Hotspots and fries; Internet access.(Wireless access to the internet may soon be coming to a McDonald's near you)
Economist (US), The, March, 2003
Coming to a McDonald's near you: wireless access to the internet
BEING wired is old hat. It's time to get unwired. So says Intel, the world's largest chipmaker, which has launched a new family of chips under the name "Centrino". Its aim is to turn "Wi-Fi", a way to gain access to the internet wirelessly, into a standard feature of portable computers. The launch was accompanied by a barrage of announcements from firms planning to charge for Wi-Fi access via "hotspots" in public places. Take your laptop to a hotspot and you can surf the net unplugged.
Toshiba and Accenture have announced plans to set up 10,000 hotspots in America. Cometa, a joint venture between Intel, IBM, AT&T and others, has already said it will build 20,000. A consortium of five...
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