Uiwang City Expands Public WiFi Zone Installation in First Half of Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Uiwang City announced on the 29th that it has promoted the 'Public WiFi Zone Expansion Installation Project' in the first half of this year.

The city operates a 'public WiFi zone service' that allows residents to access free wireless internet through wireless devices such as mobile phones and laptops at a total of 168 locations including community centers, libraries, welfare and cultural facilities, parks, plazas, bus stops, and shuttle buses, with 285 wireless routers (AP) installed and in operation.

In the first half of the year, the city installed 125 wireless routers (AP) at 89 locations including Sarangchaae and Areumdae Senior Welfare Centers, Youth Training Center, Cheonggyeong Integrated Welfare Center, Huimang Nare Disabled Welfare Center, Poil Eoulrim Center, community centers, bus stops, and shuttle buses.

To use public WiFi, residents can select the WiFi name (SSID) 'GPublicWiFi@Uiwang' at the designated public WiFi zone to access wireless internet for free. Additionally, upon initial connection, the city provides a service that delivers city policy information containing useful resources to citizens.

Uiwang City Mayor Kim Sang-don stated, "Public WiFi is an important welfare service that can reduce communication expenses due to the increase in video conferences, remote education, and work-from-home arrangements. Going forward, we will conduct demand surveys to further expand service areas and create an environment for digital new deal policies."