MCI expands Wi-Fi footprint

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MCI expands Wi-Fi footprint


By <mailto:dawnk () cnet com?subject=FEEDBACK:MCI expands Wi-Fi footprint>Dawn 
Kawamoto
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
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Story last modified December 16, 2003, 12:45 PM PST

MCI will more than triple its footprint of Wi-Fi access points through a 
partnership with Boingo Wireless, MCI announced Tuesday.

The roaming agreement not only gives MCI an international presence with its 
Wi-Fi
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locations but also keeps the company competitive with T-Mobile USA. 
T-Mobile <http://news.com.com//2100-7351-5125124.html?tag=nl>announced a 
deal with iPass on Monday, which will give iPass' corporate users the 
ability to connect to T-Mobile's nearly 4,000 hot-spot locations.

MCI, via its deal with Boingo, plans to add 2,000 hot spots worldwide by 
the end of March--bringing its total to 2,600 Wi-Fi locations. Next year, 
MCI also plans to add an additional 3,000 hot spots via Boingo and MCI's 
other partner, WayPort.
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"By expanding our hot-spot capabilities internationally and making it 
possible for workers on the go to remain connected, our customers no longer 
worry about missing important messages no matter where they are," said a 
statement from Nancy Gofus, senior vice president of MCI marketing.

Wi-Fi hot spots give people access to wireless Internet connections from 
such public locations as hotels, airports and restaurants. Analysts expect 
the most frequent users of hot-spot services to be business travelers.

MCI's business users will be able to tap into high-speed wireless hot spots 
via PDAs (personal digital assistants) or laptop computers, available in 
more than 19 countries by end of the first quarter.

The service will let people enter corporate networks and retrieve e-mail or 
use applications.

  

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