LOS ANGELES and SANTA ANA, Calif. – April 23, 2014 – Boingo Wireless (NASDAQ: WIFI), the leading DAS and Wi-Fi provider that serves consumers, carriers and advertisers worldwide, today announced the company’s selection as neutral host wireless network partner by John Wayne Airport (SNA), a leading Southern California airport serving more than nine million passengers per year.
Boingo will provide comprehensive connectivity services for the airport per the terms of the long-term agreement. The company will design, install and manage a new neutral host Distributed Antenna System (DAS) for the airport, which will boost cellular coverage and capacity throughout the airport. Boingo’s industry-leading approach to indoor DAS deployments maximizes carrier participation and ensures carrier-grade coverage for all users. Boingo will manage any future deployments of cellular small cell networks at the airport.
Boingo will also upgrade John Wayne Airport’s existing Wi-Fi network, ensuring fast, reliable coverage throughout the airport. Ad-supported free Wi-Fi service will continue to be available to all travelers, enabled by the Boingo Media platform. The new network will also be Passpoint-enabled, providing seamless access to the secure Wi-Fi network using the industry’s latest technologies. Users who have Passpoint-capable devices and have installed a Passpoint profile will automatically be connected to the WPA2-encrypted network.
“With our passenger traffic growing each year, it’s important that our wireless networks are enhanced to meet today’s connected travelers’ needs, and built to scale as travelers carry more devices that consume data more quickly,” said Alan L. Murphy, Airport Director, John Wayne Airport. “The airport prides itself on providing our passengers with a first-class travel experience, and Boingo Wireless helps us ensure that all of our traveler’s wireless needs are covered.”
“John Wayne Airport is the gateway to one of the most popular tourist areas in the U.S., and the network sees significant usage by both road warriors maintaining their productivity and leisure travelers trying to keep their kids entertained. We look forward to leveraging our experience as DAS and Wi-Fi provider for some of the world’s busiest airports and providing an excellent passenger experience at John Wayne,” said Scott Phillips, Boingo Wireless vice president of business development for North American airports. “Our relationships with Tier One carriers, unparalleled network design team, ad sales force, and advanced real-time business intelligence will streamline the process of providing a great connected experience to travelers, and provide increased efficiencies to the airport operations team.”
Boingo is the leading provider of neutral host Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) in U.S. airports. Boingo is the world’s leading airport Wi-Fi provider, managing services at more than 75 airports, representing more than 40% of the world’s top 50 airports. The company manages Wi-Fi services at five of the top ten highest traffic airports in the United States, including Chicago’s O’Hare International, Los Angeles International, New York’s John F. Kennedy, and Miami International.
About Boingo Wireless
Boingo Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIFI) helps the world stay connected. Our vast footprint of small cell networks cover more than a million DAS and Wi-Fi locations and reaches more than 1 billion consumers annually – in places as varied as airports, stadiums, universities, and military bases. For more information about the Boingo story, visit .
About John Wayne Airport
John Wayne Airport (SNA) is owned by the County of Orange and is operated as a self-supporting enterprise that receives no general fund tax revenue. The Airport serves more than nine million passengers annually and reaches more than 20 nonstop destinations in the United States, Canada and Mexico. More information can be found at www.ocair.com, facebook.com/johnwayneairport or on twitter.com/johnwayneair.
Contact:
Boingo Wireless, Inc.
Katie O’Neill
Phone: 310-689-1163
Email: koneill@boingo.com
John Wayne Airport
Jenny Wedge
Phone: 949-252-5182
Email: jwedge@ocair.com
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