San Diego, Calif. — inCode Telecom Group, a wireless technology consulting firm, and Bell Canada launched a new pilot service that enables North American wireline carriers to transform everyday payphones into Wi-Fi hotspots.

As announced in December 2002, Bell Canada is the first wireline carrier to implement the new strategy through AccessZone, a Wi-Fi hotspot pilot service that will enable mobile users to automatically connect 802.11b-enabled wireless devices, such as laptops and PDAs, to payphone access points in high-traffic public locations.

"This new service offering … can help wireline carriers grab wireless market share, leverage their existing payphone infrastructure in an innovative and resourceful way, and provide enterprise workers easy access to wireless data,” says inCode Telecom CEO John Donovan.

inCode’s system uses existing wireline infrastructure to create an area of up to 300 feet around payphone locations where business travelers can access the Internet to download data. Typical deployment locations include airports, train stations, hotels, convention centers and corporate campuses.

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