BT hits the one million spot
UK’s largest Wi-Fi supplier announces a million hotspots. BT has reached its goal of building a million-strong Wi-Fi hotspot network, the company announced today. Now the largest network in the UK, the hotspots are available in homes, independent businesses, high street chains and major city centres and there are almost 40,000 in Northern Ireland
BT Wi-Fi users are also on track to spend more than a billion Wi-Fi minutes online this year*, a peak attributed in part to the massive growth in iPhone traffic. In the last eight months, BT has signed deals to provide O2, Orange and Vodafone iPhone customers** with BT Openzone Wi-Fi access.
James Devlin, Head of Business Sales, BT said: “Whether at home, at work or when out and about, wireless access is central to keeping people and communities better connected. We’ve grown from 500,000 to one million hotspots within six months, and will continue to add more to meet demand from smart-phone, laptop, iPod and now e-reader users.”
The million-strong Wi-Fi estate comprises hotspots from the BT FON Wi-Fi Community, BT Openzone, plus BT Openzone hotspots via the BT Business Hub. Well-known brands offering access include the Hilton and the Hastings hotel chains, Caffe Nero and Starbucks coffee stores, Balmoral Conference Centre and the Odyssey Arena, Belfast International Airport and Flybe Belfast Airport Lounge and other transport hubs.
Five million BT consumer and business broadband – plus BT Mobile Broadband - customers have inclusive Wi-Fi minutes in their contracts to surf, work or make cheaper VoIP calls. Casual users can buy access from as little as 1/2p per minute. BT Openzone customers can access a further 65,000 hotspots in the UK and overseas through international roaming partners. BT FON members have access to another 225,000 FON (hot) spots in the UK and worldwide.
The millionth hotspot is now live and BT will launch a competition on Thursday 11 February to find it at http://twitter.com/btopenzone . For more information about our hotspots, see www.bt.com/thanksamillion
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