Mayor of London has promised full coverage of the city with Wi-Fi networks by 2012

London Mayor Boris Johnson has promised that by the 2012 Summer Olympics, London will be covered by Wi-Fi networks.

Speaking at the Google Zeitgeist conference in Hertfordshire, Johnson said that access points would be installed at every lamppost and at every bus stop.

He also said that this is only the beginning, and that the plans of the City Hall include the transformation of London into the technological capital of the world. He said that Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the Internet, was born in London, therefore “we claim paternity with respect to the Internet” ( we claim paternity of the internet ). He also said that London is the home of technological innovation, adding that Wi-Fi London is one of the most important ongoing projects.

The new project will include the installation of Wi-Fi access points in street lights and bus stops that will use the existing power grid. Considering how many street lamps and bus stops in London, it turns out that thousands of new access points will be installed. And given the existing points in cafes and other establishments, we can assume that you can get from one end of London to the other without having to rely on the 3G network.
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22 of 32 boroughs (districts) of Greater London have already supported the initiative If Johnson can convince the remaining ten that should not be difficult, then his promise can really become a reality.

This will not only allow people to freely use the Internet on the street, but also allows home users to access the Internet. Most likely, some payment will be required for this, however, it can be much cheaper than what providers now offer.