RCS & RDS plans national Wi-Fi hotspots network open for its clients

Romanian telecom company RCS&RDS will launch a wireless access network across Romania, which will be accessible for the company's clients in certain areas, according to Valentin Popoviciu, the company's development director. The Wi-Fi network will be accessible on compatible equipments without using the services offered by mobile telephony operators, which is currently the only option of accessing the Internet remotely across Romania. RCS & RDS has 9 million users of cable, internet, satellite TV, mobile and fixed telephony services. The company is controlled by Romanian businessman Zoltan Teszari. It was created 15 years ago and operates on the Romanian market, as well as in Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia and Serbia. The company has included internet services as well as landline and mobile telephony to its offer recently, having also launched specialized TV channels: DIGI Film, DIGI Sport, Zece TV. editor@romania-insider.com