iPass (
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hotspots into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming Network.
After the integration of these hotspots, iPass customers are expected to have high-speed connectivity options across India’s largest 20 cities, which include major business hubs such as Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai.
The Tata Indicom brand is offered by Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL (
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locations include major domestic and international airports, leading premium hotels, educational institutions, sports stadiums, hospitals, restaurant and coffee shop chains.
“Our partnership with iPass is a reflection of how committed we are to enabling customers from across the globe to experience a reliable and secure wireless service and have a world class end user experience,” Shankar Prasad, president of retail Business unit at VSNL, said in a press release.
He also indicated that VSNL has been leading the growth of the Wi-Fi industry in India and today has the largest Wi-Fi deployment among domestic ISPs with over 350 hotspots. Also the company has drawn up major plans this year to further enhance its footprint to over 1,000 hotspots.
Chee Leng Loy, managing director of Asia at iPass, noted that many iPass users view India as a critical business hub and this partnership with VSNL means that “they can travel to the subcontinent, confident in the knowledge that they will find the same high levels of iPass service that they have grown used to in their home country.”
He also added that this partnership represents an added milestone for iPass as the eight airports within the Tata Indicom network takes his company beyond the 450-airport mark globally.
iPass customers now have access to over 90,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide with the integration of these hotspots, according to Chee Leng Loy.
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