Free Wi-Fi For British Troops

British troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan will soon have free Wi-Fi in their Barracks.

You might be surprised it wasn’t already the case, but now British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan will have free Wi-Fi in their barracks.   That might not seem like much, but it’s a significant step forward enabling troops to stay in touch with home. The work, known as Project Mercury, is expected to be completed by next spring.   “We have hard wired computers and there is currently a ratio of one to 70 or so troops,” a Ministry of Defence spokesman told GC News. "Project Mercury will take the ratio to one to 50, but the wireless network will bring the ratio to about one to 25."   Additionally, more phone lines will be brought in, and each soldier will receive 30 minutes of free calls to anywhere in the world each week.