Wave Issue 0301 1/17/03 Article 5-02

***inCode Telecom: Transforming Payphones into Wi-Fi Hot Spots
(January 14)

inCode Telecom, a wireless technology consulting firm, in
partnership with Bell Canada, has launched a new pilot service
that is designed to enable North American wireline carriers to
transform payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots. inCode client Bell
Canada is the first wireline carrier to implement the new
strategy through AccessZone, a Wi-Fi hotspot pilot service that
will enable mobile users to automatically connect 802.11b-enabled
wireless devices, such as laptops and PDAs, to payphone access
points in high-traffic public locations.

inCode's methodology calls for the use of existing wireline
infrastructure to create an area of up to 300 feet around
payphone locations where business travelers can access the
Internet to download data. inCode's plan calls for payphones in
high traffic areas to be fitted with Wi-Fi technology. Typical
locations include airports, train stations, hotels, convention
centers and corporate campuses.