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Boingo Adds New Hotspots Via China Telecom
Boingo’s Network Expansion
Aids Growing Demand for Wi-Fi in Asia Pacific
LOS ANGELES, CA – November 7th, 2010 –
Boingo Wireless, the
Wi-Fi industry’s leading worldwide provider of
software and services, can now access hotspots in all Provinces,
Municipalities, and Autonomous Regions in China through a network
roaming agreement with China Telecommunications Corporation, the
largest wireline telecommunications and broadband services provider
in China.
The partnership with China Telecom brings Boingo’s total hotspot count
to over 185,000 locations globally. For a complete directory of Boingo
hotspots, please visit
http://boingo.jiwire.com.
This large-scale hotspot expansion through China Telecom helps Boingo
address increasing user demand for
Wi-Fi access in Asia Pacific, which has seen the
largest growth in year over year connects among major geographic
regions.
“China Telecom’s rapid and widespread deployment of Wi-Fi is nothing
short of impressive,” said Dave Hagan, president and CEO for Boingo
Wireless. “What’s more, their network comprises venue types -- airports,
hotels, restaurants -- that our usage data show as most popular among
Boingo users in Asia Pacific.”
“We’re committed to blanketing China with Wi-Fi,” said Mr. Kou Fenda,
Managing Director of Global Business Development for China Telecom.
“We’ve installed best-in-class communications equipment, and we continue
to pursue a network expansion strategy that will overall enable
Boingo customers a quality online experience at just
about every commercial hotspot in China.”
“The timing is perfect for the addition of China Telecom’s network to
the Boingo footprint,” said Allen Pan, director of Asia Pacific. “Our
users are really ramping up their activity in the region, and being able
to expand the network to meet that demand is exciting.”
Boingo customers can get online immediately at all
China Telecom Wi-Fi hotspots, which include airports, hotels,
restaurants and transportation facilities in over 300 major Chinese
cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Shenyang, Xiamen,
Chengdu, Dalian, Kunming, Qingdao, Chongqing and Xi’an. Popular
locations include airports, Howard Johnson and Holiday Inn hotels, KFC,
McDonald’s and Starbucks cafés.
Boingo is available in 26 countries in the Asia Pacific region,
including Australia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia,
New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand.
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 185,000 hotspots worldwide. With a single
account, Boingo users can log on to Boingo Network locations that
include the top airports around the world, major hotel chains, cafés and
coffee shops, restaurants, convention centers 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 and large scale venues such as commercial exhibit
halls and major sporting arenas. For more information about Boingo,
please visit
http://www.boingo.com.
About China Telecommunications Corporation
China Telecommunications Corporation is an extra-large State-owned
telecom operator in China, Global Partner of World Expo 2010 Shanghai,
and was selected into the Top 500 Global Corporations for many
consecutive years. China Telecom mainly provides the integrated
information services including the fixed-line telephone, mobile service,
Internet connection and applications services. China Telecom has
subsidiary companies in 31 provinces (municipal and autonomous regions)
and branches in the Americas, Europe, Hong Kong and Macau, and its
communications network covering the whole country of China and reaching
every corner of the world. China Telecom built the world biggest CDMA 3G
network, with its earliest commercial services in China, having many
branded products such as “Tianyi”, “My e Home”, “BizNavigator”, “Best
Tone”, being capable of providing all telecom services and multiple
convergent services and sales channels. China Te lecom is the parent
company of “China Telecom Corporation Limited” and “China Communications
Services Corporation Limited”. Both of them were listed on the Hong Kong
Stock Exchanges, New York Stock Exchanges in 2002 and in Hong Kong Stock
Exchanges in 2006 respectively.
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