BOINGO PARTNERS WITH JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. TO ADD 820 JAPANESE WI-FI HOT SPOTS TO NETWORK
Roaming Agreement Provides Business Travelers with Nationwide Coverage at Retail and Airport Locations
SANTA MONICA, CA - - Oct. 3, 2005 - Boingo Wireless, a leading Wi-Fi service provider for business travelers, today announced an agreement with JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. to allow Boingo’s growing number of retail customers and Platform Services customers to roam onto the 820 Japanese hot spot locations that are part of JAPAN TELECOM’s BB MOBILEPOINT Wi-Fi network.
BB MOBILEPOINT, which was launched on Oct. 3rd, is a joint network brand of SoftbankBB’s Yahoo!BB Mobile and Japan Telecom’s MOBILEPOINT.
BB MOBILEPOINT is one of the largest wireless data networks in Japan with retail and airport locations that include McDonald’s Restaurants, All Nippon Airways (ANA) airport lounges, Japan Railway stations, hotels and restaurants.The agreement augments Boingo’s Wi-Fi access at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport.
“Japan is a key gateway to Asian business, and expanding the Boingo network there provides convenient corporate network access for the tens of thousands of business travelers and VoIP users that we serve via our Platform Services partners,” said Colby Goff, senior vice president of network strategy for Boingo. “Working with an aggressive market leader like JAPAN TELECOM, which belongs to the Softbank group, ensures we will provide a comprehensive network for these users.”
”We have been very successful with our Wi-Fi strategy, which is focused on adding value to our DSL-based broadband services customers through the mobility of a wireless network,” said Junichi Miyakawa, Executive Vice President, JAPAN TELECOM CO., LTD. “The agreement with Boingo is very synergistic because they will bring a significant number of international users to our network, anddirect these customers to our retail partners, which benefits their businesses as well.”
Boingo gives business travelers the best choice of Wi-Fi hot spots in 55 countries by combining the locations of over 100 leading Wi-Fi operators into one worldwide network. Using a Boingo subscription and its free Wi-Fi client software, users can roam onto any of these locations. The company leads all Wi-Fi aggregators with a network of more than 22,000 Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide.
Boingo also partners with service providers through the Boingo Platform Services program to allow their users to access these hot spots. The program provides partners with access to this network, customized client software and a full suite of back-office billing, roaming, mediation and clearinghouse services to allow them to offer their own Wi-Fi service quickly and cost effectively. To date, the company has announced Platform Services partnerships with BT Infonet, Earthlink, Fiberlink, Nextel Communications, MCI, Skype and Telecom Italia.
About Boingo Wireless
Boingo Wireless, Inc. is an ultra-high-speed wireless Internet service available in thousands of locations such as hotels, airports, cafes and other public places in dozens of countries throughout the world. Both directly and through major carrier and ISP partners, Boingo provides business travelers with a wireless broadband Internet connection to improve productivity while on the road. Through its Wi-Fi software and Roaming System, Boingo makes finding and connecting to Wi-Fi networks point-and-click simple and secure. More information about Boingo is available at http://www.boingo.com.
Boingo is a registered trademark of Boingo Wireless Inc.
