This statistic helped London to keep its position as world Wi-Fi capital.
Singapore and Tokyo are the second and third Wi-Fi cities respectively, with Tokyo accumulating 118 per cent growth, which is far behind London.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is the abbreviation of Wireless Fidelity that is a wireless-technology brand owned by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
A Wi-Fi enabled device, such as a PC, game console, cell phone, MP3 player, or PDA can be connected to Internet within range of a wireless network connected to the Internet.
According to the latest data from iPass index, for the second half of 2007, business use of wireless hotspots almost doubled last year.
Airports are leaders
The locations where mobile users choose to log on to wireless networks continue to be led by traditional business travel place.
Airports are the hotspots of choice, accounting for almost half (45 per cent) of Wi-Fi sessions overall.
And Heathrow was the fourth most popular airport in the world for Wi-Fi usage, with almost one-third of global usage.
Hotels are also popular, with 146 per cent growth on the same period last year.
A spokesman for iPass declared that cpmpanies mobile connectivity is likely to remain a tale of more than one technology.
He said in a statement: "The results of our Mobile Broadband Index suggest that no single technology can meet all the needs of an enterprise workforce.
While 3G provides broadband download speeds in domestic metropolitan areas, users need Wi-Fi hotspots for fast bi-directional access everywhere else as well as to avoid high international 3G roaming charges."
