Boingo Launches WiFi Service Without Roaming Charges

Boingo Wireless has launched a new Wi-Fi service providing travelers with access to more than 100,000 Boingo hot spot locations around the world for monthly cost with no roaming charges and no per-minute fees.

Customers can sign up for Boingo Global today at Boingo's website, as well as at more than 50 hot spots in France and Norway. Later this year, customers will be able to sign up for the service at more European locations including hot spots in Germany, Italy and the UK.

"The days of per-minute charges and incremental roaming fees for Wi-Fi Internet access are over," said Dave Hagan, Boingo president and CEO. "Traveling for business is hard enough without having to watch the clock while you're trying to be productive."

Boingo is partnering with France's Hub télécom and Norway's Oslo Lufthavn Tele & Data AS (OLTD) - two of Europe's leading Wi-Fi providers - to bring Boingo Global to market in Europe.

In France, secure sign up for Boingo Global is available at 48 Hub télécom hot spots in airports and hotels, including Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Orly International Airport and Holiday Inn/Express hotels nationwide.

Travelers wishing to sign up in Norway can do so at any of the OLTD "IP zones" at the six main airports in Norway, Oslo International Airport and Bergen, Bodoe, Stavanger, Tromsoe, Trondheim and additional six medium-sized airports.

"This service brings a new option and great value that nicely complements the hourly and daily Wi-Fi services offered by OLTD to our travelers," said Morten Eldevik, CEO of OLTD. "Our partnership with Boingo has the potential to change Wi-Fi services throughout Europe and it's exciting to be a part of that."

Posted to the site on 27th June 2007