Singapore’s free wireless service, Wireless@SG, has just received a speed upgrade from 512kbps to a more respectable 1mbps. 1.3 million subscribers now have reason to rejoice, as the previous 512kbps have been plagued by problems like dropped connections and (relatively) slow surfing speeds. Also, at 1mbps, more bandwidth-consuming net applications like video streaming are now possible.
Operators SingTel, Qmax and iCell are not stopping here, however. New features are on the way to improve user experience:
- Seamless and Secure Access (SSA) will automatically log the user back in during a dropped connection, which is pretty neat.
- Wireless@SG Dashboard which gives you access to Wireless@SG applications and services.
- Location Based Services by third party applications.
Looks like we can now see more people watching youtube in cafes and shopping malls. Maybe even playing WoW. I kid.
About Wireless@SG
A free wireless service available in most cafes, shopping malls and other public facilities. Users just need to have an account (signing up is free) with one of the three operators, SingTel, Qmax and iCell in order to use it.
[via Straits Times]
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