Espace Media helps Bern residents get free Internet
In Bern, residents, commuters, and tourists can now access the Internet for free via Wi-Fi at various locations.
In Bern, residents, commuters and tourists can now access the Internet free of charge via wireless connection at various locations. The free Internet is being launched by the Espace.ch Internet portal, network operator TheNet and Energie Wasser Bern (EWB). The service is available at Bern railroad station, Waisenhausplatz, Bärenplatz, Bern University and Länggasse. TheNet has been operating the large-scale wireless network "wlan@thenet" in the city of Bern since 2002. The coverage of the new "hotspots" is based both on parts of the existing TheNet network and on an extended network being built by TheNet and Energie Wasser Bern (EWB).
The download bandwidth is 300 kilobytes per second. The duration of use is limited to 30 minutes; if you want to surf for longer, you have to log in again, as SDA found out from TheNet.
The pilot project will run until mid-2008.
Depending on demand, it is quite conceivable that it will then be extended to other areas, said Marc Gugl, Head of Marketing and Sales at the internet platform Espace.ch, when asked by SDA. The project will be financed primarily through advertising on the Espace.ch homepage.
The download bandwidth is 300 kilobytes per second. The duration of use is limited to 30 minutes; if you want to surf for longer, you have to log in again, as SDA found out from TheNet.
The pilot project will run until mid-2008.
Depending on demand, it is quite conceivable that it will then be extended to other areas, said Marc Gugl, Head of Marketing and Sales at the internet platform Espace.ch, when asked by SDA. The project will be financed primarily through advertising on the Espace.ch homepage.
