WiFi Grows, Profits Don't

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WiFi Grows, Profits Don't

Randy Burge
On the WiFi in SF discussion:

Wi-Fi Grows, but Profits Don't?

By Elizabeth Biddlecombe??|?? Also by this reporter Page 1 of 1

02:00 AM Dec. 16, 2003 PT
The march to deploy Wi-Fi networks in all manner of locations is continuing
at a rapid pace, even though it is doubtful that much money is being made
from the service, a new survey concludes.

The study, published Monday by research firm In-Stat/MDR, counted 40,000
wireless hotspots around the world in 2003, showing a rate of growth that
surpassed analysts' expectations. This compares to just a few hundred in
2000. Researchers predict there will be around 180,000 hotspots worldwide
enabled with Wi-Fi, the popular protocol for delivering high-speed wireless
Internet service, by 2007. [continued...]
http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,61618,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_2

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