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Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi Now Available For Select Sony Ericsson UIQ Smartphones
Wi-Fi Enabled Mobile Devices Can Access More Than 80,000 Boingo Hotspots Worldwide
Los Angeles, Calif. – September 3rd, 2008 –
Boingo Wireless Inc., the global market leader in Wi-Fi, announces that owners of Wi-Fi enabled Sony Ericsson UIQ 3.0 handsets can now download the Boingo Mobile application to get online worldwide at more than 80,000 Boingo hotspots.
Boingo Mobile identifies hotspots that are part of the Boingo Wi-Fi network and automatically authenticates users. Boingo’s network includes more than 500 airports – including 85 of the top 100 airports worldwide – as well as hotels, coffee shops, restaurants, cafés and retail locations.
Boingo Mobile supports Wi-Fi enabled Sony Ericsson smartphones such as the W960i, P1i, and the recently announced G900.
“An increasing number of smartphones with Wi-Fi capability are now available in the market, giving consumers the option to access their favorite phone applications over a fast and inexpensive connection,” said Jonathan Mendelson, general manager of Boingo Mobile. “Sony Ericsson customers can now experience the broadband speed and great online experience provided by Boingo Mobile Wi-Fi.”
For a monthly, flat-fee, Boingo Mobile is a fast and inexpensive connectivity option for multimedia mobile applications such as VoIP calls, video streaming, and file uploading and downloading. Boingo Mobile subscribers enjoy unlimited usage for only $7.95, €5.95 or £3.95 per month, with no per-minute or per-megabyte fees, no contracts and no cancellation penalties. Sony Ericsson customers receive the first month free when they sign up at http://mobile.boingo.com/se.
About Boingo Mobile
The Boingo Mobile service provides unlimited Internet access to users of Wi-Fi enabled devices that run the Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit. Users of those devices can access the Internet in tens of thousands of hotspots in 93 countries around the world. More information about the service is available at http://mobile.boingo.com.About Boingo Wireless
Boingo Wireless, Inc. is the global market leader in Wi-Fi. Boingo makes it easy for consumers to enjoy Wi-Fi access on their laptop or mobile device at more than hotspots worldwide – including airports, hotels, cafes and metropolitan hot zones – with a single account. Through its Concourse Communications Group, LLC subsidiary, Boingo operates wired and wireless networks at 30 airports worldwide, including 20 of the top 100 North American airports. More information about Boingo and Concourse is available at http://www.boingo.com and http://www.concoursecommunications.com.
Boingo, Boingo Wireless, Boingo Mobile and the Boingo Wireless Logo are registered trademarks of Boingo Wireless, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.
