San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and T-Mobile plan to make available high-speed wireless Internet access for passengers traveling through SFO via T-Mobile HotSpot service.

As part of a multi year lease agreement for T-Mobile to offer Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless broadband (WLAN) service throughout the airport, SFO becomes the latest airport to offer travelers using their notebook computer or PDA to check e-mail or surf the Web wirelessly.

According to SFO and T-Mobile, the network at SFO will be installed in phases over the next year. The first phase is complete and provides T-Mobile HotSpot service today at United Airlines Gates 80 to 90 in Terminal 3 including the food court and Hub lounge, United Airlines' Red Carpet Club and the ticket and lobby area of the New International Terminal Building. The balance of the airport is slated be Wi-Fi enabled by the end of the year.