Sydney hotspot scores high for coffee and communications
Sydney hotspot scores high for coffee and communications
Nov 9, 2005: According a recent Intel poll, Starbucks Circular Quay café in Sydney has been ranked the second favourite wireless hotspot in the Asia Pacific.
The competition surveyed 1,996 people from 20 countries with Sydney missing out only to The Pacific Coffee Company's Hong Kong Peak shop.
The poll illustrates how computing mobility has shifted from the business sphere into consumer lifestyles.
The survey allowed business and leisure travelers to pick the 10 most scenic, convenient or unusual places in which they could access the web from a list of 36 entries around the region. The top 10 favourites were:
1. Hong Kong - The Peak - Pacific Coffee Company (55.6 per cent)
2. Sydney - Circular Quay - Starbucks Coffee Company (50.3 per cent)
3. Singapore - Suntec City Convention Centre (49.2 per cent)
4. Singapore - Changi Airport (48.1 per cent)
5. Beijing - Beijing International Capital Airport (47.3 per cent)
6. Shanghai - Xintiandi (46.9 per cent)
7. Beijing - The Great Wall (43.8 per cent)
8. Hong Kong - Ocean Centre - Starbucks Coffee Company (43.8 per cent)
9. Taipei - The National Museum of History (42.6 per cent)
10. Korea - Jeju Island (41.9 per cent)
"This poll shows that wireless mobility is no longer just about the needs of business users in Asia; a completely new lifestyle has evolved around wireless devices," said Stephanie Hallford, director of Mobility and Digital Health Brand Management, Intel Asia Pacific. "That's why people select specific locations to go online and have fun. Wireless hotspots, like our top ten winners, offering convenience, a nice view or specific amenities are attracting a new generation of wireless notebook users."
Some winners from other categories included:
- Most fashionable and coolest location: Kenting, Taiwan.
Kenting is a popular vacation spot in Taiwan, famous for its beaches. The city's well-known aquarium offers an integrated multi-media audiovisual guided tour that is supported by a wireless network.
- Most enjoyable wireless computing experience: National Museum for History, Taipei.
The National Museum of History allows wireless mobile learning by integrating the exhibitions with dedicated websites. Visitors can browse information through a mobile device to experience customised interactive multi-media guided tours.
- Hotspot with the most magnificent view, and the most unexpected hotspot to be unwired: The Great Wall, Beijing.
Stretching approximately 6,700 kilometres, the Great Wall is one of the world's true architectural wonders. Some parts of this historic monument are unwired for convenient wireless access.
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