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Aug 21, 2006
Southeastern
England
has achieved a milestone in its campaign to advance wi-fi technology through a
more widespread availability of wireless broadband. The Broadband East Sussex
Partnership, one of nine sub-regional broadband partnerships in the South East,
has completed a network of hotspots that ensures that visitors to and residents
of the region will never be more than a ten minute drive or five mile radius of
a high speed wireless broadband connection.
“Wi-fi puts people in
control of their working days and enables flexible working. This has huge
potential, with organizations embracing flexible working enjoying productivity
gains of up to 20% as a result of more satisfied and committed employees, less
absenteeism, greater staff retention and all of the cost savings that go along
with this. There is also the prospect to cut peak traffic by up to 10% within
five years, reducing carbon dioxide emissions and reducing congestion. This
could benefit the UK
economy to the tune of £1.9 billion by 2010,” says Patricia Vaz, BT’s Regional
Director for the South East.
According to South
East England Development Agency (SEEDA) Area Director Liz McSheehy, the
intention is now to replicate the Broadband East Sussex Partnership across the
entire South East region by December 2006.
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