Qware Systems & Services, the builder and operator of
the city-wide broadband WLAN WiFly system in Taipei, and Sony Network
Taiwan, the operator of local Internet-access services So-net, are
cooperating to provide users of Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable)
consoles in Taiwan with free wireless broadband access to the Internet
via WiFly.
Sony launched its PSP WLAN services globally first in
South Korea in September 2005 and second in Hong Kong and Taiwan around
the end of last month, with So-net responsible for the operation in
Taiwan. PSP WLAN Internet surfing is available at hot spots, while
WiFly extends the services to many indoor and outdoor places in main
urban areas of Taipei, according to So-net. Users of PSP consoles need
to use Sony's NUD (Network Utility Disc) to surf the Internet through
WiFly and download contents.
More than 70% of PSP users in Taiwan have played on-line
games through ADSL or WLAN, So-net pointed out. According to local
retail channels, more than 200,000 PSP consoles have been sold in
Taiwan.
Source: DigiTimes