The announcement was made at the Google Zeitgeist event in Hertfordshire, the end result for the plan is the installation of wireless mobile broadband hotspots into lamposts and bus stops across the capital.

The purpose behind this is to do away with the stereotype that Britain is behind the times. The City counsel wants a technological facelift for city to become the technology capital of the world, (even with these upgrades though, London would still be drastically behind capitals like Tokyo, and Seoul). The Wi-Fi project just one of a number of initiatives intended for this makeover.

Of the 32 London boroughs, 22 have already signed up to participate in the installations, which some commentators believe could render subscription mobile broadband connections redundant in the city. As many people are buying mix media devices such as the Iphone, skype mobile, and windows live messenger mobile.

However, there is likely to be a charge for using Wi-Fi London, either as a subscription or on a pay-as-you-go basis.

Last month, Tom Ilube, Chief Executive officer of Garlik, claimed that internet users in London need to improve the security of their wireless broadband networks.

Well known media regulator Ofcom claims that although high-speed services are now available in 46 per cent of UK households, the rate in which coverage is rolling out is not enough.

More focus needs to be placed on coverage. Ofcom has called for BT’s fibre lines to be opened up to rival broadband providers as soon as possible, allowing firms such as Sky and TalkTalk to provide their own services to consumers. As well as proposals that BT offers other broadband providers access to its underground ducts and overhead telegraph poles. Futher cooperation on wireless and mobile coverages for hand held devices, windows live messenger mobile skype mobile and other mobiles might be addressed also.

Ed Richards, Chief Executive of the regulator, said went on to say…

This would allow ISPs to build their own fibre networks more cost-effectively, it is starting to be a reality in the UK, with very significant advances in recent months. Ofcom’s proposed regulations provide a framework for continued investment, to deliver further roll-out, competition and innovation for consumers,”

Lord Errol recently told PC Pro that under new proposals, Ofcom could become responsible for handling consumer complaints over broadband services in the UK.

The Prime Minister outlined plans for super-fast broadband to be available to everyone by 2020 during a speech on the UK’s digital future yesterday (March 22nd).

Jelena Vucic and her team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecoms at the Henrich-Hertz-Institute in Germany are posed to show just how such developments could be possible at an upcoming conference in San Diego.

They have suggested that visible frequency wireless, which could be generated in a room by flickering lights in unison, would offer a higher bandwidth than Wi-Fi technology. We wouldnt be the wiser of the change however the rate of modulation could be set so the human eye is not aware of the flickering, although only LEDs would be suitable.

News of the potential developments in wireless technology has come after the NextGenUs initiative revealed it has provided Wi-Fi services in the two North Yorkshire villages of Newton and Stape. Its nto clear how the technology will be intregated into other up and coming UHF braodband technologies or new mobile phone services like skype mobile or windows live messenger mobiles

Three mobile has made the mobile modem with contract available at the price of £25 per month for a two-year contract, and £30 for consumers wishing to commit for only 18 months. There are no shorter contracts in place at this time and as with all three mobile broadband contracts, the dongle is provided free of charge when you sign up for the subscription.

Its expected that the users are able to surf for up to 150 hours on the internet every month using the dongle, based upon the 15Gb allowance.

Along side the new 15Gb offer are 3′s other contracts, such as the 1Gb Broadband Lite deal, currently available at £7.50 per month, and various pay-as-you-go options which include pre-loaded credit. As well as its new deals surrounding windows live messenger mobile and skype mobile technologies.

It was reported last week that Three UK had activated its 10,000th 3G site in the UK.

A report issued by Tariff Consultancy, a Pre Pay Mobile Broadband Service for Pricing, Trends & Products has suggested that up to a third of a billion people will be using such technology by the end of 2013.

It also suggested that the Asia Pacific and Americas regions are set to see particularly large growth in terms of subscriber numbers for mobile phone devices such as the windows live messenger mobile or the skype mobile

Margrit Sessions, Managing Director of Tariff Consultancy, said: “Data allowances are increasing and are buoyed by the introduction of a large number of data bundles which are becoming more complex.”

She added that some worldwide markets are seeing pre-pay mobile broadband technology positioned as a replacement for fixed line services.

Recent research published by O2 found that 44 per cent of small businesses believe their use of converged devices and mobile internet has helped their operations in recent months.