Comments on: Wi-Fi Consolidation Continues with Boingo Buy http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:23:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Traveling With The Guru: Boingo | Symbian-Guru.com http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/#comment-913365 Traveling With The Guru: Boingo | Symbian-Guru.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:00:46 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=28636#comment-913365 <p>[...] Boingo recently picked up Opti-Fi Networks, which manages the WiFi hotspots in 25 North American airports. If you’re a frequent traveler [...]</p> [...] Boingo recently picked up Opti-Fi Networks, which manages the WiFi hotspots in 25 North American airports. If you’re a frequent traveler [...]

]]> By: Stuart Friedman http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/#comment-912248 Stuart Friedman Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:22:39 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=28636#comment-912248 <p>Wifi is a great backup when you are indoors, in a 2g area, or out of the country. My provider ATT gives me 20 megs of data that I can use in 65 countries outside the US. 20 megs is that much. Boingo mobile's $8 wifi roaming package is a very nice supplement to that. It gives me connections in a huge percentage of the world's airports, European train stations, and on several municipal wifi nets like the Cloud's network covering central London.</p> <p>I would never go with a PDA that didn't have wifi as a fallback.</p> Wifi is a great backup when you are indoors, in a 2g area, or out of the country. My provider ATT gives me 20 megs of data that I can use in 65 countries outside the US. 20 megs is that much. Boingo mobile’s $8 wifi roaming package is a very nice supplement to that. It gives me connections in a huge percentage of the world’s airports, European train stations, and on several municipal wifi nets like the Cloud’s network covering central London.

I would never go with a PDA that didn’t have wifi as a fallback.

]]> By: Ori Matalon http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/#comment-912054 Ori Matalon Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:00:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=28636#comment-912054 <p>I still prefer a fixed data plan and a 3G mobile modem connected my laptop or w/ an iPhone/BB, over these overpriced (imho) networks.</p> <p>my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim</p> I still prefer a fixed data plan and a 3G mobile modem connected my laptop or w/ an iPhone/BB, over these overpriced (imho) networks.

my comments at http://www.commentino.com/orim

]]> By: Andy H http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/#comment-911954 Andy H Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:40:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=28636#comment-911954 <p>Not quite sure what this play means. Opti-Fi wasn't exactly coming at this from a position of strength, airports are a notoriously difficult market to get traction in. Parsons and ARINC (who previously owned Opti-Fi) couldn't really get anywhere with it, so the divestiture is no surprise. A significant and steady rollout of WiMax/4G in the US could drastically change the airport WiFi landscape. For airports who have already made the switch from fee to free based WiFi, their service will continue to hum along at a marginal cost. It <em>might</em> make sense for an aggregator like Boingo, a $30/monthly subscription is a hell of a lot different from individual airports STILL charging $6-10 per DAY.</p> Not quite sure what this play means. Opti-Fi wasn’t exactly coming at this from a position of strength, airports are a notoriously difficult market to get traction in. Parsons and ARINC (who previously owned Opti-Fi) couldn’t really get anywhere with it, so the divestiture is no surprise. A significant and steady rollout of WiMax/4G in the US could drastically change the airport WiFi landscape. For airports who have already made the switch from fee to free based WiFi, their service will continue to hum along at a marginal cost. It might make sense for an aggregator like Boingo, a $30/monthly subscription is a hell of a lot different from individual airports STILL charging $6-10 per DAY.

]]> By: The WiFi world is grateful to Steve Jobs http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/#comment-911859 The WiFi world is grateful to Steve Jobs Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:07:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=28636#comment-911859 <p>[...] It is estimated that it costs 85% less to send traffic through WiFi than through 3G. And now Boingo just bought OptiFi. At Fon we are also noticing more and more iPhone traffic. We call it iFon traffic. And it´s great [...]</p> [...] It is estimated that it costs 85% less to send traffic through WiFi than through 3G. And now Boingo just bought OptiFi. At Fon we are also noticing more and more iPhone traffic. We call it iFon traffic. And it´s great [...]

]]> By: Más compras en el mundo WiFi http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/#comment-911855 Más compras en el mundo WiFi Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:53:17 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=28636#comment-911855 <p>[...] compras de empresas en general salvo en el mundo WiFi. El viernes AT&T compra Wayport y hoy Boingo compra OptiFi. Teniendo que invertir los últimos dos millones de euros en Fon probablemente de mi bolsillo por [...]</p> [...] compras de empresas en general salvo en el mundo WiFi. El viernes AT&T compra Wayport y hoy Boingo compra OptiFi. Teniendo que invertir los últimos dos millones de euros en Fon probablemente de mi bolsillo por [...]

]]> By: Stacey Higginbotham http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/#comment-911844 Stacey Higginbotham Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:20:07 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=28636#comment-911844 <p>Ian, good question, although I'm curious as to how long these networks will be attractive, given WiMAX and 4G network deployments. Are Wi-Fi networks a stopgap solution?</p> Ian, good question, although I’m curious as to how long these networks will be attractive, given WiMAX and 4G network deployments. Are Wi-Fi networks a stopgap solution?

]]> By: Ian Andrew Bell http://gigaom.com/2008/11/10/wi-fi-consolidation-continues-with-boingo-buy/#comment-911816 Ian Andrew Bell Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:56:16 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=28636#comment-911816 <p>So the question is ... is T-Mobile a willing seller of their (North American) WiFi assets? Or does this re-emergent value opportunity finally (or temporarily) validate their investments over the past few years?</p> So the question is … is T-Mobile a willing seller of their (North American) WiFi assets? Or does this re-emergent value opportunity finally (or temporarily) validate their investments over the past few years?

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