Govt to improve bandwidth in Shanghai FTZ

The Shanghai government plans to widen Internet bandwidth in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, set up last year to spearhead China's economic reforms.

Fixed-line Internet bandwidth will be widened to 1 gigabyte, while wireless carriers are urged to speed up preparation for the latest 4G wireless Internet services.

Public service areas will also be covered by the i-Shanghai free wireless Internet service which the city government has been promoting over the past few years as part of it's plan to build Shanghai into a "Smart City".