{"id":774,"date":"2012-05-03T11:18:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-03T10:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=774"},"modified":"2012-05-03T11:26:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-03T10:26:00","slug":"the-cloud-deploys-free-public-wireless-internet-service-at-broadgate-in-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2012\/05\/the-cloud-deploys-free-public-wireless-internet-service-at-broadgate-in-london.html","title":{"rendered":"The Cloud Deploy FREE Public Wireless Internet Service at Broadgate in London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public UK <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/broadband_wireless.php\" target=\"_new\">WiFi<\/a> Hotspot operator <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecloud.net\" target=\"_new\">The Cloud<\/a>, a BSkyB company, has installed a new &#8220;<em>high-speed<\/em>&#8221; public wireless internet service at the <strong>Broadgate<\/strong> office block in London&#8217;s Square Mile. The service is expected to benefit thousands of people who visit and work in the area, although only the first <strong>60 minutes per day<\/strong> will be free.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe Cloud\u2019s network currently includes thousands of hotspots across the UK and there were over <strong>7 million sessions<\/strong> recorded on the network in February 2012. Since last month all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/bskyb\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Broadband<\/a> Unlimited customers can also enjoy free, unrestricted wireless access at Broadgate and all other Cloud <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/wifi\">WiFi<\/a> hotspots.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Vince Russell, MD of The Cloud, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>We are delighted to be using our considerable experience to bring fast, reliable internet access to the squares, terraces, colonnades and piazzas of Broadgate. 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