Thousands of people in Perth’s CBD have access to free wi-fi connectivity indoors and outdoors following aCure Technology’s decision to provide unrestricted access to its metromesh wireless network. aCure’s network has been a subscription-based service since 2006 and was also used as a worldwide demonstration network and test bed for the company’s own Acurix wireless equipment. The company is offering Wi-Fi access in the CBD area from St George’s Terrace to Adelaide Terrace through 50 radio sites as a trial. Its remaining sites will come online in early 2013. Perth has the jump on the South Australian government and Adelaide City Council, which announced last week that Adelaide would introduce free Wi-Fi in the CBD by the end of next year. aCure’s data centre sales manager, Grant Farrow told CIO that the news about free Wi-Fi in Adelaide prompted the company to announce a service was available in Perth. “We’ve actually had free Wi-Fi available in the [Perth CBD] since October, but we haven’t had much buy-in from the city of Perth whatsoever,” he said. According to Farrow, the company’s mesh network – based on its own wireless equipment – is now “paid off”, which was one of the reasons it is offering services free of charge. “We don’t have to outlay [money] for equipment and licensing,” he said. Farrow added that the wireless network can be used as a platform to advertise services to people in Perth. aCure’s technical director, Mark Middleton, said the company was completing major 3G and 4G offload projects overseas and it was time to see this technology evolve in the local market. aCure claims to be the largest privately-owned data centre operator in Western Australia. Related content BrandPost How Infosys and Tennis Australia are harnessing technology for good By Veronica Lew Mar 26, 2023 6 mins Infosys BrandPost Retail innovation playbook: Fast, economical transformation on Microsoft Cloud For retailers, tight integration of data and systems is the antidote to a challenging economy. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 3 mins Retail Industry Digital Transformation BrandPost How retailers are empowering business transformation with TCS and Microsoft Cloud AI-powered omnichannel integration and a strong, secure digital core lets retailers innovate across four primary areas while staying compliant, maintaining security and preventing fraud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 4 mins Retail Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost How to Build ROI from Cloud Migration This whitepaper and webcast can help you calculate the ROI and create a business case for modernizing your legacy applications to the Microsoft Cloud. By Tata Consultancy Services Mar 24, 2023 1 min Retail Industry Cloud Computing Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe