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  • Combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 is Incredible, Says Boingo CEO

    Combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 is Incredible, Says Boingo CEO

    “5G is not really hype, it’s here and it will emerge over time,” says Boingo CEO Mike Finley. “I think it’s going to come faster than 4G did. You have all the U.S. operators engaged and you have operators all over the world that are launching and want to launch 5G products. At Boingo, we’ll take the 5G capabilities and implement them into all the venues that we have. Take (5G) cellular today and mix that with Wi-Fi that’s coming in Wi-Fi 6 and it’s really an incredible offering that comes to end-users.”

    Mike Finley, CEO of Boingo, discusses how the combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 is already bringing higher and faster internet speeds, lower latency, more device connections, and better security, in an interview on Bloomberg Technology:

    Wi-Fi 6 Is Starting To Come Out Now

    Wi-Fi in and of itself continues to evolve. Wi-Fi 6 is starting to come out now. We’ve recently done a trial in the John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California. Essentially, that’s higher speed, faster speeds, lower latency, and many more devices can be used at the same speeds with better security. As Wi-Fi continues to evolve you’ll start to see devices and capabilities come with that.

    The second piece of it is at Boingo we are an activity company. We offer a combination of cellular and Wi-Fi together. As new technologies come out and if that’s satellite those types of capabilities will be enabled in devices. When you have a company like Boingo that’s a neutral host company in large airports, multi-family housing, military bases, in stadiums, and places like that, we’ll enable all of that technology so that the end user can benefit from the capabilities that are in front of them.

    5G Is Not Really Hype, It’s Here

    If you look at where 5G’s at, it’s here. 5G has been launched here in the US. There are infrastructure companies outside of (China’s) Huawei that have been in front of that and are the networks that the U.S. operators are launching with. Devices are coming in rapid fashion. There are chips that companies like Qualcomm have not only developed but now have in the marketplace. There have been devices that have launched. A laptop with Lenovo and Qualcomm was announced last week that has 5G in it.

    5G is not really hype, it’s here and it will emerge over time. I think it’s going to come faster than 4G did. Part of that is because you have infrastructure vendors and device makers that are seeing that it’s going to scale quickly. You have all the U.S. operators engaged and you have operators all over the world that are launching and want to launch 5G products. That’s been being worked for a long time. At Boingo, we’ll take the 5G capabilities and implement them into all the venues that we have. Cellular today and you mix that with Wi-Fi that’s coming in Wi-Fi 6 and it’s really an incredible offering that comes to end-users.

    Boingo Continues With Double-Digit Revenue Growth

    We’ve had 18 consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth. We’ve exceeded our guidance for 20 quarters in a row. We’ve met the guidance that we have for the first quarter and that we’re claiming for the rest of this year. We’re performing according to our plan. We continue to invest and we have lots of opportunity in our cellular business and our Wi-Fi business continues to grow. The combination of those two together really is what separates us. We also have a new opportunity in multifamily or apartment buildings and student housing that we’re developing now as we speak.

    Combination of 5G and Wi-Fi 6 is Incredible, Says Boingo CEO Mike Finely

  • Google Play Sponsors Free Wi-Fi Across the U.S.

    It’s not unheard-of for Google to give away free Wi-Fi access. For the past few years the company has offered complimentary Wi-Fi to travelers at airports during the holiday season.

    This week, Boingo Wireless announced that it will be enabling more than 4,000 free Wi-Fi hotspots in cities across the U.S. Boingo is the same software and services provider that Google partnered with to provide Wi-Fi in airports. The free Wi-Fi will last from now until the end of September.

    Boingo stated that the hotspots will be placed in high-traffic locations in “dozens” of cities in the U.S. 15 airports are included in the rollout, including JFK and O’Hare. Some Manhattan subway stations will get the service, as well as thousands of hotels, shopping malls, cafes, and “recreational areas.”

    Access to the Wi-Fi runs through Boingo’s Cloud Nine Media platform, which enables advertising through Wi-Fi access sponsorship. iPhone users are a bit out of luck, however – access is restricted to Android, Windows, and Mac OS X users. This may be a limitation of iOS, or it could be because the sponsor for the service is Google Play, Google’s web and smartphone store.

    “Google Play is the first to take part in our newly expanded Wi-Fi sponsorship network, which reaches millions of consumers each month with place-based brand engagements,” said Dawn Callahan, vice president of consumer marketing for Boingo Wireless. “Sponsorships like this give users the free Wi-Fi they crave, advertisers the consumer interaction they need, and venues the revenue to offset the costs associated with providing a high-bandwidth Wi-Fi experience.”