SBC targets Wi-Fi.(Business)

RCR Wireless News, May, 2003

SBC Communications Inc. is aggressively rolling out plans for a public Wi-Fi network, said company spokesman Michael Coe. "We know we are going to pursue the public hot spot arena aggressively, and we are now in the final stages of figuring out the fastest, most effective way to do that,'' Coe said.

Coe said the company will make its official plans public in the coming months. SBC reportedly has issued RFPs for public hot-spot equipment, which will allow SBC customers to access the Internet or corporate applications from public places like coffee shops or hotels. According to Albert Lin of technology research firm American Technology Research, Juniper and Cisco are strong contenders among a dozen early candidates for a contract with SBC. ...

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