as nasdaq wifi industry computer software it services founded los angeles ca 2001 founder sky dayton headquarters 10960 wilshire blvd. suite 800 los angeles ca key people sky dayton founder ; david hagan chief executive officer and chairman of the board products software technology and roaming services for wireless networks revenue us 139.6 million 2015 1 us 119.3 million 2014 2 website boingo.com boingo wireless is an american company that provides mobile internet access for wireless enabled consumer devices . the company reports having over one million small cell networks for cellular extension services aka distributed antenna system das and wi fi access that reach more than one billion consumers annually . 3 the company is headquartered in los angeles california . contents 1 history 2 products and services 2.1 advertising 2.2 retail services 2.3 wholesale services 3 awards and recognition 4 references 5 further reading 6 external links history edit in 2001 earthlink co founder sky dayton founded boingo to address the then fragmented state of wi fi networks . 4 he says he saw how wi fi could help make the internet as ubiquitous as the air we breathe . 5 in march 2007 boingo acquired concourse communications group 6 which extended boingo s services into wi fi and cellular das networks at airports . 6 7 on november 10 2008 boingo acquired opti fi networks wi fi holdings adding another 25 airport wi fi networks to its portfolio of managed locations and bringing its total of airport wi fi networks to 55 . 8 on may 4 2011 boingo wireless went public giving the company a market cap of approximately 439 million . the stock price dropped soon afterward and boingo s ipo was initially viewed as less than auspicious 9 but the stock recovered a year later to its ipo price . 10 on august 8 2012 the company acquired cloud nine media thereby adding advertising services for sponsored wi fi . 11 on february 21 2013 the company acquired endeka group a provider of wi fi and iptv services to military bases and federal law enforcement training facilities . 12 in november 2013 boingo announced contracts with the us air force us army and us marines corps to install iptv and broadband access networks on their posts . 13 in september 2013 boingo announced the acquisition of its largest competitor advanced wireless group awg . 14 at the time of the announcement awg operated networks at 17 us airports including logan airport bos detroit metropolitan airport dtw los angeles international lax and miami international airport mia . boingo announced that the combined entity would operate in 60 percent of north america s top 50 airports and more than 40 percent of the world s top 50 airports reaching more than 1.4 billion passengers annually . 15 as of september 2016 boingo s market cap stood at 367.6 million . 1 products and services edit boingo acquires wireless rights in public and private locations such as airports military bases stadiums and universities ; builds das small cell and wi fi networks to serve those areas ; and monetizes those networks through advertising carrier fees or user charges . 16 advertising edit boingo sells advertising on its wi fi platform through landing page access and display advertising . advertisers sponsor free wi fi access in exchange for consumers viewing advertisements such as offers and video placements . 17 retail services edit boingo broadband boingo installs wireless infrastructure to provide residential broadband and iptv services for troops stationed on us military bases . initial deployments included all marine corps bases within the united states as well as two bases in japan the first international bases to offer boingo broadband services . 18 boingo wi fi boingo sells wi fi access to end users at a network of managed and operated wi fi hotspots and third party locations around the world . payment plans include a selection of month to month subscription and single use access plans . to support its retail model the company produces a database of available wi fi locations for customers available on the website and as a downloadable app called boingo wi finder for android and ios devices macs and pcs . wholesale services edit boingo s integrated hardware and software platform provides a range of wi fi related services to telecom operators network operators device manufacturers technology companies enterprise software and services companies and venue operators through its wholesale services which include distributed antenna system das boingo sells telecommunications companies access to a network of distributed wi fi antennas at managed hotspot locations . the system is deployed within airports and other locations that require additional signal strength to improve the quality of cellular services . 19 platform services boingo licenses their proprietary software and provides software integration and development services to customers allowing them to sell their own wi fi services . citation needed roaming services boingo sells roaming services across a network of over 800 000 hotspot locations to business partners who use this service to provide mobile internet services to their customers . the company is integrating hotspot 2.0 technology allowing users to automatically connect when within range of free wi fi service . 20 through a roaming deal with time warner cable announced in june 2014 and launched that december this technology allows newer smartphones with wi fi alliance certified passpoint clients to move between and automatically connect to networks operated by both companies . 21 turn key solutions boingo sells turn key wi fi solutions to venue operators including installation management and operation . citation needed awards and recognition edit boingo has earned multiple honorable recognitions including 2012 about.com readers award best iphone ipad travel app boingo wi finder 22 2013 global traveler s award best wi fi service 23 references edit a b boingo wireless inc . yahoo.com . retrieved 2016 09 27 . boingo wireless inc form 10 k . united states securities and exchange commission . wifi boingo wireless inc quarterly report . morningstar.com . 2014 09 30 . retrieved 2014 12 17 . day 2 at 802.11 planet conference wi fi networking news . wifinetnews.com . 2002 12 04 . retrieved 2014 02 18 . sky dayton founder of boingo wireless where are they now . fiercewireless.om . 2013 06 18 . retrieved 2014 04 25 . a b ron 2006 05 22 . boingo wireless acquires airport cellular wi fi operator concourse communications wi fi networking news . wifinetnews.com . retrieved 2014 02 18 . fri 03 02 2007 6 19pm . boingo completes concourse buy . wirelessweek.com . retrieved 2014 02 18 . boingo acquires opti fi to boost airport wi fi . informationweek . retrieved 2014 02 18 . boingo wireless ipo finds lukewarm reception on day one . forbes . 2011 04 05 . retrieved 2014 02 18 . gogo files for 165 million ipo . benzinga.com . 2013 06 10 . retrieved 2014 04 25 . mediapost publications boingo buys wi fi startup cloud nine media 08 08 2012 . mediapost.com . retrieved 2014 02 18 . boingo wireless wifi to acquire endeka . streetinsider.com . 2013 02 21 . retrieved 2014 02 18 . boingo supports the troops with iptv winning contracts to connect u.s. military bases . gigaom.com . 2013 11 08 . retrieved 2014 04 30 . boingo wireless acquires advanced wireless group . commercialobserver.com . 2013 10 13 . retrieved 2014 04 30 . boingo acquires awg combining airport industry s 2 largest wi fi providers . airportrevenuenews.com . 2013 09 26 . retrieved 2014 04 30 . boingo wireless leading the small cell revolution pdf . shareholder.com . 2014 12 01 . retrieved 2014 12 18 . boingo s cloud nine deal shows how public wi fi is changing . fiercewireless.com . 2012 08 08 . retrieved 2014 04 30 . boingo serves up broadband for u.s. military . fiercewireless.om . 2014 10 26 . retrieved 2014 12 17 . stadium tech report boingo at & t answer call for more das bandwidth at chicago s soldier field . mobilesportsreport.com . 2013 12 26 . retrieved 2014 04 30 . wi fi roaming starts to take flight with hotspot 2.0 . pcworld.com . 2014 02 24 . retrieved 2014 04 30 . time warner cable boingo turn on hotspot 2.0 . gigaom.com . 2014 12 17 . retrieved 2014 12 18 . readers choice awards 2012 . about.com . 2012 12 31 . retrieved 2014 05 01 . global traveler announces the cream of the crop of 2013 . globaltravelerusa.com . 2013 12 01 . retrieved 2014 05 01 . further reading edit snowden leaks canada spied on airport travellers . bbc . january 31 2014 . weston greg & greenwald glenn & gallagher ryan january 30 2014 . csec used airport wi fi to track canadian travelers edward snowden documents electronic snooping was part of a trial run for u.s. nsa and other foreign services . cbc news . cs1 maint uses authors parameter link external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title boingo wireless & oldid 743511862 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