Wifi firm Bitbuzz has best year on record

Bitbuzz — the Irish-owned wifi company — recorded its best year on record in 2013, with an 81% increase in registered users, to 2.08m and a near 70% rise in log-ins, to 811,944.

The Dublin-headquartered company — which also has offices in Belfast and London — closed the year with 480 wifi hotspots under its operatorship, up by 12% on the previous year. The company’s busiest day of the year was Aug 8, when 23,426 log-ins were measured, mainly due to a significant increase in tourists during the period.

The strong performance was helped by a number of factors such as its continuing product development roll-out, particularly its on-street wifi service, Bitbuzz Freedom, which launched in Dublin, Cork, and Killarney and is set for further expansion this year.