Boingo Partners with Chunghwa Telecom to Add Nearly 900 Hot Spots Throughout Taiwan; Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport Among Business Travel Destinations to Join Boingo's Global Wi-Fi Network.SANTA MONICA Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , Calif. -- 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. today announced it has signed a roaming agreement with Chunghwa Telecom (www.cht.com.tw) of Taiwan. The partnership expands the worldwide Boingo(R) Roaming System by nearly 900 hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. and marks Boingo's first live hot spots in Taiwan. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. is the largest telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. in Taiwan, with more than 20 million subscribers, and offers the most comprehensive Wi-Fi network in the country. Hot spot locations include Taipei Chiang Kai-Shek International Airport (TPE TPE Thermoplastic Elastomer TPE Terminal de Paiement Electronique (French) TPE Total Power Exchange TPE Twisted Pair Ethernet TPE Tampines Expressway (Singapore) TPE Therapeutic Plasma Exchange ); six additional domestic airports; rail transportation terminals; and popular restaurants, including McDonalds, KFC KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken (restaurant chain) KFC Kenya Flower Council KFC Kitchen Fresh Chicken (Kentucky Fried Chicken motto) KFC Kung Fu Cult (Cinema) KFC Kitchen Fixed Charge , and local coffee shop chains. "Taiwan is a key business hub experiencing some of the most aggressive Wi-Fi deployment in all of Asia. Chunghwa is a major player that has invested in building a quality network with plans for continued expansion, making this a very strong addition to the Boingo global network," said Allen Pan, Boingo's director of network strategy for Asia. "This agreement continues the rapid pace at which our Asian network is growing, with the number of Asian partners and hot spots in the Boingo Roaming System doubling over the last year." Taiwan metropolitan regions have extensive Wi-Fi coverage as a result of several government initiatives and the efforts of service providers like Chunghwa Telecom. Combining broad coverage with a technology-savvy population -- nearly 90% of households have at least one computer -- has resulted in a culture that is very conducive to extensive Wi-Fi usage and adoption of leading-edge services. "Chunghwa is at the forefront of Wi-Fi communications in Taiwan Communications in Taiwan comprise the following communication media, deployed on Taiwan and the outlying islands of Taiwan and regulated by the Taiwanese Ministry of Transportation and Communications. , and it is our goal to deliver the benefits of this technology, including performance and convenience, for users across the country," said Chen Yi-Ching, managing director, marketing department, data networking branch Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. "Our partnership with an experienced world leader such as Boingo is a valuable part of this strategic process." 30,581 Reasons to Use Boingo Boingo gives business travelers the best choice of Wi-Fi hot spots by combining over 30,000 locations from more than 130 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 Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. is the largest telecommunications service provider in Taiwan, with more than 20 million subscribers, and has the largest market share in all its key business lines. The company provides an integrated and full range of telecommunications services that include fixed-line offerings such as local, long distance, and international service; and mobile, paging, and other wireless services; as well as Internet and data services that include dial-up connectivity, asymmetrical digital subscriber line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line ), and leased line services. 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. More information about Boingo is available at http://www.boingo.com. Boingo is a registered trademark of Boingo Wireless, Inc. |
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