Wi-Fi in Kazakhstan

Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generally when referring of any type network, dual-band, etc. The term is more use like “Wi-Fi”. Any products tested and approved as "Wi-Fi Certified" by the Wi-Fi Alliance are certified as interoperable with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers. . It was developed to be used for mobile computing devices, such as laptops, in LANs, but is now increasingly used for more services, including Internet and VoIP phone access, gaming, and basic connectivity of consumer electronics such as televisions and DVD players, or digital cameras. A person with a Wi-Fi enabled device such as a computer, cell phone or PDA can connect to the Internet when in proximity of an access point. The region covered by one or several access points is called a hotspot. Hotspots can range from a single room to many square miles of overlapping hotspots.

In Kazakhstan it is delevoping very fast. For example, Wi-Fi in internet cafes, or the hot adresses are Akademik Satpaev Avenue 29/6 and 181 Zheltoksan Street. According to students forum (www.kimep.kz/sgforum) in KIMEP’s computer labs and its new library will be a Wi-Fi technology Internet. It is also appeared in “Black & Brown” coffee center also in KIMEP. Many students come with their laptops and while drinking coffee or eating their lunches, they can do their homework or download music using unwired connection.