BT Adds More Olympic Wi-Fi Hotspots To Hit 500k Milestone

BT today claimed it has 500,000 hotspots in London after it added more than 100 additional locations alongside the River Thames, including landmarks such as the London Eye, Waterloo Pier and Cutty Sark.

The operator promised to have more than half a million access points in Greater London in time for the Olympic Games this summer, something which has now been achieved by installing hotspots along 27 miles of the Thames.

More BT Wi-Fi hotspots

“We’re giving Londoners and visitors as many places as possible to get online, keep in touch, work and share their experiences of the exciting events happening across London,” said Andy Baker, BT Wi-Fi CEO.

BT claims that more Wi-Fi access is good for commuters who have been urged to work flexibly or remotely to ease congestion and keep London functioning during the Games.

Customers of BT and other operators with a partnership agreement can already access four million hotspots in the UK and 2 million abroad. Almost 200,000 hotspots have been added to its network in the last three months and almost one billion Wi-Fi minutes have been used in that period.

BT recently merged its BT Fon and Openzone services into one rebranded network, BT Wi-Fi, and is the sole supplier of Wi-Fi to the Olympic Park. It has deployed what it says is the largest high-density Wi-Fi network in the world to help ease the strain on mobile networks.

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