Friday, January 17, 2003
Payphones Get A New Lease on Life
Posted by Jason Dunn in "NEWS" @ 01:30 PM
"Bell Canada and San Diego, Calif.-based technology consulting firm inCode Telecom have come up with an innovative new use for payphones. The two companies have developed a strategy and technology that turns existing payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots. Bell Canada is the first wireline operator to implement this strategy, which uses the existing wireline infrastructure to transform an area of up to 300 feet around the payphone into a Wi-Fi hotspot, allowing business travelers to access the Internet to download data. In addition, Bell Canada is using AccessZone, a Wi-Fi hotspot pilot service that enables mobile users to connect 802.11b-enabled devices like laptops and PDAs to payphone access points in high-traffic areas."
