Seongnam City to Expand Public Wi-Fi to 3,721 Devices, Largest Network in Gyeonggi Province

Eight More Public Wi-Fi Locations to Be Installed at Parks, Sports Facilities, and Water Playgrounds by June

Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor: Shin Sang-jin) announced that it plans to expand its public Wi-Fi network to operate a total of 2,294 locations and 3,721 devices by the first half of this year. This is the largest scale among the 31 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province and serves as an indicator of the city’s achievements in establishing a citizen-centered, daily-life smart infrastructure.

Public Wi-Fi installed at a bus stop in Seongnam City. Provided by Seongnam City

From April to June, the city will newly install public Wi-Fi at eight popular locations frequently used by citizens, including parks, sports facilities, and water play areas.

In addition, during the second half of the year, the city plans to further expand public Wi-Fi by reflecting demand surveys from relevant departments and addressing requests from areas with civil complaints, focusing on multi-use public spaces such as parks and sports facilities, as well as radio shadow zones. In particular, the city will prioritize spaces with high frequency of use within daily living areas to enhance citizens’ satisfaction and will continue to eliminate service blind spots.

According to Gyeonggi Province statistics as of December last year, Seongnam City had built 2,660 public Wi-Fi devices (excluding those on buses), the highest number among the 31 cities and counties in the province.

The city has concentrated its infrastructure deployment at key locations with high citizen usage—such as buses and bus stops, parks and Tancheon, traditional markets, and welfare facilities—to improve the convenience of wireless internet access.

Furthermore, in addition to expanding the infrastructure, the city is also focusing on improving service quality. By deploying equipment optimized for the telecommunications environment and conducting precise placement that considers technical characteristics such as signal attenuation, Seongnam City is minimizing shadow zones and establishing a stable connection environment.

A Seongnam City official stated, "Our city has the most extensive public Wi-Fi infrastructure in Gyeonggi Province," adding, "We will continue to create a seamless communication environment where citizens can use the service smoothly anytime and anywhere, through meticulous quality management and continuous upgrades to device performance."

Meanwhile, Seongnam City’s public Wi-Fi can be accessed by enabling the Wi-Fi function on a smartphone and selecting either 'G_PublicWiFi@SeongNam' or 'Public WiFi Free.' The locations of installed access points can be found on the Seongnam City website (by category → Urban → Public Wi-Fi).

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