BT Brings Wi-Fi To 1,000 UK Pubs
Posted: 18th May, 2003 By: MarkJ
The Sunday Telegraph newspaper reports that BTOpenzone has teamed up with 'Leisure Link' to install broadband wireless LAN (Wi-Fi) Hotspots in more than 1,000 pubs across the country:
The plan is part of a drive by BT to accelerate broadband take-up. It will be announced tomorrow along with a separate deal to introduce very low-cost equipment, costing £400, which will transform any venue with a broadband link into a WiFi "hotspot".
BT will share the revenues with the owners of the hotspot premises, which could include cafes and restaurants, golf courses and hotels. The outlets are likely to include branches of All Bar One and pubs owned by Mitchells and Butlers and Enterprise Inns.
BT has said it will have 4,000 WiFi hotspots around the country by summer 2005. However, Pierre Danon, the chief executive of BT Retail, will say this week that he will reach that target a year early.
Sounds good, although it's a pity that one of BTOs cheaper rivals (Megabeam etc.) couldn't have done it first. It's hard enough to afford a pint these days without being bankrupt by BT as well.
Interestingly, anybody buying a new BT wireless modem will receive 2 hours of free Wi-Fi usage each month for a period of 6 months.
The plan is part of a drive by BT to accelerate broadband take-up. It will be announced tomorrow along with a separate deal to introduce very low-cost equipment, costing £400, which will transform any venue with a broadband link into a WiFi "hotspot".
BT will share the revenues with the owners of the hotspot premises, which could include cafes and restaurants, golf courses and hotels. The outlets are likely to include branches of All Bar One and pubs owned by Mitchells and Butlers and Enterprise Inns.
BT has said it will have 4,000 WiFi hotspots around the country by summer 2005. However, Pierre Danon, the chief executive of BT Retail, will say this week that he will reach that target a year early.
Sounds good, although it's a pity that one of BTOs cheaper rivals (Megabeam etc.) couldn't have done it first. It's hard enough to afford a pint these days without being bankrupt by BT as well.
Interestingly, anybody buying a new BT wireless modem will receive 2 hours of free Wi-Fi usage each month for a period of 6 months.
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