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Super connected cities information report

Meeting: 21/01/2016 - Cabinet Member for Resources (Item 4)

4 Public Access Wifi and High Speed Broadband (Super connected cities) pdf icon PDF 138 KB

The purpose of the report is to inform the Cabinet Member on the current status of High Speed Broadband and Public Access Wifi availability across the City and potential future direction.

 

Minutes:

(TAKE IN INFORMATION ONLY REPORT)

 

Mr Nick May introduced the report which provided information on the current status of High Speed Broadband and Public Access Wifi availability across the city and potential future direction.

Background information was set out in section 3 of the report and analysis shows that wifi in public buildings is being extensively used.

Section 4 of the report provides information about the current status and future direction of public access wifi including MyCityWifi, Wireless Concession and the Internet of Things.  Mr May said that the Wireless Concession is seen as a potential opportunity to generate a revenue stream from advertising making it vitally important that the contract is drawn up to benefit the city of Portsmouth.  If we own the infrastructure, we can benefit from potential income streams.  Mr May undertook to bring a report to a future meeting of this portfolio about income streams as soon as there is enough information to warrant it.

Mr May said that schemes were being produced so that if any funding became available it would be a relatively quick process to apply for it. 

The Cabinet Member for Resources thanked Mr May for his report and supported the initiatives that were underway.