There is a issue that have not been commented in the Brazilian media very often, but I think this issue is extremely important in order to improve education, the dissemination of information to a bigger democratization and other benefits that the digital inclusion brings.
For somebody to have access through internet wi-fi is necessary to be in the corevage area of an access point, this points is called as ¨hotspots¨, generally is a public place where there is wireless net and to use a notebooks, netbooks, tablets or smartphones. The point of access transmits the signal at a distance of more or less 300 m if the pattern is IEEE 802.11.
Many places around the world has been concerned with dissemination of the broadband to all citizens, for example: In Seoul, South Korea, 80% of the city already has the wireless connection. In Rio de Janeiro state there is a program called, ¨Rio-estado digital¨, under coordenation of UFF that will offer free wireless connection to half of the citizens in Duque de Caxias and Belfort Roxo. In Rio`s beachs already has the wi-fi. In Londrina (PR) there are many squares where the city council has put free wi-fi. In Acre state there is a program supported by World Bank and US Trade and Development Agency called ¨Digital forest¨, that has been installing antennas, the Acre government promises to cover all state. Brasília wants to be the first Brazilian city with total wi-fi coverage until 2014, for while there are only in the bus station and around the football stadium. In the São Paulo city during 2012 the city council will put free wi-fi in the bus station for municipal transport, the first will be ¨terminal de Santo Amaro¨.
source: wikipedia and goggle.
