A decision to show up in Washington, D.C., nearly two years ago is starting to pay off for AirCell Inc. as it attempts to revolutionize the way people stay connected through air travel.Last month, American Airlines launched its Internet program powered by AirCell's Gogo,...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-IPass Inc. said it signed a roaming agreement with European Wi-Fi operator The Cloud. The agreement gives iPass customers access to more than 6,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots in the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden, said the company.The Cloud said its network...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.—IPass Inc. said it signed a roaming agreement with European Wi-Fi operator The Cloud. The agreement gives iPass customers access to more than 6,000 new Wi-Fi hot spots in the United Kingdom, Germany and Sweden, said the company.The Cloud said its network...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Enterprise broadband service provider iPass Inc. reported plans to purchase Wi-Fi hot spot service aggregator GoRemote Internet Communications Inc. for $76.5 million in cash. While iPass serves roaming mobile broadband users, such as salespeople and business travelers, GoRemote has focused on remote...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Managed enterprise mobility solutions provider iPass Inc. added mobile virtual network operator to its list of offerings with the addition of CDMA2000 1x EV-DO capabilities to its iPassConnect universal client. The company said it has integrated nationwide 1x and EV-DO services from...
Managed enterprise mobility solutions provider iPass Inc. said it has added CDMA2000 1x EV-DO capabilities to its iPassConnect universal client. The company said it has integrated nationwide 1x and EV-DO services from an unnamed carrier into its 3G/EV-DO virtual network that also currently includes...
WARWICK, R.I.-Wireless broadband service provider ICOA Inc. said it signed a three-year agreement with the Norfolk Airport Authority for ICOA's subsidiary Airport Network Solutions to provide public and private Wi-Fi services throughout the Norfolk, Va., International Airport terminal. ICOA noted that with the latest...
SBC Communications Inc. reported Wi-Fi roaming agreements with Airpath Wireless and Boingo Wireless that will add 3,300 nationwide and international hot-spot locations to SBC's FreedomLink service and open the company's network to Boingo's Platform Services partners. SBC said the roaming deals will provide revenues...
Once the darling of the wireless broadband publicity machine, 802.11-based Wi-Fi technologies have increasingly lost their luster to more appealing opportunities forecast from broader-coverage technologies like WiMAX and OFDM-based services, and even more traditional third-generation cellular technologies. But, despite the dimming attention, most industry...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-Wireless local area network aggregator iPass Inc. said it will launch monthly and annual flat-rate subscription plans for its enterprise customers beginning Dec. 1 covering the company's U.S.-based hot-spot locations. The company noted that it currently provides roaming services to more than...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-iPass Inc. said it will buy Mobile Automation for $20 million in an all-cash deal. Mobile Automation helps to protect mobile devices for information technology departments. "Combining the Mobile Automation technology with the iPass secure connectivity platform is expected to help iPass...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.-iPass Inc. said it has agreed to buy Mobile Automation for $20 million in an all-cash deal.Mobile Automation helps to protect mobile devices like computers and personal digital assistants for information technology departments."Combining the Mobile Automation technology with the iPass secure connectivity...
WARWICK, R.I-ICOA Inc. said it will integrate its hot-spot networks into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming Network.ICOA said it provides solutions for high-traffic locations like airports, marinas and restaurants."Once integration is complete, users of iPass service will be able to seamlessly and securely access...
Motorola Inc. and Motorola Japan Ltd. will work with NTT DoCoMo Inc. to develop a handset for business users on the Japanese carrier's high-speed third-generation FOMA network. The GSM/GPRS handset will be the first FOMA model that will work outside Japan. It is scheduled...
Wi-Fi access provider iPass Inc. has tightened its grip on the business traveler market with a newly announced partnership with Connexion by Boeing that will give iPass enterprise customers access to high-speed Internet connectivity while in flight.The agreement allows iPass users to access Connexion...
CLEVELAND-SBC Communications Inc. launched its FreedomLink Wi-Fi service at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport, providing high-speed wireless Internet access to the facility's gates, ticket counters and baggage claim areas using more than 30 access points. In addition to providing access to passengers with Wi-Fi-enabled devices,...
SAN ANTONIO-SBC Communications Inc. has signed several deals in an effort to expand its FreedomLink Wi-Fi network coverage area. The company will provide hot spots at 300 Caribou Coffee shops in Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and the District...
iPass announced it has exceeded its goal of having 10,000 active hot spots in its Global Broadband Roaming network by the end of the second quarter of 2004, counting at the end of June more than 11,179 hot spots in 33 countries."This is a...
Wi-Fi, the much-hyped sibling of the wireless industry, might have lost a little of its luster with the closure of one of its more ambitious players and troublesome security warnings from governmental agencies.The once-hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players...
The once hailed Wi-Fi company Cometa Networks Inc., originally backed by power players AT&T, IBM and Intel, has shut down its network due to lack of funding.Since its founding, "the company has made some progress but the segment has evolved considerably" during that time,...
ATLANTA-StayOnline, provider of high-speed Internet access solutions for the hospitality industry, said usage rates at its properties jumped 400 percent during 2003, and that growth is continuing into 2004."We attribute this phenomenal growth to a number of factors," said Antonio DiMilia, president and chief...
LONDON-Rezidor SAS reported that its Radisson SAS Hotels & Resorts will require the broadband Internet connectivity it provides to their business traveler guests to be certified as Enterprise Ready by iPass Inc. and to become part of the iPass Global Broadband Roaming network.The requirement,...
SCHAUMBURG, Ill.-Cometa Networks Inc. reported a deal with iPass Inc. providing iPass users access to Cometa hot spots in the Seattle area, including Barnes & Noble Bookstores, McDonalds restaurants and Tully's Coffee Shops. Cometa, which was formed by AT&T Corp., Intel Corp. and IBM...
Despite being a relatively new player in the traditional wireless field, Wi-Fi services have quickly taken over as one of the leading technologies for high-speed wireless data communications as shown by the small but increasing number of tech-savvy consumers clustered in local coffee houses...
