Wang Dong, vice mayor of Guangzhou, said during a press conference that under southern city’s current plans, they will offer free Wi-Fi in important public places such as tourist attractions, most government affairs halls, human resource markets, hospitals, transportation hubs, and parks, by 2015.
Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom plans to expand its Wi-Fi international roaming service map and will cooperate with Hong Kong’s Y5ZONE to add 6,500 Wi-Fi hot spots in Hong Kong.
Free-of-charge Wi-Fi services are now reportedly available in the main city area of Hangzhou.
Digerati in China’s capital city are set to welcome free wireless surfing beginning November 2011.