VoIP at UK Starbucks? Yes You Can!
Source: www.voip-news.com
Want to surf and sip? Make a VoIP call? Soon you will be able to in some European Starbucks locations.
Starbucks Coffee Company across the UK and Ireland is getting new Wi-Fi service. The coffee giant has inked a deal with BT to provide Wi-Fi access to more than 650 coffeehouses, with installation starting this week and being completed around the end of summer.
“At Starbucks, we are continually looking for new ways to develop our in-store offerings for our customers, and this new relationship with BT, provides an enhanced customer experience.” Robert Teagle, EMEA IT director Starbucks. “As we continue to develop our technology strategies this relationship will strengthen the Starbucks Experience and amplify our stores as a must-go location for our customers.”
According to BT:
Today’s announcement will allow 4.6 million BT broadband customers including those with inclusive BT FON Wi-Fi minutes, plus BT Openzone users to email, surf the internet or make VoIP calls at Starbucks. O2 iPhone users will have access included within their contract, and millions of customers from iPass, Boingo and other BT Openzone roaming partners will also be able to use the service.
Starbucks will use the network to support both its public customer hotspots and store operations systems.
