Davao City, Philippines will soon be a FREE WIFI zone

I read from our local online site the Mindanews that Davao City (http://www.davaocity.gov.ph/) in southern Philippines will soon be the haven for Internet users as local businessmen are considering making it a free wireless Internet access (Wifi) zone. This will be the main agenda of participants to the sixth Mindanao Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Congress on October 23 to 24.

Bert Barriga, manager of Davao City’s NCCC Mall, the vice president of ICT Davao, and one of the congress’ three-partner organizers, said they would push for the passing of a resolution to urge telecommunication companies and government agencies, including the local government, to make the city a Wifi zone.

He said that as a free Wifi zone, Davao City will become more attractive to investments and will be at par with other cities in Asia such as Singapore, which is also a free Wifi zone.

Wifi access, he said, has become a basic requirement for business and it will be lucrative for business in Davao City once implemented. “It will put Davao City on the ICT map," he said.

This must be a dream come true to us people of Davao City.


WHAT IS WIFI?

A wireless network uses radio waves, just like cellphones, televisions and radios do. The communication across a wireless network is a lot like two-way radio communication. Here's how it works:

1. A computer's wireless adapter translates data into a radio signal and transmits it using an antenna.
2. A wireless router receives the signal and decodes it. It sends the information to the Internet using a physical, wired Ethernet connection.

The process also works in reverse, with the router receiving information from the Internet, translating it into a radio signal and sending it to the computer's wireless adapter. The radios used for WiFi communication are very similar to the radios used for walkie-talkies, cell phones and other devices. They can transmit and receive radio waves, and they can convert 1s and 0s into radio waves and convert the radio waves back into 1s and 0s. But WiFi radios have a few notable differences from other radios:

Source: http://computer.howstuffworks.com/wireless-network.htm

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One wireless router can allow multiple devices to connect to the Internet.