Time Warner Cable (TWC) in partnership with Boingo Wireless is offering the subscribers of both companies access to Passpoint WiFi roaming via seamless connection to secure WiFi networks at thousands of locations.
The partnership will enable Boingo subscribers to access thousands of Time Warner Cable’s Passpoint-enabled hotspots in cities including New York, Austin and Kansas City, with Passpoint roaming access launching in additional cities including Los Angeles and Charlotte in early 2015.
As for TWC's residential Internet customers with Standard Service and its Business Services Internet customers, they can now seamlessly roam onto Boingo’s “Passpoint Secure” WiFi networks at 25 of the highest traffic airports in the U.S. To access Boingo’s Passpoint-enabled and TWC WiFi-Passpoint networks, TWC customers are required to download the TWC WiFi Finder app from the Apple App Store, which will then allow them to provision a Passpoint profile on their iOS device. Their applicable device will then be able to connect seamlessly to TWC WiFi-Passpoint and Boingo “Passpoint Secure” networks.
Rob Cerbone, VP of Wireless Product Management, Time Warner Cable
Passpoint technology provides significant value to our customers. Our Passpoint roaming integration with Boingo will keep our users connected to this advanced technology during their travels, helping us provide maximum wireless security to our TWC Internet consumers when they’re surfing the Internet out of home
Derek Peterson, Chief Technology Officer, Boingo Wireless
The launch of reciprocal Passpoint roaming in the U.S. marks a significant milestone for the wireless industry, but more importantly it makes the best possible WiFi connectivity experience available to even more customers in key locations throughout the U.S. Our partnership with TWC gives our customers truly widespread access to simple, seamless and secure WiFi in key markets nationwide.
