Kabel Deutschland has activated 44 free Wi-Fi hotspots in the Berlin districts of Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg.
By June next year, the operator expects to have 100 hotspots in other parts of the city including Mitte, Tiergarten, and Charlottenburg, and in the centre of Potsdam.
During the pilot, everyone has free access to the service for 30 minutes a day, KDG customers have unlimited access.
Starting next summer, the company is planning to offer users different payment options to continue surfing past the 30 minutes.
The company has budgeted €2 million for the project, of which €316,000 is coming from the media authority of Berlin-Brandenburg (MABB).
Adrian von Hammerstein, CEO of Kabel Deutschland said in a statement: “The project can be an example for similar activities in other cities in the states with our service.”
