WiFi SPARK welcomes ‘Friendly WiFi' scheme
WiFi SPARK, the fastest growing WiFi provider in the UK, has welcomed the launch of the ‘Friendly WiFi’ scheme unveiled by the Government recently.
This scheme is the first to officially block pornographic and explicit websites, videos and images across public WiFi – a positive step in the right direction, but something which WiFi SPARK has done for the past decade as standard.
WiFi SPARK has been including content filtering as a matter of course across all of its WiFi installations, which include hundreds of NHS locations as well as schools, colleges and universities, shopping centres, hotels, stadiums and exhibition centres, and has done so since 2003. The company also blocks illegal file sharing sites as standard for even greater end user security.
Oliver Malkin, Marketing and Communications Manager at WiFi SPARK, comments: “We are delighted that the Government has stood by its comments made last year and put an official scheme into place. Internet filtering is such an important topic but also one that is often forgotten when people, particularly children, are logging on to the Internet whilst out and about.
“WiFi SPARK has always felt this level of protection should be taken seriously and as such, we have been providing filtering services to our clients as standard for more than ten years.”
The ‘Friendly WiFi’ scheme launched on 17th July across the UK and Ireland and has been developed by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS), the Government and public WiFi companies. Those signed up to the scheme will display a ‘Friendly WiFi’ logo wherever complying WiFi access is provided.
WiFi SPARK is a specialist wireless network solutions provider with a broad variety of active locations across the UK, including the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Birmingham and an expanding NHS portfolio that includes hundreds of NHS locations nationwide.
WiFi SPARK facilitates hundreds of thousands of device connections through its platform each week. The SPARK® technology is used in the UK’s largest shopping centres, which together attract over 350 million customer visits each year, and this forward-thinking business is fast becoming a leading provider in town WiFi too.
Fully customisable and with endless applications, WiFi SPARK offers a completely tailored service to suit each individual customer as standard. Adaptable features enable customers to benefit from a truly personalised WiFi service, and for end users to benefit from an unrivalled WiFi experience.
Network solution packages range from WiFi offerings from single smaller sites to large scale municipal deployments, all based on the unique software product developed by WiFi SPARK. This one-of-a-kind technology means that no other wireless network provider can offer the same adaptability, features and ultimately, return on investment.
Oliver adds: “As the creators of bespoke WiFi network services that are accessed and used by so many people on a daily basis, we have ensured that our systems are protected to the highest level, leaving our clients and their customers with absolute peace of mind.
“Content filtering is imperative for a secure browsing experience and that’s why we stand by the ‘Friendly WiFi Scheme’.”
For further information on WiFi SPARK, their unique technology and specialist wireless network solutions, visit www.wifispark.com or call 0344 848 9555.
