Wireless with a pint
The BBC reports:
People will soon be able to surf the internet from the comfort of their local pub as wireless hotspots reach out to the country’s favourite location.
There are already around 200 so-called wireless hotspots in cafes, hotel and service stations across the UK. In July, this network will extend to 3,000 pubs in the UK.
The network – known as the Cloud – is the result of a partnership between Intel, Wi-Fi provider Ericsson and broadband entertainment firm Inspired Broadcast Networks.
“Pubs are already the business lunch venue of choice in many parts of the country and this will allow us to offer services that may well attract additional customers and keep customers in our venues longer,” said John Appleton, Director of Six Continents Retail, one of the pub chains involved in the project. …