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Boingo expands Wi-Fi service to Minneapolis airport

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. reported the availability of its Wi-Fi Internet access service at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport, extending the Wi-Fi aggregator's footprint to the nearly 90,000 travelers Boingo said daily pass through the nation's 10-largest airport.Boingo said the Wi-Fi service covers most...

Wi-Fi business model remains precarious

Without going too far out on a limb, it seems a safe bet to claim the wireless industry has gone crazy for most anything associated with the term Wi-Fi. From wireless operators clamoring to install access points into just about any location where people...

PCTel files patent infringement lawsuits against 4 companies

PCTel Inc. has filed patent infringement lawsuits against Lucent Technologies Inc., Agere Systems Inc., Broadcom Corp. and Robotics Corp.PCTel, which supplies 802.11 software, software-defined products and Internet access technology gear, also filed a complaint against 3Com Corp. in March this year."We enter litigation reluctantly,...

Wi-Fi discussion dominates second day keynote

NEW ORLEANS--The second day of keynote speeches at this year's Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association show in New Orleans had a similar theme to last year's event with wireless local area network technology dominating much of the conversation as well as repeat appearances by...

Boingo adds partners

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless Inc. added three new hot-spot operator partners, bringing its total to 25 worldwide. The latest additions to its Wi-Fi network are Azure Wireless in Melbourne, Australia, Caf

EarthLink to sell 1xRTT laptop modems

ATLANTA-Internet service provider EarthLink said it will sell wireless laptop modems running over a national CDMA 1xRTT network, a move that further expands the ISP's wireless strategy.EarthLink wouldn't say what network it is reselling-either that of Sprint PCS or Verizon Wireless.EarthLink's new EarthLink Wireless...

Boingo certifies Nomadix system

SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Public access solutions supplier Nomadix Inc. reported wireless local area network hot spot aggregator Boingo Wireless certified its Universal Subscriber Gateway II for its Boingo Ready Program for out of the box compatibility with Boingo's systems and software.Nomadix said its has also...

Carriers wary of Wi-Fi hype, but invest nevertheless

Even though accessing wireless data using wireless local area networks is a questionable revenue driver for wireless carriers, any operator without a clear 802.11b-based business model is seen by many in the industry as being behind the times. The buzz surrounding WLAN technology based...

Boingo introduces WiFi app for Pocket PC 2002

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless said it has introduced what it described as the first full-featured WiFi application for Pocket PC 2002. It can be downloaded from Boingo's Web site, which is www.boingo.com, or the new PDA-tuned Web site, www.pda.boingo.com."Pocket Boingo gives road warriors simple...

Air2Lan launches high-speed wireless Internet service

JACKSON, Miss.-Air2Lan has launched Air2Lan WiFi, a high-speed wireless Internet service powered by Boingo Wireless.The service offers high-speed Internet access at a growing number of public Wi-Fi hot spots in hotels, airports, cafes and other public locales nationwide. "Air2Lan WiFi is another great example...

Boingo uses Portal Software’s billing solution

CUPERTINO, Calif.—Boingo Wireless Inc. said it has implemented Portal Software Inc.'s billing solution, known as Infranet, for mobile service providers."Boingo developed its billing infrastructure with the Infranet solution, which allowed the company to create and support multiple service and pricing models, maximizing appeal of...

Boingo equips convention center with 802.11b access

ORLANDO—Boingo announced it will enable the Orange County Convention Center with 802.11b broadband Internet access for CTIA Wireless 2002.In addition, CTIA has partnered with Boingo and Avaya to offer show attendees the following deal: attendees who sign up for Boingo Pro, which is $24.95...

Boingo launches wireless Internet access service

Boingo Wireless Inc. launched with plans to provide wireless Internet access at speeds up to 11 Megabits per second in major hotels, airports and coffee shops.Founded by Sky Dayton, the founder and chairman of EarthLink, the company will use 802.11b technology. A beta version...

Boingo launches wireless Internet access service

SANTA MONICA, Calif.—Boingo Wireless Inc. launched with plans to provide wireless Internet access at speeds up to 11 Megabits per second in major hotels, airports and coffee shops.Founded by Sky Dayton, the founder and chairman of EarthLink, the company will use 802.11b technology. A...