Starbucks, HP and T-Mobile launched a partnership for high-speed broadband wireless Internet access at about 1,200 Starbucks locations throughout the United States and Europe.

John L. Scott was selected as the exclusive real estate company to participate in this nation-wide pilot program.

Real estate was identified by the three partners as a clear example of a profession that would benefit greatly from having access to the T-Mobile HotSpot service at Starbucks.

“The real estate industry and companies like John L. Scott with scores of mobile professionals can achieve greater productivity and a competitive edge with the new T-Mobile Hotspot service,” said Jerry Meerkatz, vice president and general manager for HP’s Cross Industry Business Solutions.

Also known as “Wi-Fi” technology, the high-speed Internet service can be accessed by Starbucks customers with a wireless-ready notebook computer or Pocket PC. Backed by T-1 connections, the T-Mobile HotSpot service is reliable and fast enough to accommodate the full spectrum of applications from checking email to multi-media video conferencing with a high-speed wireless connection that is as much as 40 to 50 times faster than the standard dial-up Internet access.