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Boingo to provide global roaming in JapanDec 14, 2012 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Boingo Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIFI) said it has expanded its relationship with NTT Docomo, Inc., Japan's mobile communications company. Boingo is now providing Wi-Fi roaming and data offload services for NTT Docomo. The agreement will give NTT Docomo access to Boingo's global network of more than 600,000 hotspots, including hundreds of airports, thousands of hotels and restaurants, and myriad metropolitan hotzones worldwide. NTT Docomo will extend the Boingo worldwide network of managed and aggregated hotspots to its customers, providing a seamless global user experience. "Our partnership with NTT Docomo is a testament to the strength of our global Wi-Fi network and its ability to provide an offload solution for one of the largest mobile carriers in the Asia Pacific region," said Allen Pan, director of Asia Pacific for Boingo Wireless. "As the cost of global data roaming has become an increasing pain point for carriers, our turnkey global Wi-Fi platform will give them a remedy to ease that pain for customers, as well." Through a separate agreement with NTT Docomo, Boingo customers and partners can now access NTT Docomo's more than 55,000 hotspots throughout Japan, in locations such as airport lounges, hotels, shopping centers, restaurants and cafes, and transit stations. The NTT Docomo hotspot network will also be available to Boingo's other platform service partners. The addition of the NTT Docomo locations increases Boingo's Wi-Fi footprint in Japan to more than 60,000 hotspots. Boingo Wireless the world's leading Wi-Fi software and services provider, makes it easy, convenient and cost-effective for people to enjoy Wi-Fi access on their laptop or mobile device at more than 600,000 hotspots worldwide. For more information about Boingo, visit http://www.boingo.com and http://cloudnine.com. Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected] |