Belgacom customers have a total of more than 500,000 FON networks. Wi-fi via open home networking achieved in the meantime large portions of most of the Belgian cities. The expectation is that the number is growing.
The Belgian provider had less than four months to a half a million home networks to make it suitable for wi-fi access via FON as FON ceo Alexander Puregger know on Twitter. It is for Belgacom customers to set up their own wi-fi to share it with others through FON, and then they in turn can connect with the wi-fi networks of other participants.
Belgacom expects that the number of available FON networks in the coming time, still going to grow. Eventually have millions of customers in their network. Because the telco is still busy with the delivery of routers that are suitable for FON, it is plausible that the number of wi-fi networks is going to grow.
The opening up of the wifi connection via FON was by Belgacom in november. In addition it was the Belgian telco know that vdsl2 customers automatically FON is activated, the rapid growth in available networks can explain. In the opening of the wi-fi connection is a separate ssid created. The customer retains priority for bandwidth.
