Wi-Fi hotspot service.

WI-FI HOTSPOT SERVICE

The promise of Wi-Fi--high-speed wireless connectivity from
anywhere--is the driving force behind its adoption in the
enterprise. However, Wi-Fi ubiquity is still a dream of the
future, so for now it's a numbers game for Wi-Fi service
providers. How many hotspots are deployed and how conveniently
located are they? This is the key question for anyone searching
for the right service. Price and security are close runners
up as differenciators, particularly for business users.

                        RATES/LOCATIONS         DESCRIPTION

Boingo Wireless
http://www.boingo.com   --US$21.95 per month    Boingo Wireless is a
                        for unlimited service.  hotspot aggregator,
                        Pay-as-you-go rates     meaning it partners
                        are $7.95 for the       with other hotspot
                        initial connection      providers to let its
                        (includes two           customers roam onto
                        connection days),       their networks.
                        $7.95 per day after     Boingo's most recent
                        that that.              partnerships with U.K.
                        --2,600 live hotspots   provider The Cloud and
                                                the Netherlands'
                                                PicoPoint extend
                                                Boingo's reach to 19
                                                countries--3,000 live
                                                and planned sites in
                                                Europe, 1,700 in the
                                                U.S., and 400 combined
                                                in Asia and Latin
                                                America. Boingo
                                                service comes with
                                                software that lets
                                                users manage multiple
                                                Wi-Fi accounts and
                                                secure their
                                                connections using
                                                authentication
                                                mechanisms.

Hotspotzz
http://www.hotspotzz.   --$19.95 per month for  Hotspotzz targets its
com                     unlimited Wi-Fi and     service to remote
                        dial-up access;         employees who want to
                        $16.95 per month for    use one account for
                        unlimited Wi-Fi         dial-up service at
                        access. Pay-as-you-go   home and Wi-Fi service
                        rates are US$7.95 for   on the road. It gives
                        24 hours of unlimited   customers in the U.S.
                        usage, $5.95 for 12     and Canada access to
                        hours, $4.95 for 4      200 Wi-Fi locations
                        hours, and $2.95 for    and any of its 3,400
                        1 hour.                 dial-up numbers with
                        --200 live hotspots     charges on a single
                                                bill. Users also get
                                                MailRover anti-spam
                                                and virus protection
                                                and Browse-Blast Web
                                                accelerator.

iPass
http://www.ipass.com    --iPass doesn't         Pass gives business
                        publicly disclose       users secure Wi-Fi
                        prices other than to    service in more
                        state that rates are    than 150 countries.
                        based on a range of     Users get secure
                        variables, including    authentication and
                        length of contract,     companies get the
                        number of users, and    ability to create
                        regions used.           customized
                        --2,500 live hotspots   connectivity policies
                                                for their employees.
                                                The iPass intelligent
                                                Online Quality system
                                                lets corporate Help
                                                desks troubleshoot
                                                their users'
                                                connection problems
                                                with up-to-date
                                                information. iPass
                                                also consolidates
                                                charges onto a single
                                                invoice with call
                                                detail records
                                                available across all
                                                access types.

SBC Freednlink
http://www.sbc.com      --Pay-as-you-go rates   SBC launched its
                        are $100 for 20         FreedomLink Wi-Fi
                        sessions, $50 for 8     service with a roaming
                        sessions, and $25 for   agreement with
                        3 sessions. Monthly     Wayport, giving its
                        rates have not been     customers Wi-Fi access
                        announced.              at more than 650 U.S.
                        --1,000 live hotspots   locations. Since the
                                                launch, SBC has
                                                deployed several
                                                hundred more hotspots
                                                via its existing
                                                telecommunications
                                                infrastructure. SBC
                                                plans to deploy more
                                                more than 9,000 of its
                                                own hotspots in 2,000
                                                venues by the end of
                                                2004, and more than
                                                20,000 hotspots in
                                                6,000 venues by the
                                                end of 2006. SBC is
                                                also taking advantage
                                                of its 60 percent
                                                ownership in Cingular
                                                Wireless to launch a
                                                service that combines
                                                Wi-Fi hotspots and
                                                3G wireless data
                                                services.

Sprint PCS WiFi-Access
http://www.sprintpcs.   --Pay-as-you-go fee is  Sprint launched its
com                     $9.95 per connection,   PCS Wi-Fi-Access
                        per location for 24     service with roaming
                        hours of unlimited      agreements with
                        access. Monthly rates   Wayport, AirPath
                        have not been           Wireless, and Cometa.
                        announced.              Sprint plans to offer
                        --2,000 live hotspots   PCS Wi-Fi Access in
                                                more than 2,100
                                                locations by early
                                                2004. Sprint also
                                                plans to include Wi-Fi
                                                access and mobile
                                                phone charges on a
                                                single bill. Customers
                                                using a PCS Connection
                                                Card for laptop
                                                connectivity via the
                                                Sprint PCS network
                                                will be able to manage
                                                both their PCS Vision
                                                and Wi-Fi connectivity
                                                through a single user
                                                interface.

Surf and Sip
http://www.surfandsip.  --$20 per month with a  Surfand Sip provides
com                     one-year contract.      high-speed wireless
                        $30 per month, with     Internet access in
                        no annual contract.     cafes, hotels,
                        Pay-as-you-go rates     restaurants and other
                        are $20 for 7 days      high-traffic public
                        and $5 for 24 hours.    establishments. Users
                        --350 live hotspots     can access the Surf
                                                and Sip network with
                                                their own laptops or
                                                handheld devices, or
                                                through SurfStation
                                                rental computers
                                                available at most Surf
                                                and Sip locations.
                                                Businesses wanting to
                                                offer (free or paid)
                                                Wi-Fi service to their
                                                customers can become a
                                                Surf and Sip location
                                                for fees starting at
                                                $50 per month. Surf
                                                and Sip plans to
                                                deploy a total of 450
                                                locations in the U.S.
                                                and U.K. by Q1 2004.

T-Mobile HotSpot
http://www.t-mobile.    --$29.99 per month for  T-Mobile Hotspot leads
com                     unlimited U.S. service  the pack with the most
                        with a one-year         live Wi-Fi hotspots,
                        contract. $20 per       many of which are at
                        month when bundled      Starbucks, Kinko's,
                        with T-Mobile cell      and Borders Books &
                        phone or wireless       Music locations.
                        Internet service        T-Mobile customers get
                        (requires a one-year    a unified bill, with
                        contract).              the T-Mobile Hotspot
                        Pay-as-you-go rates     service included on
                        are $6 for an hour and  their monthly wireless
                        $9.99 or 24 hours.      voice and data
                        --4,000 live hotspots   statement.

Wayport
http://www.wayport.com  --$29.95 per month      Wayport targets the
                        with one-year           business traveler so
                        contract; $49.95 per    its hotspot locations
                        month without a         tend to be in hotels
                        contract. Pre-paid      and airports. Wayport
                        connection cards are    also recently launched
                        $100 for 20             a pilot program at
                        connections, $50 for    approximately 100
                        8 connections, and      McDonald's restaurants
                        $25 for 3 connections.  in select markets
                        -775 live hotspots      nationwide. At
                                                airports, travelers
                                                can also take
                                                advantage of Wayport's
                                                16 Laptop Lane airport
                                                business centers,
                                                which feature
                                                private offices with
                                                high-speed Internet
                                                access and other
                                                business services,
                                                as well as mobile
                                                devices and
                                                accessories for sale.