Free Wi-Fi in Singapore extended to 2013

--Visit Singapore Information and Communication Development Authority (IDA) China Regional director Li Schin newspaper reporter Jensen in Singapore central Business district, Orchard Road and other urban shopping belt and central residential areas such as crowded, anyone can access Wi-Fi network for free wireless internet access. This project, known as wireless @ Singapore, has been in operation since December 2006, and the free internet model has been the envy of many Chinese users.　　To this end, the business newspaper reporter recently exclusive interview with the Singapore Information and Communication Development Authority (IDA) China Regional Director Li Schin, listen to his introduction of Singapore wisdom of the building of the experience and prospects. As the saying goes, the stone of the mountain can attack Jade. As early as 2006, the Singaporean government launched a ten-year plan of "201 5" for the purpose of building Singapore into an intelligent, information-driven country.　　The construction of communication infrastructure has laid a solid foundation for the construction of Singapore's wisdom country. Free Wi-Fi is renewed in crowded areas such as Singapore's central business district, Orchard Road and other urban shopping belts and central residential area, anyone can access Wi-Fi network for free wireless internet access.　　This project, known as "Wireless @ Singapore", has been launched since December 2006, and the free internet model has made many Chinese users envious. In this respect, director Li said that from December 2006 to October 2010, 1.7 million users had already used the service, far exceeding the original set target.　　At the same time, the frequency of user use of the Wireless Singapore Project is increasing, and the monthly usage of each person is increased from 2.1 hours in December 2006 to the current average of about 13.5 hours. "To that end, the Singaporean government has decided to postpone the free Wi-Fi network project again and improve the network speed." The Wireless @ Singapore project has increased its access rate by one to 1 trillion since September 1, 2009 and has extended the free service to March 31, 2013. "Wi-Fi network has now deployed more than 7,500 hotspots across Singapore, equivalent to 10 public hotspots per square kilometer." "This obviously improves the habit of surfing the internet and enhances the national informatization level." "Not only that," the free Wi-Fi user experience is also improving, "director Li said. "In order to facilitate user login, we launched a new technology from February 10, 2010, users access to the free network without each login to repeat the password, as long as the phone boot can automatically network." "The government pays quarterly." There is a view that free Wi-Fi cannot last long, because wireless network operators have no source of revenue, it is difficult to form an input-profit-the virtuous operation cycle of investment. Therefore, in China, the three major operators have taken the charge of the Internet to maintain the operating mode. Singapore is a free road. How does this model persist? How to learn from the construction of wireless city in ChinaPredefined？ Director Li described the government as the leader in the construction of a wireless city in Singapore. The Government of Singapore sent the whole city Wi-Fi program to three suppliers, but after the selection of builders, the Singaporean government did not withdraw, but adopted a public-private partnership to inject capital into the construction. The Singapore Information and Communication Development Authority (ITBB) paid 30 million SGD ($ 20 million USD) for start-up funds to three operators, which accounted for nearly one-fourth of the initial construction costs of the Singapore Wireless city, with three operators spending about two SGD (about 100 million US dollars) in the first 66 million years. The Government of Singapore is subsidizing the provision of free Wi-Fi internet access in accordance with the infrastructural expenditure of each company, as well as the actual number of users. "It may be important for some companies to help finance initial costs," he said. What is really important, however, is for the government to promote this process and provide other assistance. To them, this is more important than money. "It is understood that the Singapore government selected Singapore telecom, M1 and Icell network three companies to provide Wi-Fi services."　　Consumers can roam freely between three networks as long as they choose one of the operators to register. In addition, the Singaporean government has fully taken into account market competition factors, dividing the country into 3 areas of equal size, each operator is responsible for one of the regional infrastructure.　　The Government of Singapore has asked three operators to provide free wireless Internet services to users since December 2006. Value-added services as a supplement to "government subsidy on the one hand." On the other hand, operators of value-added services charges, such as some users want to watch video through the network, then 1 trillion traffic for him is not enough, if the need for faster speed, operators will charge a certain fee. In addition, with the expansion of user base and the cultivation of usage habits, many new value-added services have been accepted. For example, wireless video security, wireless POS, Wireless interactive advertising, wireless internet telephony and other projects, operators can profit from it. "Director Li also cited an example," in the central business district, such as commercial areas, operators can and the surrounding merchants, by sending mobile phone ads to charge. You can also make a profit by setting up an ad on the Internet entrance screen. ”