CalMac Offer Free Wifi
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
CalMac have launched wifi hotspots on their ferries and ports, including at Ardrossan and in Arran.
Almost half of the 200-mile long Caledonian MacBrayne network is now live with free public access wi-fi - and the remainder will be completed in early July.
In total, the free wifi network will cover four CalMac offices, 31 vessels and 50 ports, harbours and slipways when the project is complete this July. The first vessel to go live was Bute on the Wemyss Bay to Rothesay route last February, while Rothesay was the first port to benefit.
In total, 88 vessels and land-based locations will be switched on.
“We are now almost halfway through the rollout programme for CalMac public access wifi,” said project manager Jim McKillop. “Already we have had some great feedback from communities involved and we are committed to rollout completion by early July.”
The first vessel to go live was MV Bute on the Wemyss Bay to Rothesay route in February last year, with Rothesay becoming the first port to benefit.
Although all vessels will be live, there will be interruption to service on a small number of longer routes which may require other technologies in due course to overcome the issue.