Boingo Wireless Completes Acquisition of Concourse Communications Group; World's Leading Wholesale Aggregator and World's Leading Airport Network Operator Combine to Leverage Operational and Financial Synergies.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. , Inc., the world's leading wholesale Wi-Fi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11. aggregator, today announced the completion of the acquisition of Concourse Communications Group LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , the world's leading operator of airport neutral-host wireless access systems. The transaction officially closed June 27. E[acute accent]The acquisition - announced May 22 - combines the neutral hosting operations of Concourse with Boingo's global Wi-Fi network aggregation and wireless Internet access services for Boingo subscribers and Boingo partners. The business lines are highly complementary with no operational overlap, allowing Boingo to retain almost all Concourse employees. E[acute accent]"The acquisition of Concourse creates a strong foundation for Boingo moving forward," said David Hagan, Boingo Wireless CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and president. "A more diversified service base with multiple revenue sources creates a new, larger Boingo that is cash flow positive with operational scale and poised for rapid growth." E[acute accent]"Concourse is a well-run organization with a talented staff that will be a great asset to Boingo moving forward," said Jon Irwin, COO for Boingo Wireless. "The integration plans are well underway, and both teams are bringing great ideas to the table." E[acute accent]Post-acquisition, Boingo now operates the neutral-host networks installed and maintained by Concourse at three New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. airports (JFK, LaGuardia and Newark), two Chicago airports (O'Hare and Midway), and other top 100 airports including Toronto, Ottawa, Detroit, Minneapolis, Oklahoma City and Nashville with walled garden access at Atlanta. These 12 networks represent 54% of enplanements among North America's top 100 airports, and 27% of all North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. enplanements. The company will continue to pursue new neutral-host network installations in large-scale facilities. E[acute accent]Boingo's investors, which include New Enterprise Associates, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, Sternhill Partners and Evercore Ventures, retain a majority stake in Boingo Wireless. Concourse's investors, which include Cardinal Growth, acquired a minority share in Boingo as part of the transaction. E[acute accent]About Boingo Wireless E[acute accent]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. E[acute accent]Boingo is a registered trademark of Boingo Wireless, Inc. |
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