Do početka Olimpijskih igara 2012. oko 120 stanica londonske podzemne željeznice trebalo bi biti pokriveno signalom bežične mreže. Pristup gotovo sasvim sigurno neće biti besplatan, ali bude li sustav dobro integriran i implementiran, bit će podjednako praktičan Londončanima kao i posjetiteljima njihova grada. Transport for London istovremeno se nada kako bi mu to moglo predstavljati dodatni izvor prihoda, a u međuvremenu je odbijena i ponuda kineskog proizvođača telekomunikacijske opreme, tvrtke Huawei, da pokrije tunele podzemne željeznice signalom mobilne mreže.

Prepoznatljiv znak “Underground” od sljedeće bi godine mogao biti sinonim i za WiFi pristupnu točku: 120 stanica podzemne željeznice bit će pokriveno bežičnom mrežom. (Foto: © Transport for London)
Posjetitelji Londona oduvijek su u potrazi za besplatnim WiFi pristupnim točkama ne bi li mogli sa svojih gadgeta, poput prijenosnih računala, pametnih telefona i tableta, provjeriti elektroničku poštu, poslati fotografije prijateljima ili pogledati neki od online vodiča po Londonu. Jedno od već uobičajenih rješenja jest i posjeta nekoj od Apple trgovina, poput one u Regent Streetu: ovdje barem ima dovoljno računala na kojima možete malo odsurfati i pročitati e-mail. No, London se intenzivno priprema za Olimpijske igre 2012. pa se u sklopu toga i ulaže u nove projekte poput širenja broja WiFi pristupnih točaka po gradu.
Do lipnja 2012. ukupno bi 120 stanica podzemne željeznice trebalo biti pokriveno signalom bežične mreže. Od studenoga prošle godine sustav je testiran u središtu Londona, na stanici Charing Cross, a do kraja godine trebalo bi započeti njegovo širenje mrežom stanica. Više od polovice anketiranih putnika reklo je da im se testni sustav na Charing Crossu sviđa i da bi ga rado i inače koristili kada bi bio na raspolaganju na više stanica; s druge strane, Transport for London ionako uvijek traži dodatne izvore prihoda (kada to ne uspije, stvari često završavaju podizanjem cijena) a upravo bi bežična mreža mogla biti jedan od njih.
Na natječaju krajem godine vidjet će se koji ponuđač će ponuditi najbolju cijenu za postavljanje bežične mreže na pojedinim stanicama pa je zasad teško prognozirati kakve će biti cijene pristupa. WiFi sasvim sigurno neće biti besplatan, ali univerzalna dostupnost bežične mreže na stanicama barem će biti rješenje za stalno traženje pristupnih točaka po Londonu – znat ćete gdje vas one očekuju.
I, prije nego što pitate – zasad ne postoje planovi da se sustav bežične mreže instalira i u vlakovima podzemne željeznice. Kineska tvrtka Huawei planirala je pokriti tunele signalom mobilne mreže i u taj je projekt željela sama uložiti oko 50 milijuna funta ne bi li se to realiziralo do početka Olimpijskih igara, ali je britanska vlada baš početkom ovog ožujka odbila ovaj “poklon”, objašnjavajući svoje odbijanje “sigurnosnim razlozima”. Dobri poznavatelji svjetskog telekomunikacijskog tržišta mogu, vjerojatno, pretpostaviti da se ipak radilo o nečemu mnogo složenijem – Huawei nije baš uspješan u prodoru na europsko i američko telekomunikacijsko tržište pa često poseže za ovakvim modelom “poklanjanja” cjelokupne mobilne infrastrukture kako bi kasnije vratio investiciju i zarađivao od njezina rada i održavanja.
Nadopuna, 20. travnja 2013. - Isprobali smo sustav; evo naših dojmova.







































![theoddmentemporium:
Wishing Trees
Wondering the woods, as I am wont to do of a Sunday afternoon, I today discovered the felled remains of a wishing tree, that is, a tree with hundreds of coins embedded in its bark.
Found on woodland trails up and down the UK, the curious custom is the result of superstitious passer-bys who hammer the coins into the trunks with rocks, in the belief that it will bring them good fortune.
In many examples coins are present from centuries ago when it was believed that divine spirits lived within the trees who could be appeased by such offerings. In one wishing tree a florin dating from around the 14th century was found, whilst Queen Victoria wrote of a visit to a wishing tree in Scotland in 1877.
[Photos are mine] theoddmentemporium:
Wishing Trees
Wondering the woods, as I am wont to do of a Sunday afternoon, I today discovered the felled remains of a wishing tree, that is, a tree with hundreds of coins embedded in its bark.
Found on woodland trails up and down the UK, the curious custom is the result of superstitious passer-bys who hammer the coins into the trunks with rocks, in the belief that it will bring them good fortune.
In many examples coins are present from centuries ago when it was believed that divine spirits lived within the trees who could be appeased by such offerings. In one wishing tree a florin dating from around the 14th century was found, whilst Queen Victoria wrote of a visit to a wishing tree in Scotland in 1877.
[Photos are mine]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/9441f660e738eaf061e8f335b243e321/tumblr_mn2bfkVEHM1rnseozo1_250.jpg)
![theoddmentemporium:
Wishing Trees
Wondering the woods, as I am wont to do of a Sunday afternoon, I today discovered the felled remains of a wishing tree, that is, a tree with hundreds of coins embedded in its bark.
Found on woodland trails up and down the UK, the curious custom is the result of superstitious passer-bys who hammer the coins into the trunks with rocks, in the belief that it will bring them good fortune.
In many examples coins are present from centuries ago when it was believed that divine spirits lived within the trees who could be appeased by such offerings. In one wishing tree a florin dating from around the 14th century was found, whilst Queen Victoria wrote of a visit to a wishing tree in Scotland in 1877.
[Photos are mine] theoddmentemporium:
Wishing Trees
Wondering the woods, as I am wont to do of a Sunday afternoon, I today discovered the felled remains of a wishing tree, that is, a tree with hundreds of coins embedded in its bark.
Found on woodland trails up and down the UK, the curious custom is the result of superstitious passer-bys who hammer the coins into the trunks with rocks, in the belief that it will bring them good fortune.
In many examples coins are present from centuries ago when it was believed that divine spirits lived within the trees who could be appeased by such offerings. In one wishing tree a florin dating from around the 14th century was found, whilst Queen Victoria wrote of a visit to a wishing tree in Scotland in 1877.
[Photos are mine]](http://24.media.tumblr.com/cd3f4d7ccd79f98e5dce1e3e87ff6eea/tumblr_mn2bfkVEHM1rnseozo4_250.jpg)















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