“This new distribution agreement enables corporations to easily connect to our network with the iPassConnect service interface they already use today,” said Joe Sims, vice president and general manager of T-Mobile HotSpot. T-Mobile plans to soon deploy the 802.1x security standard across its entire carrier-class Wi-Fi network. The ability for iPass users to access the T-Mobile HotSpot network means that they are using a service that is continuously monitored from a national operations center to ensure customers get optimal performance and reliability. With this agreement, IT managers will further be able to use the same industry-leading iPass connectivity services that they already supply their mobile workforce to get online using the broad-scale T-Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi network. Internal T-Mobile research has shown that 88 percent of T-Mobile HotSpot network usage is for business purposes. This represents T-Mobile’s first Wi-Fi inbound roaming agreement. The iPass Global Broadband Roaming (GBR) network, the largest virtual network in the world, spans 24 countries with nearly 3,000 Wi-Fi hotspots in 16 countries as well as over 1,200 Ethernet-enabled venues around the world. With more than 3,900 convenient locations, the T-Mobile HotSpot network is the largest public Wi-Fi network in the United States. T-Mobile HotSpot, already known as the leader for reliable Wi-Fi choices for business professionals, owns and operates a carrier-class wireless broadband network at airports, airline clubs and lounges of American Airlines, Delta Air Lines and United Airlines, Borders Books and Music, Kinko’s and Starbucks coffeehouses. This agreement stands to accelerate the adoption of enterprise Wi-Fi usage by combining the largest commercial Wi-Fi service in North America with the world’s largest virtual network. Now, enterprise IT managers and CIOs can provide their mobile workers with a seamless experience to connect to the T-Mobile HotSpot network through the iPassConnectTM service interface. (Nasdaq: IPAS) today announced a landmark distribution agreement that will enable corporations to access the T-Mobile HotSpot network through the iPass virtual network.
Makes Wi-Fi Adoption a Business Necessity and Implementation Effortless for the Enterprise
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