Before Wayport had much time to glory in its April win of a bid to unwire McDonald's restaurants, one of its key competitors went belly-up. Immediately, it seemed, pundits and analysts everywhere were asking whether the retail model for Wi-Fi hot spots—the one that suggests wireless connectivity will attract new customers to a venue—had any promise at all.

A survey of hot-spot users done by Parks Associates last year showed that the vast majority of hot-spot users are still the road warriors—mobile professionals who require connectivity to do their jobs.

From the article "Want Wi-Fi with That? By Carol Ellison

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