Tshwane Wi-Fi reaches 2 million users
Tshwane Free Wi-Fi was established in 2013 and has now reached 2 million users and 921 free hotspots.
Two million people are now using Tshwane Free Wi-Fi, the biggest free public Wi-Fi network in Africa.
Tshwane metro spokesperson Lindela Mashigo said the initiative, which began in 2013, now had 921 free hotspots.
“These 2 million unique users have enjoyed more than 106 million online sessions, using more than 2 289TB of data.”
“There are more than 90 000 users accessing the service daily, with up to 10 000 concurrent users,” said Mashigo.
Tshwane’s groundbreaking initiative has broken the digital divide, making it possible for both the rich and poor to access the internet in Tshwane.
At the beginning of this year, the service improved as users were provided with 500MB of data per day.
“Although only about 7% of users reach this cap, this unparalleled service means residents who would otherwise be paying high mobile rates, are able to access the internet free of charge, benefitting from the many resources and opportunities that being online enables,” said Mashigo.
Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga said he was happy about this achievement and wanted to see the service expand.
“I applaud the officials of the city and our service providers who are working to bring more and more of our people online.”
“We will work to expand the Wi-Fi network, the internet speed and connection quality under this new Tshwane government. We will work to get more communities onto free Wi-Fi than ever before.”
The Tshwane metro showcased its free Wi-Fi service at the Highway Africa conference at Rhodes University recently.
The conference was organised by the university’s school of journalism and media studies department, and was attended by journalists and media academics from across the continent.
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