I'm in Melbourne, Australia for the week. Working from here, in a nice one bedroom hotel apartment in the Fitzroy section of town. Fitzroy can best be described as the Mission in San Francisco meets Venice Beach in Los Angeles. Very hip, trendy, not far from the cool kids and loaded with coffee shops and … Read more
First AT&T cut a data GSM deal with Jasper Wireless. Last week AT&T's Kris Rinne talked about AT&T shouldn't be called a dumb pipe and discussed how the new Ma Bell will do more to lower rates internationally. Today, AT&T tapped Boingo to start to put a dent in coverage holes and give their customers access … Read more
Friends and colleagues often ask me how I choose my flights so I thought I would share my thinking in an era of connected, community and communication. Brand loyalty isn’t always tied to the name on the door, but the name on the door is what inspires trust. As a frequent flier, I fly on … Read more
AllThingsD is reporting that Boingo is adding two key elements to their software that lets users connect to WiFi hotspots that are part of their growing network and others which are not. VPN Crowdsourced hotspots Both elements are steps forward in the game to help people connect and get better access. The one fine line … Read more
Since I'm heading to Portugal I was happy to read about yet another leading airport group's operations for WiFi being taken over by Boingo, a former client whom we worked with up through their IPO period. While Boingo users previously could roam onto the Portugal Telecom run hotspots, now it standardizes things and means that … Read more
GoGo, which puts WiFi on airplanes, is going to file an IPO in 2012 in hopes of raising $100 million to support growth according to TechCrunch. The IPO is a way for the investors to get some of their money back faster or to fuel growth. While GoGo is seeing growth, it's currently using proven … Read more
Skype has decided to allow WiFi access for free at some select airports in the USA this year. In looking at the map many appear to be Boingo locations but there's no mention of Boingo's involvement. That means Skype is likely paying Boingo for the access it has previously secured for users who take advantage … Read more
Cellular companies that are taking their good old time to implement WiFi offload of traffic, including calls, may have to worry, especially those with heavy penetration levels in NYC as Skype is beating them to the punch when it comes to Wi-Fi calling. Today's news from FIerce and others of a deal with Towerstream, and … Read more
Image via Wikipedia The last month has been meeting filled, travel filled, hotel filled, wine filled and friend filled. I've been in six cities, four countries. I've flown four different airlines, rented a car, taken trains, ridden in local cabs, and walked. I've also again stayed connected. How? My legally unlocked iPhone used a local … Read more
Funny how things happen. Over the weekend the two top wireless carriers in the USA have both released WiFi latch on applications for Android devices running OS' 2.1 and above. AT&T released the app entitled Smart WiFi while Verizon Wireless has deployed Verizon WiFi Auto On. The VZW app doesn't presently work with my Galaxy … Read more
