iPass, Yahoo BB Mobile expand roaming deal
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T-Mobile, iPass sign Wi-Fi roaming deal
T-Mobile, iPass sign Wi-Fi roaming deal
12/16/2003 02:06 AMHot spot operator T-Mobile and service provider iPasshave agreed to a
deal that allows subscribers to access each other's networks.
T-Mobile, iPass team to offer Wi-Fi
roaming
T-Mobile, iPass team to offer Wi-Fi
roaming
12/16/2003 12:28 PMWireless network provider T-Mobile USA Inc. has signed an agreement
allowing corporate users of virtual network operator iPass Inc. to
access its public Wi-Fi network in the U.S. The deal will
significantly expand iPass customers' wireless network access,
reaching beyond business-oriented locations currently served by iPass,
such as hotels and conference centers, to include bookstores,
coffeehouses and retail shops, the companies said Tuesday.
Behind the Scenes of iPass, T-Mobile
Deal
Behind the Scenes of iPass, T-Mobile
Deal
12/23/2003 02:17 PMIt seems that Ken Denman, CEO of iPass, and his good nature can take
credit for the T-Mobile deal going through: Denman was around when
iPass originally made a deal with MobileStar, then he watched
MobileStar head to bankruptcy. But he managed to keep the doors open
to making another deal with T-Mobile, which scooped up MobileStar.
Apparently negotiations on the details of the T-Mobile deal were
stalling but Denman got pulled in and both sides gave up ground to
make it happen. IPass is in the midst of making a similar deal with
Cometa, where Denman is equally respected. Not to add to the lovefest
here, but Glenn and I talked to Denman a week or so ago about the
T-Moble deal and we were impressed that Denman seems like a regular
guy--he's not full of lame marketing-speak. He also seems to know what
he's talking about--he's not just a smooth, figurehead CEO....
IPass Closes Gap in Roaming Service
IPass Closes Gap in Roaming Service
09/27/2004 09:32 AMIPass said it formed a relationship with Cibernet: IPass already
offers a roaming service for Wi-Fi operators that includes handling
authentication, security, and fee settlement tracking. With the
Cibernet deal, the iPass offering will also include financial
settlement. It also appears that iPass hopes to leverage Cibernet's
existing business as a roaming settlement service for cellular
operators. That business could be helpful as cellular operators hope
to begin offering services that enable roaming between cellular
networks and Wi-Fi hotspots. In April, a company called RoamPoint
launched with much fanfare around the world. Its mission was to help
facilitate roaming in the Wi-Fi hotspot market but it doesn't handle
billing or settlement. When RoamPoint launched, it was majority owned
by The Cloud, an ownership interest that some observers worried might
discourage some of The Cloud's competitors from wanting to be
RoamPoint customers. Since its launch, at least nine hotspot operators
have become RoamPoint customers....
RoamPoint, iPass Serve as Roaming Hubs
RoamPoint, iPass Serve as Roaming Hubs
04/28/2004 11:40 AMRoamPoint entered the hotspot resale market in early April in a sea of
confusion: Wi-Fi Networking News recently talked to Leon de Beer,
director of RoamPoint, as well as iPass, a potential RoamPoint
competitor, to straighten out some of the confusion. RoamPoint was
started by de Beer and some colleagues who identified the need for a
process that makes it easier for hotspot operators to handle the
necessary backend support behind roaming agreements, such as
authenticating users across networks and tracking usage across roaming
networks. The Cloud, a UK hotspot operator, was thinking along the
same lines at the same time. "What we've done is use some of The Cloud
facilities to kick start this project and we’re now in the process of
spinning it out of The Cloud," de Beer said. The Cloud is currently
the majority shareholder in RoamPoint, but de Beer said both entities
are hoping to change that soon. "For us, it's really important to be
seen as an independent entity not closely associated with one
network," de Beer said. Intel is involved with RoamPoint in a
co-marketing relationship. Plus, RoamPoint customers must be validated
through the Intel Centrino verified hotspot network operators program.
