Boingo demonstrates Wi-Fi roaming solution for Symbian smartphones
By Dusan Belic on Thursday, February 15th, 2007 at 11:59 PM PST In 3GSM, Services, Symbian
During the 3GSM World Congress, Boingo Wireless Inc. announced that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program and has demonstrated its port of Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit to Symbian OS. The Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit offers Symbian OS licensees the opportunity to integrate seamless Wi-Fi roaming connectivity into their dual-mode handsets.
The initial port, demonstrated at the Forum Nokia (NYSE: NOK) PRO arcade at 3GSM World Congress, supports S60 software on Symbian OS. A subsequent port will support UIQ on Symbian OS later this year.
The Boingo Embedded Wi-Fi Toolkit enables Wi-Fi and dual-mode smartphones to easily and transparently authenticate to Boingo’s Wi-Fi hotspots worldwide. Users will be able to turn on their devices and enjoy a broadband Wi-Fi connection when in range of any Boingo Hot Spot in venues such as hotels, airports, convention centers, truck stops, and retail stores around the world.
