Free online in the middle of the park

Wireless cellular network. One access point and seven antennas allow you to get online anywhere. Laško. “Mainly because we are a tourist city, we decided to go online, allowing users to access the web anywhere. Since last year, we have covered the city with eight antennas, and free access is limited to one hour,” says Mayor Franc Zdolšek, adding that if there is a lot of interest, they will introduce a further paid part of the access. “Our wireless cellular network, called Mesh, differs from others in that it has only one connection to the web, at the entry point. This sends the signal to the rest, while in Maribor there are individual access points that need to connect to the local network,” says Miha Mirt from i-Rose. According to the Mayor, the system will be upgraded with a camera to help them detect vandals who do a lot of damage. The municipality spent €35 000 on the project. M. M.