RoamPoint hopes to serve as a hub and clearinghouse for hotspot
operators and service providers. "We'll deal with the technology and
you concentrate on the commercial," de Beer tells potential customers.
The RoamPoint hub offers several services to operators. When a
customer accesses a hotspot using their home network's or aggregator's
login information, their authentication request passes through the
RoamPoint platform. RoamPoint doesn't handle the authentication, but
it verifies if the user is authorized to access that hotspot through a
roaming agreement the customer's operator has with the hotspot. If the
customer is authorized to access the hotspot, RoamPoint passes the
authentication request on to the customer’s operator, where the
customer is authenticated. Because RoamPoint will know which method
each of its operator customers uses to authenticate users, RoamPoint
can also serve as a central point of information for its customers.
Before a hotspot operator approaches another operator about a
potential roaming agreement, RoamPoint can identify for its customers
which other operators in the network can support their authentication
method. RoamPoint also does network monitoring and collects data about
all the hotspots of its customers. "We need to make sure that the
service provider can tell customers which hotspots should be
working....
iPass builds roaming alliances in Europe
iPass builds roaming alliances in Europe
12/03/2003 12:13 PMThe U.S.-based Wi-Fi service provider expands its network of hot spots
by inking new roaming deals with operators in Europe.
Lycos Europe, Overture Expand Deal,
Involve Yahoo!
Lycos Europe, Overture Expand Deal,
Involve Yahoo!
12/23/2003 07:59 PMIn fact, Lycos Europe's cousin, Lycos, has filed suit against Overture
over the acquisition and replaced Overture's listings for Google's.
...
Roaming Poised to Expand
Roaming Poised to Expand
11/06/2003 12:46 AMThe Wall Street Journal says T-Mobile near signing a roaming agreement
(link good for 7 days): The article reports that roaming is starting
to become an inevitability. I'm curious whether T-Mobile envisions a
model in which there is fee settlement across networks, or it's free
roaming. The TeliaSonera model cited in the article involves one bill,
one account, but usage fees outside of the home network range of
Finland and Sweden and certain TeliaSonera-operated hotspots in other
Scandinavian countries. I stand by my prediction: within a year, all
U.S. networks will have substantial inter-network roaming agreements
that will allow unlimited usage by subscribers for $30 per month or
less. The marginal but vital additional value of Wi-Fi will enhance
cellular and landline businesses, and possibly that of wired ISPs, but
it won't have the standalone value that some misguided souls believe
it does today....
Softbank to Expand Wi-Fi Access, Roaming
(Reuters)
Softbank to Expand Wi-Fi Access, Roaming
(Reuters)
06/30/2004 09:42 AMReuters - Customers of Yahoo BB, Japan's largest
high-speed Internet provider, will soon be able to surf the Web
at over 15,000 wireless Internet access points in 42 countries
including Japan.
