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BOINGO ADDS KEY ASIAN AIRPORTS TO WI-FI NETWORK.


Boingo Wireless Boingo redirects here. For the Hoodwinked character see Boingo (Hoodwinked). For the rock band, see Oingo Boingo.
Boingo Wireless is a private American company that provides wireless communication services, specifically Wi-Fi.
, the world's leading Wi-Fi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11.  aggregator, has announced further expansion of its hot spot network in Indonesia and Thailand, including four key airports in the two countries. Boingo signed roaming agreements with Centrin Communications Ltd. for access to its hot spots hot spots

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 on the islands of Indonesia Indonesia occupies most of the Malay Archipelago and extends into western Melanesia, as well. The country has 17,508 islands officially, with about 6,000 of those inhabited. , and with MilCom Systems for access to one of Thailand's highest-profile hot spot networks.

With these agreements, the Boingo global network includes more than 3,700 hot spots in nine Asian countries including China/Hong Kong SAR (Segmentation And Reassembly) The protocol that converts data to cells for transmission over an ATM network. It is the lower part of the ATM Adaption Layer (AAL), which is responsible for the entire operation. See AAL.

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, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (srē läng`kə) [Sinhalese,=resplendent land], formerly Ceylon, ancient Taprobane, officially Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, island republic (2005 est. pop. , Thailand and Vietnam. Worldwide, the network includes 25,000 hot spots.

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 and Thailand helps us round out our Asian Wi-Fi network at a time when business travel to Asia is growing dramatically," said Allen Pan, Boingo's director of network strategy for Asia-Pacific. "These agreements give Boingo customers access to desirable locations in Indonesia and Thailand, as we continue to pursue our goal of a ubiquitous network across Southeast Asia."

Centrin Brings Airport & McDonald's Restaurant Locations

The agreement with Centrin Communications delivers Internet access to Boingo(R) Roaming System subscribers in lounges and other terminal locations in Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.
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, the primary commuter airport serving Indonesia. Other locations include cafes and McDonald's restaurants in Jakarta, Bali and Bandung.

The company's fast-growing Centrin Online network is expected to have up to 30 locations in 2006. Centrin Communications is a division of Centrin Online, Indonesia's third largest ISP (1) See in-system programmable.

(2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines.
, which is adding Wi-Fi access to its complete portfolio of Internet access services.

"Centrin is embracing Wi-Fi as a cost-effective way to complement our other Internet access businesses and to extend our reach to more customers throughout the islands of Indonesia. Partnering with Boingo gives us a way to benefit from the growing population of business travelers and vacationers to our country," said Huianto, sales & marketing manager of Centrin.

Milcom Brings More than 60 Locations, Including Three Airports

Through its WLAN See wireless LAN.

WLAN - wireless local area network
 Net service, MilCom Systems provides Internet access at popular business and tourist destinations across Thailand, including the country's three major international airports -- Bangkok, Phuket and Chiang Mai -- as well as more than 60 hotspots at Thai hotels and cafes in major metro cities as well as resort locations.

"There is great excitement in Thailand over Wi-Fi services but the connection quality varies and performance claims can be confusing. We are building WLAN Net into a premier service provider with a brand name that stands for high-quality services. Working with Boingo enhances that brand strategy," said Ratanna Metem, MilCom managing director.

25,551 Reasons to Use Boingo

Boingo gives business travelers the best choice of Wi-Fi hot spots by combining 25,000 locations from more than 100 leading Wi-Fi operators into one worldwide network. Boingo users can connect to any of these locations with a single Boingo account using Boingo's free Wi-Fi client software, which combines more than 450 network names into one "Boingo Wireless" network to simplify identifying and connecting to commercial Wi-Fi networks.

Boingo also partners with service providers to allow their users to access these hot spots through its Boingo Platform Services program. The program provides partners with access to this network, customized client software, and a full suite of back-office billing, roaming, mediation and clearinghouse services to allow them to offer their own Wi-Fi service quickly and cost effectively. To date, the company has announced Platform Services partnerships with BT Infonet, Earthlink, Fiberlink, Nextel Communications, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device.

(2) (Microwave Communications Inc.
, Skype and Telecom Italia.

About Boingo Wireless

Boingo Wireless, Inc. is an ultra-high-speed wireless Internet service available in tens of thousands of locations such as hotels, airports, cafes and other public places in dozens of countries throughout the world. The Boingo Roaming System comprises hundreds of Wi-Fi network operators, which are accessible through Boingo's connection software for laptops, PDAs, dual-mode phones and other embedded devices. The software -- available in SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK.

SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit").
 and white label GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface.  versions -- makes finding and connecting to Wi-Fi networks point-and-click simple, improving productivity for people on the go by enabling their device of choice for Wi-Fi roaming authentication. With the largest aggregated Wi-Fi network in the world, coupled with best-in-class software solutions for both laptops and portable devices, Boingo helps carriers and ISPs keep their customers connected with a high-quality broadband wireless connection.

For more information, visit http://www.boingo.com or call 310/586-4009.
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