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Thursday, February 27, 2003
Starbucks pushes public-access Wi-Fi service in the U.K. - BOB BREWIN, Computerworld
Starbucks Corp. plans to take its public-access Wi-Fi act to Europe and will expand its wireless LAN service in the U.K. this year from two pilot locations to 50 stores, according to Ann Saunders, vice president of the company's Starbucks Interactive unit. Saunders, speaking here at the annual Gartner Inc. enterprise wireless conference, said Starbucks is also eyeing the Asian market for Wi-Fi -- especially in Japan, where the company operates 400 outlets -- although it has no launch plans at this time. The Seattle-based company currently offers public-access Wi-Fi service at 2,000 North American coffee shops on a per-session or subscription basis (see story) and operates a total of 800 coffee shops outside of North America.
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