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Chunghwa Telecom

TAIWAN · 2014
LEGACY STACKDATED

Carrier Chunghwa Telecom deployed Edgecore's IP-67-rated outdoor dual-band access points in multiple Taiwanese cities starting in March 2014 to offload smartphone data traffic from its congested 3G network onto public Wi-Fi hotspots. The article notes continued island-wide rollout plans but gives no hotspot or user totals.

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Multinet OPTIFY public Wi-Fi initiative

PAKISTAN · 2023

Pakistani ISP Multinet, with integrator STARCOM, adopted Edgecore EAP101 access points and the ecOpen OpenWiFi controller for its OPTIFY free public Wi-Fi initiative targeting public spaces, airports, hospitals, and business districts. The blog frames the broader nationwide rollout as underway rather than complete, and states no deployment figures.

EDGECORE DEPLOYMENT · delivered with Multinet (ISP) with STARCOM (system integrator)SOURCE ↗
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ThinkWiFi public Wi-Fi network, Kenya

KENYA · 2023

WISP ThinkWiFi, backed by Kenyan ISP Mawingu, launched an ad-monetized free public internet service in Kenya on Edgecore EAP101 access points managed by a Wavespot OpenWiFi controller. Edgecore presents it as the first commercial outdoor OpenWiFi deployment, with ambitions extending to city centers, transport hubs, tourist sites, and malls.

EDGECORE DEPLOYMENT · delivered with ThinkWiFi (WISP) with Mawingu (ISP)SOURCE ↗