Wireless City to 'bridge the digital divide'

SHANGHAI - The city is accelerating the development of its high-speed wireless broadband network as part of its bid to become a "smart city".

In its push to become the nation's first wireless city, the country's three telecommunications operators are working together to expand Shanghai's Wi-Fi hotspots to 20,000 in the next three years.

China Mobile Ltd Shanghai Company has pledged to accelerate the deployment of a wireless local area network (WLAN), Huang Gang, general manager of corporate customer department, told China Daily on Thursday.