PL: Free ‘hot spots’ in the Warsaw district of Bemowo
The wireless radio connection is based on a number of base stations which will allow the users to connect to the Internet using wireless technology. At the moment, there are six base stations ready and the total number necessary for full district coverage is 3 000. The network is supposed to be fully operational next year and the total cost estimation amounts to about €700 000.
The users will be able to browse World Wide Web pages, check their emails, use eBanking and eCommunicators. However, to avoid piracy and illegal file distribution problems, the network will not allow the use of popular peer-to-peer programs.
What is more, in order to prevent unauthorised access to the network, every user who wants to take full advantage of the network will have to register on the BemowoNet network. Having received a login and password, the user will then be able to access the Internet without other limitations. Without registering, only the start page www.bemowo.waw.pl will be operational.
Finally, a few technical details connected with the transfer speed of the new service: total speed for the whole district is 55 Mbit/s and the average user should have access to 512 Kbit/s of bandwidth.
