Free Wi-Fi for everyone in Portsmouth launches this August

CommunityUK.net Ltd, in partnership with Cascades Shopping Centre, will be launching an exciting community-driven 'Digital Inclusion' project for Portsmouth, providing free Wi-Fi internet access across the City from 3rd August this year. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) June 19, 2013 - The 'Unity Wi-Fi' service operating from Cascades Shopping Centre and other locations around the City will open up access to the internet not only to shoppers looking for a great deal, but also to a much wider audience and range of people, young and old, who may not have otherwise have been able to do so, and will provide them with a whole host of information.

CommunityUK.net, a rapidly growing Portsmouth-based company, provides free and low-cost Wi-Fi broadband networks, 'Community Networking' web portals and a range of other Digital Inclusion solutions and services in an increasing number of locations across Portsmouth City and elsewhere in the UK.

Their 'Unity WiFi' service together with the Portsmouth & Cascades CommunityUK web portals will provide free access to the Internet and a wealth of local information, news and events, as well as on-line discount vouchers, learning resources, jobs and careers, training courses, support for individuals, charities, community groups and businesses, classified advertising and more. It is a self-sustaining service that is supported by Portsmouth City Council, Hampshire County Council and businesses in Portsmouth and is operated without cost to the taxpayer.

Gerald Vernon-Jackson, Leader of Portsmouth City Council, stated, "This is a fantastic initiative that will bring great benefit to both residents of and visitors to our great city, as well as supporting the Council's own Digital Inclusion and 'Super Connected City' activities. We look forward to engaging further with the project in the coming months."

Founder of CommunityUK.net, Peter Reed-Forrester, says, "As a fast growing local company, we are very proud to be launching our service in Portsmouth and in partnership with such a genuinely community-interested business like Cascades. We intend to provide a major boost to Digital Inclusion in this great waterfront city.

Our service, operating from Cascades and in many other locations around Portsmouth, will provide completely free 2MB Wi-Fi Internet access 24 hours a day/365 days a year to anyone with a Wi-Fi enabled device. Faster speeds are also available to those who want them at very low cost.

Users do not have to have a telephone or broadband account with anyone else to use our service and there are no contracts involved.

Connection and registration is very quick and easy, and once registered, users can connect to and use any CommunityUK Unity Wi-Fi network, anywhere in the UK - just look our for the Unity Wi-Fi signal!"

Cascades Centre Director, Rhoda Joseph, says, "Cascades is proud to support CommunityUK.net in this project. This is an extremely worthwhile initiative that will serve the whole community. Our shoppers will be able to not only access discounts and offers specific to Cascades, but they can also check their Facebook or search for a job or training course at the same time.

"We feel that this service will offer benefits to all our shoppers and will truly engage with the entire Portsmouth community. We are delighted to be part of the initial roll-out of free Wi-Fi in our city."

The high-speed Internet connections needed are being routed onto the roof of Cascades and will be beamed to transceivers across the area. Together with other Unity WiFi "Hot Spots" in various locations, Portsmouth will effectively covered in free Wi-Fi. By simply connecting to the 'Unity Wi-Fi' signal anywhere inside Cascades and at the many other locations around the City, everyone in Portsmouth will be able to access this unique community network wherever they are.

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