A mosque, the zoo and the nature reserve of Sungei Buloh have something in common - access to Wireless@SG coverage.
Local wireless providers have, since the rollout of the free wireless broadband network in 2006, been expanding the reach of the network to include even unlikely locations such as places of worship and nature reserves.
Three years ago, 600 places were covered. Today, the number is 7,500 and counting.
The three providers SingTel, iCell and Qala name fast food restaurants, shopping malls and libraries as the most popular spots where people log on to the Internet.
iCell's top 10 list of popular hotspots include Little India (fifth), shopping mall IMM (ninth) and the City Plaza mall in Paya Lebar (10th).
KK Women's & Children's Hospital and Singapore General Hospital took second and third spots on iCell's list after the National Library.
It says the demand for connectivity at hospitals arises out of the long waiting times there. Indeed, people who log on while at KKH and SGH spend 19,751 hours and 25,540 hours respectively online every month.
SingTel also covers quirky places such as the MacRitchie Reservoir, the zoo and Jurong Bird Park, with the latter two locations becoming more popular.
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