Boingo Wireless to Support Apple iPad on First Day of Release
iPad Owners Can Choose Between Hourly and Monthly Wi-Fi Access Options
LOS ANGELES - March 29th, 2010 - Boingo Wireless, the global leader in Wi-Fi, today announced that Apple iPad owners will be able to choose between Wi-Fi access plans based on hourly credits or a monthly subscription to connect to its global network of 125,000 Wi-Fi hotspots as soon as they buy their tablet.
"The iPad may be a new product, but it's one with a familiar need: super-fast Internet in places where you're likely to connect - coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, airports," said Dave Hagan, president and CEO for Boingo Wireless. "Right out of the gate, iPad users will have the ability to access Boingo Wi-Fi as a convenient and affordable alternative or add-on to 3G Internet access, especially for the first wave of users for whom Wi-Fi is the only connection choice."
Boingo's access plans are a boon not only to Wi-Fi only devices such as the iPad and iPod Touch, but also to Wi-Fi + 3G devices like the iPad and iPhone. With nearly 30,000 hotspots in North America and more than 125,000 hotspots around the world, iPad users can easily choose low-cost, high-performance Wi-Fi access to turbo boost their online activities, bypass a congested 3G network, or avoid international data roaming fees.
Road warriors and data hounds will appreciate Boingo Mobile, a $7.95 per month subscription that gives the user unlimited Wi-Fi access worldwide, so whether you're streaming video at your corner coffee shop or placing VoIP calls from across the globe, it's all included in one low monthly fee.
Those who only occasionally venture out into the world of public Wi-Fi may be better served by Boingo Wi-Fi Credits, which allows users to buy 1-hour Wi-Fi credits when and where they need them, using their iTunes account to pay for the access. Boingo Wi-Fi Credits is a new option for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch users (see separate press release).
Both plans can be used at any of more than 125,000 hotspots around the world, and require the user download the appropriate Boingo application free via Apple's iTunes App Store. The software automatically identifies Boingo hotspots and makes logging in one-click simple.
Boingo Wi-Fi Credits is designed exclusively for iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone devices. Boingo Mobile is available for today's most popular smartphone platforms, including iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Nokia S60, Windows Mobile, and SonyEricsson UIQ.
About Boingo Wireless
Boingo Wireless, Inc., the global market leader in Wi-Fi, makes it simple and easy for people to enjoy Wi-Fi access on their laptop or mobile device at more than 125,000 hotspots worldwide. With a single account, Boingo users can logon to the Boingo Network locations that include the top airports around the world, major hotel chains, cafés and coffee shops, restaurants, and metropolitan hot zones. Boingo, and its Concourse Communications Group subsidiary, operate wired and wireless networks at 58 airports worldwide that cover 42% of North American enplanements and 60% of United Kingdom enplanements, as well as the Ferries Division Wi-Fi network of the Washington State DOT. For more information about Boingo, please visit http://www.boingo.com.
Boingo, Boingo Wireless, Boingo Mobile, the Boingo Wireless Logo and Don't Just Go. Boingo! are registered trademarks of Boingo Wireless, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
Contacts:
Christian Gunning
E-Mail: cgunning@boingo.com(You will need JavaScript enabled to view Boingo email addresses.)
