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Jun 17 2008, Singapore
Wireless@SG Virtual Private Network (VPN) service is now available free to all Wireless@SG users
Wireless@SG Virtual Private Network (VPN) service is now available free to all Wireless@SG users until December 2009. The VPN service provides secure wireless access by encrypting data transmitted over the Wireless@SG network, so that users can have a greater peace of mind while surfing the Internet and using applications such as e-mail, instant messaging and file-sharing.
About Wireless@SG
Wireless@SG launched its services in December 2006 with the aim of extending broadband access beyond homes, schools and offices to public places. As at April 2008, there are more than 7,200 hotspots covering Singapore, offering everyone free wireless access in public areas. This includes high human-traffic areas such as at the Changi International Airport, Central Business District, downtown shopping belts like Orchard Road and residential town centres.
Currently, there are some 850,000 subscribers with access to the network and on average, Wireless@SG users are each chalking up almost three hours every month on the network, using it to work, check e-mails, blog and surf the Internet.
