Following a bloom of hotspots in Singapore over the past year, McDonald's Restaurant today launched wireless Web surfing in its fast food outlets.
The new facility will be extended to all 125 of the food retailer's outlets by mid-April this year. It comes as part of the company's efforts to give the restaurants a new modern image, following the introduction of Internet terminals, flat-screen televisions and music videos in various outlets including the one at East Coast Parkway.
Teaming up with technology partners including SkyNetGlobal, ANTlabs, Qala Singapore and iWorld Networking, the new wireless initiative will allow owners of notebooks or handheld devices that support 802.11b technology to access the Internet during visits to McDonald's outlets.
Until the end of April, users will be able to log on to the network for free. Subsequently, they will be charged S$3 (US$1.78) per hour.
According to Jonathan Soon, chief executive officer of SkyNetGobal, interoperability discussions are currently ongoing with other providers. For now, Starhub is the only confirmed roaming partner.
With McDonald's going full steam on the wireless bandwagon, Singapore may not be the last destination. The company revealed that there is a likely chance of similar roll-outs in other Asian countries such as Malaysia, Thailand and South Korea.
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