National Wi-Fi ‘hotspots’ on their way

Courtesy of the well known New Zealand blogger Rod Drury an Auckland based group, Kordia, is planning on launching Wi-Fi hotspots which will cover the entire CBD in cities around New Zealand.

Set to roll out at first across Auckland and Taupo, the company is describing the system as “a nationwide network of smart radio nodes that will deliver wireless access ‘hot-zones’ across target areas like university campuses, city CBD’s, shopping precincts, transportation hubs and more.”

It was at least three years ago that I first came across free Wi-Fi while travelling through the US (staying in Beverley Hills) which was supported by adverts surrounding the web-browsing experience. Hopefully this type of advert sponsored wireless Internet access could take off in New Zealand one day.