New version of i-Shanghai app coming soon
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THE city’s official Wi-Fi service, i-Shanghai, will be made more accessible and easier to use this year, the local IT regulator said yesterday.
By the end of the year the number of public sites at which the service will be accessible — including bus stops, airports and shopping malls — will double to 900, and will continue to grow to 4,000 by 2020, the Shanghai Commission of Economy and Information Technology said.
Also, a new version of the i-Shanghai app — which is free, but has to be downloaded to access the service — will allow users to log-in much more quickly, the commission said.
At present, users have to type in their phone number and wait for a certification code before being able to get online.
The upgraded app will also allow people to use the Wi-Fi service for as long as they want, as opposed to the current limit of two hours, it said.
As well as improving access, the i-Shanghai operator has been working with China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom to improve network speed and stability.
The upgraded service, along with the city’s 3G and 4G networks, will help to make Shanghai the country’s leading “Wireless City,” the commission said.
By the end of last year, the city had 14 million 3G and 4G users, it said.
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