Speaking at the Crans Montana Forum in Sarajevo, operator BH Telecom provided further details on its ‘hot.spot’ project to provide wireless internet access in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Emportal is reporting. Trials of the service are understood to be underway in seven locations in the capital, with plans for an additional 50 installation locations. The service offers wireless internet access, both indoor and outdoor within 100 metres and 300 metres of the base station respectively, with download speeds of up 50Mbps. Operators present at the conference, including BH Telecom, HT Eronet and Telekom Srpske, also noted that they expected to see decreasing volumes of fixed telephony in the region this year, alongside rising demand for internet services.

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