T-Mobile Opens to iPass
T-Mobile Opens to iPass
12/16/2003 11:22 AMIn its first distribution deal, T-Mobile will allow iPass access to
its network of nearly 4,000 U.S. hotspots (also: read Nancy Gohring's
print coverage): The arrangement has a few unique aspects. iPass
typically charges a per-minute fee for dial-up, wired, and wireless
access to its aggregated partner networks. With T-Mobile, they will
charge their customers $9.99 for a 24-hour period, but an iPass
customer, unlike a retail day-pass purchaser, can use any T-Mobile
location in that 24-hour period for no additional charge. Also, unlike
most venues as they appear in the iPassConnect 3 client software,
which manages the account connection and policies (such as firewall
and VPN enforcement), all T-Mobile HotSpot locations will be branded
as such instead of by the venue's name alone. In an interview
yesterday, VP and general manager of T-Mobile HotSpot Joe Sims said
that the network currently comprised 3,900 locations, and was
expanding by 35 new hotspots per day heading towards their currently
announced contractual commitment of 4,700 hotspots. Ken Denman,
iPass's CEO, said that the iPass network had about 1,550 U.S. Wi-Fi
hotspots, and thousands more worldwide. This arrangement with T-Mobile
brings iPass's total worldwide hotspot count accessible to its
customers to about 10,000. T-Mobile's Sims said that security was one
of the key factors that led them to partner first with iPass as
T-Mobile gets ready to roll out 802.1X authentication through its
hotspot locations. The iPassConnect software has support for 802.1X
integration. This relationship continues to expand on the growing
trend in the hotspot world to focus on business customers; this is the
foundation of Cometa's approach, for instance. Sims said, "Our
customers are enterprise users," but one might expect that the current
pricing model ($6 per hour with a one-hour minimum or $10 per day)
could explain that in part. Denman said that in the future, other
models were possible other than the $9.99 per day fee that iPass would
charge based on what their corporate customers asked for to provide
the most flexibility. T-Mobile had announced in spring 2003 a
partnership with Boingo to develop a software platform for their
network which would allow use of both T-Mobile's 2.5G (GPRS) and Wi-Fi
networks. Sims confirmed that that software was still in development,
but that it was only for the consumer and "pro-sumer" market. Sims
said that T-Mobile would be announcing more partnerships in the coming
weeks and months. "The question...
uk2abroad’s new Mobile Roaming Solution
Allows Travellers to Keep Their Existing
UK Mobile Number and Save up to 80% on
Call Charges when Going Abroad
uk2abroad’s new Mobile Roaming Solution
Allows Travellers to Keep Their Existing
UK Mobile Number and Save up to 80% on
Call Charges when Going Abroad
06/05/2005 11:17 PMuk2abroad has today launched its innovative Mobile Roaming Solution
that allows users to: - avoid excessive charges on making and
receiving calls abroad;- retain their existing UK mobile number and
incoming ringing tone; and- have complete control over their spend -
no more surprise phone bills [PRWEB Jun 1, 2005]
iPass aggregates T-Mobile US hotspots
iPass aggregates T-Mobile US hotspots
12/16/2003 08:56 AMWLAN site tally to top 6900
iPass, IBM connect on mobile access
iPass, IBM connect on mobile access
05/27/2004 12:07 PMiPass to Let IT Managers Guide Mobile
Security
iPass to Let IT Managers Guide Mobile
Security
07/19/2004 06:08 PMThe company is enhancing its global network to enforce corporate
security policies over all connections, including those from public
wireless hot spots.
Briefly: iPass, IBM connect on mobile
access
Briefly: iPass, IBM connect on mobile
access
05/27/2004 12:07 PM3G roaming deal signed
3G roaming deal signed
03/22/2005 11:50 PMGulf Daily News Mar 23 2005 4:09AM GMT
Sprint, SBC Make Roaming Deal… Again?
Sprint, SBC Make Roaming Deal… Again?
08/27/2004 01:30 PMSprint and SBC said their Wi-Fi customers can roam between the
networks: Just a month ago, USA Today published an unconfirmed report
that the two had struck a roaming deal. The most important aspect of a
roaming deal between Sprint and SBC may be that it opens up more
access to airport hotspots for customers. Airports have been hotly
contested space and operators have fought to "own" airports. That may
change anyway, however, with a recent clarification of FCC rules that
would allow airlines or shops in airports to deliver their own Wi-Fi
services. That means that eventually, multiple operators may build
networks in each airport. Other than airports, the rest of the
agreement between SBC and Sprint may include a lot of overlap. They
both already have deals with Wayport and Concourse. Sprint has a
roaming agreement with AT&T Wireless, which could also become
redundant assuming the AT&T Wireless/Cingular merger goes through.
Cingular is part-owned by SBC. At the end of July, USA Today reported
that Sprint had just 12 of its own hotspots, which likely does not
include its Truckstop.net hotspots that are technically built by
Sprint's managed services division. Even if this deal doesn't
significantly expand SBC's network, it's one more roaming deal which
is a good thing. Such deals help increase the number of networks users
can access, which in turn makes subscribing more attractive....
