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All the town's a stage?

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely Players;
They have their Exits and their Entrances,
And one man in his time playes many parts.
-- Shakespeare, As You Like It

BBC NEWS | Technology | Bard's home town goes wireless Visitor's to Stratford-Upon-Avon can now lease PDAs to access information at Hot Spots throughout the town. While not a metropolitan network per se, this approach demonstrates a creative use of wireless technology to fill an unmet need in a town. I've seen this approach used at museums...if all the world's a stage, as Shakespeare once wrote, then it seems that now, all his hometown's a wireless museum.

The wireless hotspots, provided by BT, will be installed in hotels, shops and local tourist attractions, giving complete connectivity throughout the town.

"Now all the world's a wi-fi stage as far as this town is concerned. We are sure that the many tourists who like to visit Stratford from across the globe will appreciate how much easier it will be to hit the literary hotspots using the latest technology as your guide," said Chris Clark, chief executive of BT Wireless Broadband.

Posted on June 30, 2005 at 08:39 AM

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