Fon Reaches Five Million Hotspots
Today, I am happy to announce that the company I started just over six years ago, Fon, has just passed the important milestone of five million hotspots.
Why is this important? Because while many have tried to build a large and global WiFi network, Fon has been the only company in the world to actually achieve this. No other network even comes close to us. Fon is everywhere, even in residential locations, where no other WiFi hotspots can be found. Brussels, Lisbon, London and Tokyo are completely covered with Fon WiFi.
We are growing so fast, that in 2011 alone we added two million new hotspots. This year, I predict that Fon will grow its number of hotspots by at least 50 percent, so there is lots of work ahead to make sure this happens.
I am proud of Fon and its large, global WiFi network. I started this company with a goal to create a truly global WiFi community, where everyone sharing a little bit of their connection gets free WiFi anywhere in the world in return.
Every day, I feel that we’re getting closer to this goal. The WiFi revolution continues.
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From Crowdsourced WiFi Network Fon Passes 5 Million Hotspots Worldwide | TechCrunch - February 22, 2012 3:57 pm - #
[...] network into their consumer-facing hardware. With other partnerships in the works, Varsavky says on his blog that he expects Fon’s growth to continue [...]
From Crowdsourced WiFi Network Fon Passes 5 Million Hotspots Worldwide | iyaan.info - February 22, 2012 4:05 pm - #
[...] network into their consumer-facing hardware. With other partnerships in the works, Varsavky says on his blog that he expects Fon’s growth to continue [...]
From Netia is Fon’s Newest Partner | Martin Varsavsky | English - February 28, 2012 9:12 pm - #
[...] is off to a good start in 2012. Just after announcing 5 million hotspots, we are now announcing a new partnership, our first this year. We are partnering with Netia, one of [...]