LOS ANGELES – January 21st, 2009 – Boingo Wireless [1] is now the provider of Wi-Fi services in the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), providing Wi-Fi connectivity to the technologically savvy travelers to and from Austin, Texas.
When at AUS, air travelers will be able to log-in to the Wi-Fi network by using an existing Boingo account, or an account with one of Boingo’s many roaming partners. If the traveler does not have a Boingo account, she will be able get online with either a Boingo Unlimited account for $9.95 a month, or a 24-hour pass for $7.95.
For travelers with smartphones – such as the iPhone, Nokia Nseries and Eseries phones or Windows Mobile 6.0 devices – they will also be able to get online with Wi-Fi if they have a Boingo Mobile account; Boingo Mobile provides worldwide access to Boingo hotspots for $7.95/month.
“Austin is one of the great tech cities - with companies such as Dell, and technology events like South by Southwest – and we’re proud to have been chosen to provide the Wi-Fi service for the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport,” said David Hagan, CEO and president, Boingo Wireless. “We look forward to providing the travelers in Austin with the same fast and reliable service that we provide other airports. With Boingo, Austin knows that they are getting a top Wi-Fi provider and a new revenue stream for the airport.”
From January through November 2008, more than 4 million travelers took off from AUS; with Boingo now providing the Wi-Fi network, these Austin travelers will be able to get online with a fast, reliable and easy-to-use connection, and be able to browse, upload and download files for work, check corporate email, and anything else that needs a high-speed connection.
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 100,000 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 55 airports worldwide, including 29 of the top 100 North American airports, as well as the WSDOT Ferries Division Wi-Fi network. For more information about Boingo, please visit http://www.boingo.com [1].
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[1] http://www.boingo.com/