Boingo Wireless, which runs one of the world’s largest networks of Wi-Fi hotspots, today announced that it has acquired seven airport Wi-Fi networks from Sprint. Operations in all seven airports have been successfully converted to Boingo® hotspots.

tAccording to Boingo, this acquisition increases their airport hotspot network coverage and its Concourse subsidiary from 16 to 23, covering 37 percent of passenger enplanements in the top 100 North American airports. The new airports include Houston (HOU), Houston George Bush Intercontinental (IAH), Memphis (MEM), Milwaukee (MKE), Oakland (OAK), Louisville (SDF), and Salt Lake City (SLC).

Through its Concourse Communications subsidiary, Boingo also provides Wi-Fi service at: Atlanta (ATL), Kalamazoo (AZO), Nashville (BNA), Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Detroit (DTW), Newark (EWR), John F. Kennedy (JFK), LaGuardia (LGA), Midway (MDW), Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP), Will Rogers (OKC), Chicago O’Hare (ORD), San Juan (SJU), St. Louis (STL), Toronto (YYZ), and Ottawa (YOW).

Boingo’s WiFi access rates provides unlimited access to thousands of North American hotspots for $21.95 per month with worldwide roaming for $39 (€29) per month.North American hotspots can also be accessed on a daily basis for $7.95 per day, while international hotspot access costs $9.95 per day.

Competitor AT&T, in the United States, provides WiFi access through McDonalds restaurants, with the help of Wayport. AT&T’s WiFi service generally costs between $20-$30/month, bundling some packages with their cellular data network, but this summer AT&T announced that its DSL customers can receive WiFi access free. Their network includes nearly 10,000 hot spots including those at McDonalds, airports, Barnes & Noble, coffee shops and popular sporting venues.

T-Mobile offers nationwide WiFi access inside Starbucks coffee shops. T-Mobile’s WiFi service plans cost $20-$40/month.

Related DailyWireless stories include; AT&T: Free WiFi with DSL, McSignage, Boingo Goes Flat Rate, Hotspots are Hot, Skype on The Cloud, UK Unwires 12 Cities, Belair: Live in London, The Cloud Talks, Downtown London Cloud, Free TrainFi in UK, Statewide/Nationwide Wireless Broadband, Urban WiMAX in the UK and Mobilizing WiFi on Trains & Cars.

Original Source: dailywireless.org