City-wide Wi-Fi

In the early 2000s, many cities around the world announced plans for city-wide Wi-Fi networks. This proved to be much more difficult than their promoters initially envisioned with the result that most of these projects were either canceled or placed on indefinite hold. A few were successful, for example in 2005, Sunnyvale, California became the first city in the United States to offer city-wide free Wi-Fi,[6]  and Minneapolis has generated $1.2 million profit annually for their provider.[7]

In May, 2010, London, UK Mayor Boris Johnson pledged London-wide Wi-Fi by 2012.[8] Both the City of London, UK[9] and Islington[10] already have extensive outdoor Wi-Fi coverage.

In 2010 Mysore became India's first Wi-fi enabled city and second in the world after Jerusalem. A company called WiFiyNet has setup hotspots in Mysore covering the complete city and a few villages nearby.