iPass and SK Telecom Deliver Global Android Wi-Fi Services for Consumers and Enterprises
iPass Inc., a leading provider of enterprise mobility services, today announced that SK Telecom is offering the iPass® Open Mobile client to its Android smartphone and tablet users, as well as its laptop users, as part of a new offering that provides an alternate to 3G and helps its customers avoid inter-standard roaming when they travel abroad.
With the iPass services, SK Telecom customers get a consistent, intuitive and secure connection and user experience across a breadth of mobile devices, including Android smartphones and tablets, and networks at work, at home and on the go. The new SK Telecom offer provides its customers with seamless and secure access to the iPass Open Mobile Network with more than 280,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide.
“Korea has the most advanced wireless network technology and exacting users who want access to the best networks without delay,” said Kim Seon Jung, senior vice president and head of the Customer Marketing Office at SK Telecom. “As smartphone usage grows there is increasing demand for wireless data. It is important that SK Telecom offer consumers a solution that works the way it is supposed to work and also enables seamless 3G international offload at appropriate times. We’re delighted to partner with iPass and offer this SK Telecom branded Android solution to our four million Android users.”
“It was great to work with SK Telecom to develop the Android solution, as they are at the cutting edge of wireless development, are one of the early adopters of Android and have fostered an amazing Android developer community in Korea,” said Steven Wastie, senior vice president of marketing and product management at iPass. ”This relationship with SK Telecom validates the powerful capabilities of the iPass Open Mobile Platform by enabling the four million SK Telecom Android users to connect instantly to over 280,000 Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide.”
Availability
The iPass Open Mobile client for Android is available on SK Telecom T-Stores, the top application market in Korea, and has already been downloaded more than 10,000 times, and has a five star satisfaction rating from SK Telecom end users.
For more information about the iPass Open Mobile Client for Android visit:http://www3.ipass.com/mobile-employees/android
China Unicom rebuke locking Apple IPhone to its network
China Unicom has reportedly been warned about protecting customer rights after it started locking the Apple iPhone to its network.
The warning came from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, which regulates the industry after the phone network started locking handsets from the beginning of this month.
According to China Unicom, users would have their iPhones locked and their bundled phone numbers suspended if the two are being used separately. This restriction has been put into new contracts since December 1.
Although only China Unicom offers the necessary 3G network for the mobile data service, the handset can be used on Wi-Fi hotspots and for voice calls on the rival China Mobile network.
Boingo increases Wi-Fi Roaming Agreement with T-Mobile USA
Wi-Fi roaming provider, Boingo Wireless has announced a new and extended joint roaming agreement with T-Mobile USA for subscriber access to Wi-Fi hotspots. The agreement covers both laptops and Wi-Fi enabled handheld devices.
Under the new agreement, T-Mobile Hotspot and postpaid mobile broadband subscribers will have Wi-Fi access at no additional charge at 53 Boingo airport locations in the US and Canada, including major airports in the New York and Chicago metropolitan areas. The expanded agreement also includes the Washington State Ferries in the Seattle area.
Similarly, Boingo subscribers will have continued Wi-Fi access at T-Mobile Hotspot airport locations and expanded access at T-Mobile HotSpot airline club and hotel locations, including the airline clubs of American Airlines, United Airlines, US Airways and Delta Airlines and Hyatt hotels.
According to Colby Goff, Senior Vice President of strategy for Boingo Wireless, expanding the agreement with T-Mobile USA reinforces their commitment to delivering customers seamless Wi-Fi access to a larger, collective footprint. The company pride themselves in listening to their customers and giving them access to Wi-Fi when and where they need it. Boingo users can now enjoy connectivity at airport lounges – a top request – and they welcome T-Mobile subscribers to their airport and ferry networks.
M1 inks deal with Novatel Wireless (Singapore)
www.WirelessFederation.com/news: Novatel Wireless has inked a deal to supply Singaporean mobile operator MobileOne (M1) with its ‘MiFi’ battery-powered Intelligent Mobile Hotspot solution. With this Mobile hotspot, the subscribers can create their own personal Wi-Fi hotspots, revolutionising the way mobile broadband is used, it claims.
