BT wins Starbucks Wi-Fi deal
BT will take over as Wi-Fi operator at Starbucks coffee shops in the UK and Ireland, leaving T-Mobile customers more than 650 hotspots down.
Announcing the deal today, BT said it will begin to install service in some stores this week, with rollout scheduled to be completed by the end of summer. The deal is for five years. T-Mobile has operated Starbucks hotspots for the last 6 years on a subscription or pay as you go basis.
A spokesman for the mobile firm told The Register it now intends to focus on improving its mobile broadband network. Wi-Fi will remain as a "complementary" service in high demand areas such as airports.
