driving into London have to pay for the privilege of accessing this traffic clogged city. Now, the city is going after speeding motorists via Wi-Fi cameras which, unlike the old cameras, communicate with one another so that they track a car as it goes down the street. They measure average…

Free Wi-Fi Internet access is now available along 13.6 miles of London’s famed Thames River from the central city to the southeast neighborhood of Greenwich.Free Wi-Fi Internet access is now available along 13.6 miles of London’s famed Thames River from the central city to the southeast neighborhood of Greenwich. The network is operated by , which sponsors some 1500 other free Wi-Fi networks throughout Europe, in partnership with MeshHopper, an infrastructure firm and service provider.

Users of the free service, called…

Proxim has announced five new deployments, including installations in Denver, London and Sweden, as well as Radford Virginia and the village of Bellwood, outside of Chicago.Proxim has announced five new deployments, including installations in Denver, London and Sweden, as well as Radford Virginia and the village of Bellwood, outside of Chicago.

The London deployment, in which the company is partnering with service provider, Global Reach Group, will provide connectivity along the ThamesRiver for commercial, public safety and private boat traffic. Click…

In its continuing effort to unwire London in time for the 2012 Olympics, British Telecom has contracted with Waltham Forest to bring wireless connectivity to the borough.In its continuing effort to unwire London in time for the 2012 Olympics, British Telecom has contracted with Waltham Forest to bring wireless connectivity to the borough.

BT, which is responsible for funding the rollout of the Wireless Cities Network, projected for the 2012 Olympic games in London, is bearing full cost of the network.…

On 23 April 2007, the Wi-Fi network deployed by The Cloud, a UK wholesale network operator, went live in central London. Watch the video (posted on YouTube) about the network. On 23 April 2007, the Wi-Fi network deployed by The Cloud, a UK wholesale network operator, went live in central London. Watch the video (posted on YouTube) about the network.

My complaint about this network is that it’s very expensive to use. They are charging 4.50 GBP per hour or…