Over 500,000 Wi-Fi hotspots available to you

Wednesday, April 27th, 2011 John Gallagher, Sr. Public Relations Manager

We announced earlier today that the iPass Mobile Network has exceeded half a million Wi-Fi hotspots; well, 518,000+ venues in 107 countries, to be a little more precise. The increasing focus and demand for Wi-Fi has arisen for a number of reasons, one of which is the growth in connected devices such as smartphones and tablets.  Additionally, enterprises and end-users want to avoid the expensive monthly roaming and overage bills. Plus there are telecom carriers who want to provide value-added services to customers or even offload domestic traffic or international roaming – not to mention access for cloud computing too.

As my colleague Marcio Avillez said: “What differentiates the iPass Mobile Network is the depth and breadth of access to commercial-grade hotspots at locations where customers are using wireless networks frequently – at airports, hotels, cafés and retailers worldwide. Coupled with the unique authentication capabilities of iPass Open Mobile, users have the ability to connect quickly and securely to Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide.”

Last quarter’s  Mobile Workforce Report talked about the use of Wi-Fi amongst mobile workers, 50 percent of whom kept Wi-Fi on “all the time” on their smartphone. Over a quarter of them turned Wi-Fi on when 3G performance was poor – and 40 percent when they traveled internationally. With half a million hotspots we’re making sure customers connect and you can always find your hotspot with the iPass Hotspot Finder.

Tags: 3G offload, enterprise mobility, hotspot, internet access, wi-fi access