GOWEX launches its free Wi-Fi service in Corsica, host of the start of the 2013 Tour de France
? GOWEX continues its international expansion after reaching an agreement with the Communaut? d'Agglom?ration du Pays Ajaccien (CAPA), to offer free Wi-Fi service in Ajaccio, Corsica's administrative capital
? From today, main public areas and the coastal area of Ajaccio will have free Wi-Fi, a service that will benefit its inhabitants and the three million tourists visiting the island annually
Madrid, June 18 th , 2013 -. GOWEX (GOW-MAB, ALGOW NYSE Alternext, LGWXY-OTC Market), a leader in creating Wi-Fi Smart Cities (Wireless Smart Cities ?) and Wi-Fi intelligent transport has reached an agreement with the Corsican commune, CAPA ( Communaut? d'Agglom?ration du Pays Ajaccien) to provide free Wi-Fi service in Ajaccio, Corsica's administrative capital, which this year will be host to the start of the Tour de France
GOWEX already offers smart Wi-Fi services in the streets and transport stations in Paris, Bordeaux and Marseille, and this agreement is another important part of the company?s growth strategy in France
Free Wi-Fi for three million tourists
Ajaccio, is the first town in Corsica that will enjoy free Wireless Internet connection provided by GOWEX.
Starting from today, the new public Wi-Fi service will be available to the main Ajaccio areas as well as on beaches and the coastal area of Ajaccio; this will benefit over 65.000 residents and nearly three million tourists that visit the island annually. Smart Wi-Fi is located in Plage de Lava, Port Charles Ornano, Place du Diamant, Place Miot and Square Campinchi, amongst other public spaces.
To start surfing the net, users only need to be placed next to a GOWEX Wi-Fi Smart Zone. In these spots, they can detect the "WifiGratuit_PaysAjaccien" network with their mobile devices (smart phones, tablets, etc.). Additionally, the new wireless service has a geolocated login portal with interesting information about the city.
Furthermore, users from this network have the ability to connect with the same username and password in more than 70 GOWEX Wi-Fi cities around the world including Paris, Marseille, New York, Madrid and Dublin.
GOWEX with the Tour de France
For first time in history, Corsica has been chosen to host the first three stages of the Tour de France, which celebrates its 100th anniversary. Specifically, the Official Race Start will be on Saturday 29 th of June in Porto Vecchio, and the second stage will depart the next day from Pointe de la Parada, one of the biggest squares in Europe.most emblematic places from Ajaccio.
To commemorate this event, on June 30 th , CAPA commune will install astand in one of the smart Wi-Fi network areas, Diamond Square , which will have a giant smart phone where users will test the new Wi-Fi service in the city, and games related to the Tour. .
?We are delighted to provide free Wi-Fi service at the inhabitants of Ajaccio, which due to its great attraction to tourists, has been chosen to host the start of one of the biggest sporting events in the world, the Tour de France. Thus, the large number of spectators who will come to the island to witness this historic event will be able to enjoy free wireless and geolocated content, free of charge, in the main public areas of the city" , said Jenaro Garcia GOWEX CEO.
About GOWEX (GOW-MAB, ALGOW-NYSE Alternext, LGWXY-OTC Market)GOWEX has operated in the telecommunications sector for 14 years. It is currently leading the creation of "Wi-Fi Smart Cities," which offers free and premium Wi-Fi connectivity on the street and in means of public transportation. The company is now exporting its innovative business models to over 70 cities in the world, thanks to different agreements with Public Administrations, Franchise stores, Associations and Transport companies.
In all its Wi-Fi cities, GOWEX works to create Wireless Smart Cities ? (Wi-Fi Smart Cities) that could offer free wireless Internet to all the citizens and that could improve the services given through wireless connectivity: online meter reading, traffic light control, public transport fleet management, video surveillance and so on.
In 2010, GOWEX became the first and only Spanish SMB to make a "dual listing," publicly traded in MAB (GOW) and Nyse-Alternext (ALGOW). The company's total revenue amounted to ?114,3 million in 2012. On December 2012, GOWEX subscribed a ?18 million capital, adding 1,528,404 new common shares to the market. In February, 2012, the SEC approved the emission of ADR's program (American Depositary Receipt) allowing to the Group to be quoted equally in the USA on the market OTC.
With offices in Madrid, Paris, Dubai, London, Buenos Aires, Shanghai and Costa Rica, GOWEX develops a sustainable business model in its Wi-Fi networks, based on the efficient and technical quality of their patented platforms: the Roaming Platform, which allows users to connect freely in all the cities, and the Geolocation Content and Advertisement Platform, which provides financing business through marketing and advertisement agreements.
In 2011, GOWEX joined the ?Wireless Broadband Alliance? and received a prize for the ?Best Web Company? on Internet.
In February 2012, Jenaro Garc?a GOWEX CEO received the ?Entrepreneur of the Year Award? by Ernst & Young in the category of "Innovation?.
