Retail industry expert Joe DeStasio presented at the global real estate convention 2013 RECon in Las Vegas. He connected with shopping center operators and retailers in the #iTechLounge and highlighted how to use guest Wi-Fi to roll out a virtual red carpet to welcome shoppers to stores. Continue reading
Burgeoning demand for more Internet has inspired a variety of ad options that suit the needs of airports, hotels and coffee shops alike, helping to offset the costs of increasingly popular free-to-consumer Wi-Fi networks. Starbucks, known for their focus on the customer experience and their free-to-consumer Wi-Fi, recently named Boingo the exclusive advertising and sponsorship provider for their in-store Wi-Fi and Starbucks Digital Network for their 7,000 company-owned stores in the U.S. and Canada. Continue reading
The lines between bricks and clicks are blurring as shoppers rely on smartphones to make informed buying decisions. Find out how mobile devices are changing the way we shop. Continue reading
As part of our ongoing data maintenance this weekend, we closed a batch of inactive accounts that hadn’t been used to connect or billed for usage in at least 18 months.* This is a regularly scheduled process we use to reduce the amount of personal data being held in our databases (for security/privacy purposes) and to release unused usernames back into the pool for use by new, active customers (convenience). Continue reading
Holiday shoppers put their mobile devices to work when shopping in-store over the Black Friday weekend, and utilized retail Wi-Fi networks to use native apps, price compare and scan QR codes to purchase items through retail websites. Wi-Fi usage on Boingo’s mall Wi-Fi networks was up more than 185% on Black Friday, and up over 80% throughout the holiday shopping weekend. Continue reading
The Wireless Broadband Alliance is hosting its Wi-Fi Global Congress next week in San Francisco (11/5-8), and we’ll be sending our own contingent up to represent. Not only because we’re on the short list for two industry awards (see more below), but also because as the largest carrier-grade Wi-Fi industry event in the world, it’s an essential forum to establish and maintain the global Wi-Fi relationships that have made Boingo what it is. Continue reading
Boingo has sponsored Cherie Gruenfeld, world-class Ironman athlete, for several years, mostly because of the phenomenal work she does through Exceeding Expectations, her non-profit organization that uses sports to help at-risk kids set and achieve goals to move their lives in a healthy, positive direction. She also writes the occasional blog post for us about keeping fit and healthy on the road or setting goals throughout your life.
But once in a while, we get to hold up Cherie for her own spectacular achievements. This weekend, Cherie competed in the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in Las Vegas and ran away with her division, significantly outpacing her competition. Continue reading
Today’s consumer has an insatiable demand for the Internet, and with mobile carriers moving to more restrictive (and more expensive) data plans, those consumers are turning to Wi-Fi to support their habit. Continue reading
The increased adoption of smartphones and web-enabled devices has triggered a data deluge as consumer behavior shifts to a “mobile-first” mentality. More than half of Facebook and Twitter users are accessing the social networking sites via mobile devices. With the digital world in our pockets, staying connected helps consumers access immediate information, discover local resources and update friends across social networking channels.
If your cellphone provider is putting you on a data diet, what good is an inordinate amount of storage in the cloud? How useful are services like Spotify, Pandora, Hulu or Netflix on your phone if Verizon or AT&T make it ridiculously expensive to use on a regular basis or severely restrict your throughput once your “unlimited” account hits a data threshold? What are your data management strategies for using the cloud services you want to use without penalty? Continue reading
Boingo’s CTO recently co-hosted a discussion with John Payne, former CIO for San Francisco International Airport, about the most pressing issues surrounding airport Wi-Fi service. Administrators should consider each of these issues to ensure their planning accounts for the dramatic growth and increased risks on the horizon, and in many cases that have already begun to play out in their airports today. Continue reading
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