HiQ loads Sweden’s largest wireless network with games

GothNet AB recently launched ´Gothenburg Wireless ´, one of Sweden’s largest public WiFi networks. The network provides people living in and visiting Gothenburg with access to wireless broadband surfing and comes loaded with the free mobile game “Gothenburg Quiz” that was developed by HiQ Göteborg.

“We hope that the new ‘Gothenburg Wireless’ network will improve mobility and acessibility for residents of Gothenburg, students and tourists. We will be Sweden’s largest wireless non-advertising financed broadband network and the content will gradually be expanded using service providers as well as community and tourist information. We hope we will have many returning users and believe that games in particular are an important ingredient for attracting users. The “Gothenburg Quiz” game is included in the network from the start. It is a mobile game developed by HiQ in an exemplary way,” says GothNet’s Managing Director Mats Devert. “We have developed two games for GothNet, one of which – the quiz – is included from the start. The game, which is played entirely online, has been developed for Flash-based PC and Mac computers as well as for the iPhone and iPod Touch. We have concentrated on creating user-friendly, entertaining, engaging games. You can either play against yourself or find other players on the network to compete against,” says Jerker Lindsten, Managing Director of HiQ Göteborg. ”We are particularly pleased that the game is being included in conjunction with the Gothenburg City Race and the STCC competitions on 5-6 June, since HiQ is involved with one of the STCC teams. We are now keeping our fingers crossed for lots of wins, both on the road and on the wireless network!” Initially, Gothenburg city centre and its events areas – covering Avenyn, Liseberg, Ullevi, the Swedish Exhibition & Congress Centre and Scandinavium – will be equipped with the city’s new wireless broadband network. In the longer term coverage will also be extended to other areas of Gothenburg. About GothNet AB GothNet is a subsidiary of Göteborg Energi. Its business concept is to own and run city networks offering communications services, thereby providing businesses and residents with freedom of choice and a diversity of services. Most of its clients are operators, public sector enterprises, property owners and large corporations. Its offering to end consumers is an open city network that includes services from various operators (internet, telephony, TV and property services) via an extensive broadband network in Gothenburg and its surrounding municipalities. www.gothnet.se For further information, please contact: Annika Billberg, Head of Corporate Communications HiQ, tel.: +46 (0)8 588 90 015, +46 (0)704-200 103 Jerker Lindsten, Managing Director HiQ Göteborg, tel.: +46 (0)768-800675