Global Reach Group has entered the wireless internet game in a big way by making the whole of the London’s river Thames a giant hotspot. It’s a free project and is available to absolutely anyone with a wireless device and £2.95/hour, £5.95/day or £9.95/month. Admitting that one can’t really make much bob providing just wireless access, the mesh network is also providing service to CCTV networks, river traffic regulators and emergency services. The network currently runs along the river and its banks all the way from the Millennium Dome at Greenwich in the east to the Houses of Parliament in the west. That’s most of downtown London covered by one provider!

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