Wireless technology is very in demand in society today. There are a number of commercial wireless fidelity services in places like restaurants, coffee shops, and airports around the world. These different hotspots include Ozone and OzoneParis in France and Belgium, T-Mobile, Starbucks in the US and UK, Pacific Century CyberWorks in Hongkong, Vex in Brazil, Netstop in New Zealand, and Globequest in the Philippines. Canada has FatPort as its oldest independent Wi-Fi HotSpot operator with coverage from coast to coast. On the other hand, BT Openzone provides many hotspots across the United Kingdom, notably in most
McDonalds restaurants.
Also, WiFi has invade some gaming consoles and handhelds. Satoru Iwata, President of Nintendo, has announced that they will be Wi-Fi compatible.
Nintendo DS handheld is also WiFi compatible but it does not support WPA encryption. The Sony PSP also includes WLAN to connect to Wi-Fi hotspots or make wireless connections. The Xbox 360 features 1 Wi-Fi accessory which is a wireless network adapter while the PlayStation 3 premium model features built-in Wi-Fi. These are just proofs that wireless technology has definitely invaded our world already. Whether we like it or not, our world is getting smaller and smaller.