Airpath's InterRoam Enables Access to SingTel Wi-Fi Venues; Addition of Hundreds of Singapore Hotspots Expands Roaming Footprint.WALTHAM Waltham (wôl`thăm, –thəm), city (1990 pop. 57,878), Middlesex co., E Mass., a suburb of Boston, on the Charles River; settled c.1634, set off from Watertown 1738, inc. as a city 1884. , Mass. -- Airpath Wireless, Inc., the leader in enabling management and roaming The ability to use a communications device such as a cellphone or PDA and be able to move from one cell or access point to another without losing the connection. for wireless broadband High-speed wireless transmission of data. What is "high" speed is always a changing number. Wireless systems are typically slower than land-based, wireline networks. In the past, wireless broadband started at 250 Kbps, whereas land-based broadband was generally considered to start at T1 networks, today announced that its Airpath Provider Alliance has expanded to include the venues of Singapore Telecommunications Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SGX: T48, ASX: sgt) (commonly abbreviated as SingTel) and formerly known as Telecom Equipment, is Singapore's largest telecommunications company. Ltd (SingTel), Asia's leading communications group. This expansion will enable all providers who are part of the Airpath Provider Alliance to offer their customers broadband broadband Term describing the radiation from a source that produces a broad, continuous spectrum of frequencies (contrasted with a laser, which produces a single frequency or very narrow range of frequencies). Wi-Fi access throughout SingTel's Singapore locations. "By making available the Wi-Fi footprint The amount of geographic space covered by an object. A computer footprint is the desk or floor surface it occupies. A satellite's footprint is the earth area covered by its downlink. See form factor. 1. of one of Asia-Pacific's largest networks, we are enabling our providers to offer better services to their customers as they travel the globe," said Olivia Hecht, marketing director for Airpath Wireless. "SingTel has more than 330 hotspots in Singapore, and now any of our allied providers can offer their customers seamless access to the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the within these venues." The Airpath Provider Alliance enables customers of Airpath providers to roam and utilize other networks, such as those run by SingTel. Providers benefit by being able to offer Wi-Fi services that span the globe without taking the costly approach of building their own networks or negotiating complex roaming agreements. "SingTel already offers an extensive network of wireless hotspots. These can be found in locations ranging from cafe chains like Starbucks, Delifrance, Spinelli and fast food outlets like Burger King to public libraries, hotels, hospitals, shopping malls and even the Supreme Court. We intend to expand this network even further to enhance our Wi-Fi coverage across the country," said Boon-Chee Loo, SingTel's director of consumer marketing. "We are also pleased to extend the convenience of wireless Internet access See how to access the Internet. to travelers to Singapore. Our agreement with Airpath enables their providers to help customers stay connected when roaming into Singapore and enhances network utilization for SingTel." Travelers to Singapore who roam on SingTel's mobile network can dial *186 on their mobile phones to receive an SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. with the user ID and password to access its Wi-Fi service for the day. About Airpath Wireless, Inc. Airpath Wireless, Inc. is "clearing the way," enabling providers to easily manage their wireless broadband networks and roaming. Using its powerful hosted-software applications, Airpath enables providers with the flexible tools and services to manage their business, offering seamless, global access to wireless broadband services across disparate networks on a global scale. Founded in 2001, the company is a privately held, venture-funded corporation with lead investments from Boston Millennia Partners. It is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America, Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 59,226 at the 2000 census. . For more information, visit Airpath on the web at www.airpath.com. About SingTel SingTel is Asia's leading communications group with operations and investments around the world. Serving both the corporate and consumer markets, it is committed to bringing the best of global communications to customers in the Asia Pacific and beyond. With significant operations in Singapore and Australia (through wholly-owned subsidiary SingTel Optus), the Group provides a comprehensive portfolio of services that include voice and data services over fixed, wireless and Internet platforms. To serve the needs of multi-national corporations, SingTel has a network of 35 offices in 17 countries and territories throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . These offices enable SingTel to deliver reliable and quality network solutions to its customers, either on its own or jointly with local partners. The Group also has major investments in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, the Philippines and Thailand. Together with its regional partners, SingTel is Asia's largest multi-market mobile operator, serving more than 74 million customers in seven markets. SingTel employs more than 19,000 people worldwide and had a turnover of S$12.62 billion (US$7.65 billion) and net profit after tax of S$3.27 billion (US$1.98 billion) for the year ended 31 March 2005. More information can be found at www.singtel.com and www.optus.com.au |
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