WiFi in London

RSA, the security division of technology corporation EMC, have published their sixth annual security survey focusing on wifi in London, New York and Paris, the rate of adoption and the levels of security installed.

Among the results RSA found where that London had the largest percentage increase in access points at 160% (the 2006 survey route had 2747 access points while the same route in 2007 had 7130), followed by New York 49% and Paris 44%. Paris had the largest percentage increase in public hotspots at 37%, London increased by 27% and New York by 17%, although overall New York still leads with the actual number of wireless access points that are hotspots, 15% of their total while only 6% of London’s wifi points are hotspots.

RSA were able to break down the London access points into types and found that 76% were secured business points, 18% were unsecured business points and 6% were hotspots. RSA found 461 hotspots on their survey route compared with 364 last year. The parts of London surveyed were Holborn, Clerkenwell, Shoreditch, City (Moorgate, St. Pauls, Bank, Fenchurch & Liverpool Streets), St Lukes, Finsbury, Spitalfields, Canary Wharf and Docklands.

By Chris | Permalink

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