It is now less than one week until representatives from the world's biggest tech companies arrive in Wuzhen for the 3rd World Internet Conference, and the ancient water town in Zhejiang province has stepped up its preparations by ensuring all conference delegates enjoy superfast Internet connections during their stay.

Wuzhen's Internet network is run by China Telecom, one of China's three main State-owned telecommunications operators, and the company has gone to great lengths to make sure the town enjoys world-class Internet coverage throughout the conference. 

China Telecom has set aside a significant budget this year to further improve the telecommunications network in Wuzhen, which already benefitted from an advanced Wi-Fi, 4G and optical network built for the previous two conferences in 2014 and 2015. 

Everywhere in the Xizha scenic area, where the WIC will take place, is covered by free Wi-Fi, enabling delegates, residents and tourists to get online anytime using the "i-zhejiang-awifi" network. 

One female tourist from Hangzhou said the free Wi-Fi is even faster than her connection at home, and the strong signal makes it possible to social network sites within seconds. 

Average download speeds for 4G in Tongxiang, the city where Wuzhen is located, and the city's high-speed railways and main traffic lines now exceeds 50 megabytes per second. 

A 240 Mbps 4G+ service has also been installed in Xizha scenic area, giving visitors access to superfast mobile Internet. 

China Telecom has also strengthened cybersecurity measures ahead of this year's WIC. The company has established a support team of more than 500 experts to ensure the network and information security during the conference. 

A strong defense system will be used to fight against any attacks on the WIC website and its associated online platforms.

Engineers from China Telecom check the network status in Wuzhen to ensure the town enjoys safe and stable Internet access during the 3rd WIC.[Photo/zjol.com.cn]

A telecommunications bus stands by in case of any possible emergencies. [Photo/zjol.com.cn]