KPN to start testing Fon Wi-Fi service in April

Nieuws Mobiel Nederland 16 JAN 2014
KPN to start testing Fon Wi-Fi service in April
KPN plans to start testing a national Wi-Fi service with Fon in April, the company told Telecompaper. The Dutch operator announced a year ago an agreement with Fon to open up customer Wi-Fi routers to sharing, and the service was expected to launch in late 2013. No reason was given for the delay. KPN said the customer equipment should be ready to start testing the service in April, and the results of the tests will determine how quickly the service is rolled out to all customers. 

KPN's rivals Ziggo and UPC are already offering a similar service, where part of the home broadband connection is opened up to public Wi-Fi use by other customers of the operator. KPN already has over 1,500 public hotspots in the Netherlands, and the Fon service is expected to be offered to all its home broadband customers. Fon works with other operators on a similar service, including in neighbouring countries Belgium and Germany. It claims over 12 million active hotspots worldwide. 

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Draadloos

Companies:

KPN,  FON

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Nederland

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Production planning & operations, Data services, Wi-Fi, Launch, Network equipment, Internet Access, Consumer

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