MCI spreads Wi-Fi roaming with Boingo
deal
MCI spreads Wi-Fi roaming with Boingo
deal
12/17/2003 08:27 AMZDNet UK Dec 17 2003 7:53AM ET
TeliaSonera Signs Roaming Deal with NTT
DoCoMo
TeliaSonera Signs Roaming Deal with NTT
DoCoMo
02/01/2005 09:12 PM TeliaSonera customers can roam onto 500 NTT DoCoMo hotspots: As with
the many, many other TeliaSonera HomeRun roaming relationships, this
is one-account, one-bill, but isn't a free roam. Swedish and Norwegian
TeliaSonera customers can roam in February; Finnish starting in March.
They are NTT DoCoMo's first non-Japanese roaming partner....
Cingular Adds Wi-Fi Roaming, EDGE Deal
Cingular Adds Wi-Fi Roaming, EDGE Deal
03/14/2005 05:46 PM Cingular jumps into Wi-FI market with Wayport, others: The other shoe
dropped. Cingular is 60 percent owned by SBC, which has the most
ambitious, well-priced, and comprehensive plan of any of the telephone
carriers, fixed line or wireless. And I'm not just saying that because
I'm writing these words in Austin, Texas, SBC's real home territory.
Cingular announced that their Wi-Fi plan will include all of Wayport's
roaming network, apparently including the McDonald's locations. They
also made deals with StaOnline (hotels) and Concourse (airports).
Cingular took over AT&T Wireless's locations after the merger,
which include Denver International Airport and northeast corridor
Amtrak stations. The deal doesn't mention SBC FreedomLink, which has
several thousand of its own locations now, but I would expect that to
be included at some point, especially since Wayport builds and manages
those locations, so integration should be trivial. And Cingular isn't
reselling its locations back out to other operators or aggregators
beyond those deals that are already in place. The announcement tries
to focus on EDGE, the nationwide deployed 2.5G service that AT&T
Wireless had completed before the merger, and was one of its gems.
EDGE will eventually migrate north to UMTS and then HSDPA with much
faster speeds. EDGE delivers dial-up modem or better, with rates up
above 100 Kbps, but it's certainly still trumped by EVDO basic double
to quadruple rate with much higher bursty rates. Which is why it's a
little weird that Cingular is pricing unlimited EDGE at $80 per month
with an extra $20 per month bringing you unlimited Wi-Fi at 4,000
locations. True, Cingular has the highest-speed national network with
EDGE, but that's like saying, we can bring you a 4 oz. beef patty
everywhere when the competitor is delivering a small but juicy steak
at the same price but just in certain outlets and a 2 oz. beef patty
elsewhere (1xRTT with fast dial-up speeds). There's a market decision
here that might be based on appearance rather than producing demand
especially since Cingular says in the press release EDGE and Wi-Fi are
being sold through its business group not to general consumers....
IBM, Symbol Deal Targets Wireless
Roaming
IBM, Symbol Deal Targets Wireless
Roaming
05/28/2004 08:02 PMA number of wireless companies are partnering to offer advanced
capabilities to customers. Avaya, Proxim and Motorola also ready
offerings.
Boeing, NTT DoCoMo eye Internet roaming
deal
Boeing, NTT DoCoMo eye Internet roaming
deal
04/27/2004 07:20 AMNTT DoCoMo Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding with The
Boeing Co. that is expected to lead to its wireless LAN customers
being able to access Boeing in-flight Internet services through their
NTT DoCoMo accounts.
Yahoo BB Opens Wi-Fi Network for
Aggregator Roaming
Yahoo BB Opens Wi-Fi Network for
Aggregator Roaming
06/30/2004 12:35 PMYahoo BB's 636 Wi-Fi hotspots in Japan will be available to GoRemote,
iPass, Boingo customers: The joint venture of Softbank and Yahoo Japan
will expand to 5,000 locations by March 2005, the article says. While
the hotspots are currently free on a trial basis, Yahoo BB customers
will pay 40 yen or 37 cents per minute to use locations outside the
network, an enormously higher rate than NTT's competing domestic
service. It's also unclear how Yahoo BB customers will gain access to
iPass aggregated locations, for instance....
