More than 600 New Hotspots in Six Key Cities Follow Roaming
Agreement with CTCL
iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a global provider of services that unify the
management of enterprise mobility, today announced it is greatly
expanding its Wi-Fi coverage in China through a partnership with
Coordinate Technologies Communication Limited (CTCL), a systems
integrator that provides the Wi-Fi roaming hub for leading Chinese
carriers. iPass Wi-Fi coverage in China features 600 live locations from
CTCL; these represent the first phase of a rollout that will include the
entire CTCL footprint of nearly 1,600 hotspots.
This relationship not only increases iPass’
Global Broadband Roaming footprint in one of the world’s
most critical economies, but gives iPass users extensive Wi-Fi coverage
across the key cities hosting the Beijing Games in August. With a total
of approximately 2,500 active wireless broadband locations available
across China and Hong Kong, iPass covers more than half of all available
commercial Wi-Fi hotspots*, and complements this with a nationwide
mobile broadband and dial-up footprint.
Through its partnership with CTCL, iPass will ensure seamless connection
for the mobile worker in major Chinese business hubs including Beijing,
Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Tianjin, Shenyang and
Qinhuangdao. The CTCL network covers a variety of venues including
nearly 50 international and domestic airports, more than 700 hotels
including the Shangri-La and Crowne Plaza chains, Starbucks coffee shops
and conference facilities.
“CTCL’s partnership
with iPass will be critical to opening our footprint to thousands of new
business users within China as well as overseas travellers who have a
need for secure and reliable Wi-Fi access,”
explains Jason Liang, CEO, CTCL.
The CTCL network infrastructure has completed iPass’
Enterprise Ready Certification, which ensures high levels of access
reliability and compatibility with enterprise systems. These new
locations add to the world’s largest active
business-class Wi-Fi network of over 100,000 broadband venues including
83 of the world’s top 100 airports.
“Since market reforms took place in China,
the country has made rapid advances in use of wireless communications
technologies in order to become better connected to the global economy,”
commented Chee Leng Loy, managing director of iPass in Asia. "We are
very pleased that we can offer iPass users the coverage they need to
stay connected across China, especially ahead of the landmark event that
will be the Beijing Games this summer.”
* Source : www.jiwire.com
About iPass Inc.
iPass helps enterprises unify the management of remote and mobile
connectivity and devices. With iPass software and services, customers
can create easy-to-use broadband solutions for their mobile workers,
home offices, and branch and retail locations, complete with device
management, security validation, and unified billing. iPass offerings
are powered by its leading global virtual network, on-demand management
platform, and award-winning client software. The iPass global virtual
network unifies hundreds of wireless, broadband and dial-up providers in
over 160 countries. Hundreds of Global 2000 companies rely on iPass
services, including General Motors, Nokia, and Reuters. Founded in 1996,
iPass is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., with offices
throughout North America, Europe and Asia. iPass®
is a registered trademark of iPass Inc.
iPass® is a registered trademark of iPass Inc.
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