Re: 5G Wireless FGWC took the commercial category (Score 1)

http://www.wirelessweek.com/index.asp?layout=artic le&articleid=CA274448 Shaking It Up With Burgers, Broadband By Sue Marek February 1, 2003 c 2003, Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved. McDonald's-home of the fast burger, fast service and fast Internet connection? That's the case in Sidney, N.Y., where the local McDonald's restaurant hired 5G Wireless Communications to outfit the fast-food haven with a high-speed wireless connection. Using traditional 802.11b technology in conjunction with direct sequence spread spectrum, 5G Wireless set up a Wi-Fi network in nearby Bainbridge, N.Y., and then provided surrounding business customers with broadband Internet connection speeds. "We operate within the standard of Wi-Fi but we have pushed it to some strong limits," says 5G Wireless President and CEO Jerry Dix. "Using our own technology, we are able to broadcast up to eight miles, if necessary." 5G's service initially appealed to Richard Dombrowski, owner of the Sidney McDonald's restaurant, because it allowed the restaurant to transmit and receive e-mail messages from McDonald's corporate headquarters much more quickly than traditional dial-up service. However, there may be an opportunity to offer the service to McDonald's customers, similar to how Starbucks has used Wi-Fi to seek more revenue from its coffee-slurping patrons. "Now that we have high-speed Internet service, our plan is to offer it to our patrons as they dine with us," Dombrowski says.