Thanks for your replies… I have included the article below and the link.. it mentions the WiMAX network but also free “WiFi Hotspots” throughout the town! Is this the same thing or are they different?
Thanks in advance..
Nigel.
“Mijas to extend free WiFi network
By Oliver McIntyre
Mijas town hall has announced plans to create more free WiFi ?hotspots? in public places throughout the town. The move comes as part of the town hall?s Mijas Digital project, a two million-euro programme to promote the use of new technologies.
The town hall previously created such hotspots ? where anyone with a WiFi-capable computer can establish a free high-speed wireless connection to the internet ? in the pueblo?s central Plaza Virgen de la Pe?a and at the Osunillas sports centre. Now plans call for additional ones at other municipal facilities, such as the Las Lagunas and Las Ca?adas sports centres and the athletics field at the Hip?dromo racetrack. ?The idea is that at these facilities any member of the public can connect to the internet,? said the town hall in a statement.
The Mijas Digital project is funded jointly by the town hall, the provincial government, the Ministry of Industry and the Junta de Andaluc?a, and also receives technical support from companies like Sevillana-Endesa, Novasoft and Ingenia. It has included the launch of WiFi networks the rural Osunillas, Valtocado and Etrerr?os districts of the town, which are currently in a pilot phase with 80 users testing the system. ?We are working on equipment improvements to fix the problems that have appeared in the first months the network has been up and running,? said the town hall. In addition, a separate WiMAX wireless network has been set up to link around 20 municipal offices throughout the town, providing them a broadband connection that allows the rapid transfer of large data files.”
http://www.andalucia.com/news/cdsn/2007-01-04.htm
