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The Cloud aims for London-wide WiFi coverage

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LONDON, UK: The Cloud, Europe’s largest wireless broadband network, plans to build a London-wide WiFi network in time for the Olympic Games, reports Financial Times.

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Last week Boris Johnson, the capital’s mayor, told a Google conference that London would get blanket WiFi coverage by the time of the 2012 Olympics.

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Steve Nicholson, chief executive, told the FT that at the last meeting Johnson asked whether The Cloud’s network could be extended to the main Olympic village in Stratford.

“It’s getting through that the only way to large-scale data downloading with credibility is with WiFi,” said Mr Nicholson.

A decision could come as early as September, which would then mean the company has to roll out its network in 2011, the report adds.

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