Sprint, SBC in Short-Range Wireless
Roaming Deal (Reuters)
Sprint, SBC in Short-Range Wireless
Roaming Deal (Reuters)
08/27/2004 05:12 PMReuters - Sprint Corp. (FON.N) said on Friday it
made a deal that will let it nearly double the number of places
it offers short-range wireless Internet connections.
Mobile roaming rates are 'unfair'
Mobile roaming rates are 'unfair'
07/27/2004 05:51 AMTwo of Britain's biggest mobile phone operators are accused of unfair
pricing and could face fines of tens of millions of pounds.
Overture, AOL Europe Expand Deal
Overture, AOL Europe Expand Deal
02/05/2003 03:21 PMOverture's agreement with AOL Europe expires in 2005. Larcher said the
win was particularly sweet since it came against bidding from rival
Google. ...
IBM and Akamai expand on-demand deal
IBM and Akamai expand on-demand deal
12/11/2003 08:34 AMZDNet UK Dec 11 2003 7:43AM ET
AT&T, Cisco expand marketing deal
AT&T, Cisco expand marketing deal
12/02/2003 11:04 AMYahoo to expand services
Yahoo to expand services
02/13/2003 08:11 AMSemel acknowledged competition with search engine Google could
escalate, saying the Mountain View search company has ``a strong
possibility of moving into ...
Random Roaming Could Cost Mobile
Operators Share Of $50 Billion Market
Random Roaming Could Cost Mobile
Operators Share Of $50 Billion Market
06/07/2004 08:58 AMWi-Fi Technology Forum Jun 7 2004 1:34PM GMT
Yahoo to Expand Agreement with Overture
Yahoo to Expand Agreement with Overture
02/04/2003 07:50 PM"...if Yahoo implements these additional listings, clicks from Yahoo
could increase by 10 percent to 30 percent..."
Yahoo to expand bundled premium services
Yahoo to expand bundled premium services
02/13/2003 03:56 AMSemel acknowledged competition with search engine Google could
escalate, saying the Mountain View search company has ``a strong
possibility of moving into ...
Yahoo seeks to expand in Google
territory
Yahoo seeks to expand in Google
territory
03/14/2005 06:29 PMYahoo! And SBC Expand Yellow Pages
Alliance
Yahoo! And SBC Expand Yellow Pages
Alliance
07/10/2002 10:39 AMYahoo! continues to move from a white pages directory to yellow pages
directory via an agreement with SBC Yellow Pages.
Bezeq Int'l to provide global high-speed
mobile Internet roaming services
Bezeq Int'l to provide global high-speed
mobile Internet roaming services
06/23/2004 02:03 PMIsrael Business Arena Jun 23 2004 4:30PM GMT
Yahoo to expand UK internet radio,
ditches downloads
Yahoo to expand UK internet radio,
ditches downloads
12/23/2003 01:37 AMNetimperative Dec 23 2003 0:34AM ET
Free Yahoo! e-mail to expand to 100MB
storage
Free Yahoo! e-mail to expand to 100MB
storage
06/17/2004 12:10 AMChina Post Jun 17 2004 4:29AM GMT
Yahoo to Acquire Musicmatch, Will Expand
Music Portfolio
Yahoo to Acquire Musicmatch, Will Expand
Music Portfolio
09/16/2004 01:04 PMAuctionbytes.com Sep 16 2004 5:14PM GMT
SBC, Yahoo! expand e-mail storage
capacity for DSL customers
SBC, Yahoo! expand e-mail storage
capacity for DSL customers
03/26/2005 07:01 PMbizjournals.com Mar 26 2005 8:48PM GMT
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