Thursday, August 7, 2003
6,000 New WiFi Hotspots From SBC
Posted by Ed Hansberry in "NEWS" @ 11:00 AM
http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2003Aug/gee20030807021199.htm
"SBC, a leading voice, data, and Internet services company, has announced that it plans to provide Wi-Fi access in over 6,000 venues by the end of 2006. The majority of the venues within SBC's 13 state region will be geared towards business travelers, located in hotels, airports, and convention centers. The network, which will utilize more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to service the venues, will be called FreedomLink." :rock on dude!:
They will need to get their pricing right though. "Gartner analyst Bill Clark figures it will be approximately US$7 for a day, $40 for a month." :roll: The per month fee might be reasonable but they will never garner the casual user that frequents a hotspot 3-4 times a month at $7/day.
"SBC, a leading voice, data, and Internet services company, has announced that it plans to provide Wi-Fi access in over 6,000 venues by the end of 2006. The majority of the venues within SBC's 13 state region will be geared towards business travelers, located in hotels, airports, and convention centers. The network, which will utilize more than 20,000 Wi-Fi hotspots to service the venues, will be called FreedomLink." :rock on dude!:
They will need to get their pricing right though. "Gartner analyst Bill Clark figures it will be approximately US$7 for a day, $40 for a month." :roll: The per month fee might be reasonable but they will never garner the casual user that frequents a hotspot 3-4 times a month at $7/day.
