Boingo Adds 36,000 New Hotspots via KT
Roaming Integration with KT Expands Boingo’s Network to 210,000+ Locations Globally
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Boingo Wireless, the Wi-Fi industry’s leading worldwide provider of software and services, and KT, the largest telephony carrier in South Korea, today announced they have completed network integration, giving Boingo customers access to more than 36,000 new Wi-Fi hotspots throughout South Korea. The roaming integration enables both laptops and Wi-Fi enabled handhelds.
The addition of KT’s 36,000 Wi-Fi locations brings Boingo’s total hotspot count to more than 210,000 locations globally. For a complete directory of Boingo hotspots, please visit http://boingo.jiwire.com.
With the integration, Boingo customers can use their account to access KT’s entire Wi-Fi footprint in South Korea, which includes airports, restaurants, cafes, hotels, bus terminals, train stations, and convention centers.
“Thanks to KT, Boingo customers now have online coverage at virtually every public hotspot in South Korea,” said Dave Hagan, president and CEO for Boingo Wireless. “KT’s ambitious and successful Wi-Fi deployment gives Boingo the opportunity to meet the burgeoning demand for Internet access among our users in the Asia Pacific region.”
“KT has more than doubled our Wi-Fi footprints in 2010, and we continue to charge onward with more than 100,000 Wi-Fi hotspots by the end of 2011 -- which will make us the world’s largest Wi-Fi network operated by a single carrier,” said Kim Hoon-bae, vice president of the Messaging/Roaming Business Department for KT. “Boingo is one of our valued partners, and we welcome Boingo customers to experience our high-speed, nearly ubiquitous hotspots network.”
“When two leading global Wi-Fi providers partner up, the result is a win-win for consumers,” said Allen Pan, director of Asia Pacific for Boingo Wireless. “The addition of KT’s 36,000 Wi-Fi hotspots ensures that Boingo customers located or traveling in South Korea will remain connected on their laptops, tablets and smartphones.”
Boingo customers can get online immediately at all KT Wi-Fi hotspots in South Korea, which include the following notable locations: Incheon International and Gimpo airports, Hilton and Intercontinental hotels, Starbucks coffee shops, COEX Mall, as well as Krispy Kreme Doughnuts, McDonald's and Lotteria restaurants.
Boingo is available in 103 countries worldwide and 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 210,000 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.
Boingo, Boingo Wireless, the Boingo Wireless Logo and Don’t Just Go. Boingo! are registered trademarks of Boingo Wireless, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
About KT
KT, the largest telephony carrier in South Korea, holds around 89% of fixed-line and 32% of wireless service of the nation. There are now 18 subsidiaries owned by KT, including submarine cable company, finance banking business, etc.
Standing at the forefront of the digital era, KT has been spearheading advances in information technology in Korea since its inception in 1981. The first milestone at KT came in 1993 when the number of telephone lines surpassed 20 million, which was followed by the launch of Korea’s first telecommunication satellite in 1995. The high-speed Internet subscriber base topped 6 million in 2004 (7.1 million in 2010), and the company introduced the world’s first commercial WiBro service two year later. In 2007, KT reinvented itself as a media and entertainment company with the launch of QOOK TV which combines telecommunications with broadcasting. In 2009, KT merged with KTF, its wireless subsidiary, to keep pace with the global trends of fixed/mobile convergence and will continue to head this convergence market between voice and data, wired and wireless, and broadcasting and telecommunications.
CONTACT:
Comunicano for Boingo Wireless
Cheryl Cink, 530-756-4630
ccink@communicano.com
KEYWORDS: United States Asia Pacific North America California South Korea
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: Technology Internet Telecommunications Mobile/Wireless
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