The New Scientist reports that the University of Twente in the eastern part of the Netherlands has bragging rights to the title “largest Wi-Fi hotspot in Europe” with 650 access points spread across an area of 140 hectares.
The New Scientist reports that the University of Twente in the eastern part of the Netherlands has bragging rights to the title “largest Wi-Fi hotspot in Europe” with 650 access points spread across an area of 140 hectares.
The launch of campus-wide wireless networking is probably the most significant achievement of the university’s Wireless Campus project which began in 2001. With a ubiquitous wireless network in place, the university hopes to enhance its attractiveness to companies desiring to test wireless and mobile products and services. Indeed, the university has been a testbed for wireless and mobile technologies for a number of years, but with the wireless network in place, it hopes to attract more ambitious initiatives.
The Wireless Campus project obtained funds and support from the European Union, the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and a consortium of companies such as IBM and Volker Stevin Telecom.
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