Welcome to this week's news on Wi-Fi, DAS, and small cell deployments.
In macrocell news this week, CommScope and international telecom company Ooredoo said that they are partnering on a new design and production method for tower tops, producing what they believe is the industry's...
Wi-Fi provider Boingo Wireless now has a global Wi-Fi roaming agreement with AT&T.
The partnership expands AT&T's hotspot access abroad, while allowing Boingo customers in the United States to use a wider range of hotspots through AT&T's Wi-Fi network. Boingo said that its hotspots at...
Welcome to RCR Wireless News’ weekly look at the heterogeneous networks (hetnet) landscape. RCR Wireless News technology reporter Kelly Hill will be keeping you up on the latest announcements, trends and developments in Wi-Fi, distributed antenna systems and small cells as mobile evolves toward...
Boingo Wireless means airport Wi-Fi to most people, but the company is also a provider of distributed antenna installations, and it says the four carriers it works with are asking for more DAS. "We're being more aggressive in pursuing DAS opportunities and finding places...
Boingo Wireless’ Wi-Fi offering received a boost in Japan as the company has expanded its current relationship with the country’s largest wireless operator. That expansion now includes Wi-Fi roaming and data offload services for NTT DoCoMo.
Boingo noted that the agreement will provide DoCoMo customers...
The Competitive Carriers Association kicked off its annual convention in Las Vegas by announcing a partnership with Boingo Wireless to offer Wi-Fi offload services to carriers. For CCA's regional carriers, Wi-Fi offload could mean the ability to offer coverage nationwide, and even internationally. Boingo...
Austin's main artery for long-distance travel, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), finally hammered out a revised deal with operator Boingo Wireless to allow for free wireless Internet usage.
It was feared that the city's airport was lagging behind many other aviation hubs in the nation, which...
Austin's main artery for long-distance travel, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA), finally hammered out a revised deal with operator Boingo Wireless to allow for free wireless Internet usage.
It was feared that the city's airport was lagging behind many other aviation hubs in the nation, which...
MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS) reported a deal with Boingo Wireless Inc. to pre-install the Boingo Mobile application on select Wi-Fi enabled smart phones. The application will allow users unlimited access Boingo’s more than 200,000 Wi-Fi hot spots worldwide using a single username for $8...
The recent explosion of wireless data services has inflicted a heavy toll on traditional cellular networks that were not designed to handle the demand. While carriers continue to furiously bolster their networks with additional capacity and new technology, many are also looking to offload...
It seems like a no-brainer today, but there was a time not too long ago when Wi-Fi was not a ubiquitous feature found in most homes, businesses or public venues. Along with that scarcity was frustration and complications for those looking to actually connect...
Korea’s KT telecom has taken the above words to heart in its recent establishment of 27,000 new Wi-Fi zones throughout the country, clearly marking its territory before other telcos like main rival SK telecom can even say “Wi-Fi.”
Korea’s KT telecom has taken the above words to heart in its recent establishment of 27,000 new Wi-Fi zones throughout the country, clearly marking its territory before other telcos like main rival SK telecom can even say “Wi-Fi.”
Wi-Fi hot spot provider Boingo Wireless Inc. said it acquired Wi-Fi networks at seven airports from Sprint Nextel Corp. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.The purchase includes a roaming component that will allow Sprint Nextel customers to gain access to Boingo's hot spot...
Alltel Corp. has partnered with Wi-Fi hot-spot provider Boingo Wireless to provide laptop access to Wi-Fi access points around the country. The carrier already offers data access via its own CDMA wireless network, and is making a Wi-Fi/EV-DO wireless Internet bundle available to customers...
The following list details this week's infrastructure awards for the cellular, Wi-Fi and WiMAX industries. The contracts are broken down by transmission technology, country and vendor. The value of the contract is included when available.Cellular--China: Motorola Inc. said it won a contract with China...
Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. is discontinuing its hybrid WiFi/cellular data plan as of May 8, according to the company's Web site. The Helio Hybrid plan was introduced last October and was the first time an MVNO had ventured into convergence territory. Helio...
The mobile virtual network operator space has been a-buzz lately, with a new MVNO launched, one closing shop, another sold and yet another expanding its service offering beyond handsets into laptop cards. Following is a look at five areas experts said MVNOs need to...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Mobile virtual network operator Helio L.L.C. is moving beyond the phone to offer a CDMA2000 1x EV-DO laptop card that will allow users to "switch between a nationwide 3G network, private and free Wi-Fi signals and a worldwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots,"...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc., a wholesale network aggregator and operator of Wi-Fi networks, raised $65 million in Series C funding from new and existing investors. Boingo said the funds will provide long-term capital and underwrite its acquisition of Concourse Communications Group L.L.C., operator...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Boingo Wireless Inc., a wholesale network aggregator and operator of Wi-Fi networks, raised $65 million in Series C funding from new and existing investors. Boingo said the funds will provide long-term capital and underwrite its acquisition of Concourse Communications Group L.L.C., operator...
SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Boingo Wireless Inc. said it completed its acquisition of Concourse Communications Group L.L.C., which operates airport wireless access systems. The acquisition combines Concourse’s operations with Boingo’s Wi-Fi network aggregation and wireless Internet access services. Boingo said it will retain most of Concourse’s...
NEW YORK—BlueAnt Wireless, an Australian supplier of Bluetooth peripheral devices, announced its entry into the U.S. market and opened up its headquarters in New York. Among BlueAnt’s product offerings are wireless headsets and speakerphones, both of which are now available across the United States...
By Julie JohnssonBoingo Wireless Inc. is acquiring Concourse Communications Group L.L.C., a Chicago telecom company that provides Wi-Fi service at O’Hare International Airport and Midway Airport.Deal terms were not announced. Joe Beatty, chief executive officer of Concourse, says he intends to step down after...
