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International Wi-Fi Roaming Opportunity for Communications Service Providers Reaches an All-Time High

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iPass and Informa identify winning strategies to capture next phase of growth in Wi-Fi data roaming

REDWOOD SHORES, California – iPass Inc. (NASDAQ: IPAS), a leading provider of mobile services for enterprises and telecom service providers, announced today that it has released a whitepaper titled “International Wi-Fi Roaming: Winning Strategies to Construct Wi-Fi/Cellular Data-Roaming Offers for Retail Subscribers.” The whitepaper was co-written by Informa Telecoms & Media and is available at http://www.ipass.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/International-Wi-Fi-Roaming.pdf.

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ICP Operator Q&A – True

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ICP is one of the most important key drivers to standardize and facilitate global Wi-Fi roaming. There are many benefits of ICP that encouraged True to participate. Firstly, the program will enable participants to not only assess the level of Wi-Fi service capability, but also allow them to benchmark themselves with other global players. Secondly, having a standardized process and set of guidelines (TED & CBED) will accelerate the service interoperability in the mobile world. The final but important benefit is that ICP will be the starting point to revolutionize the customer experience in the new era of NGH-based Wi-Fi Roaming.

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ICP Q&A – NTT DOCOMO

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NTT DOCOMO joined this commercial Wi-Fi roaming program to effectively meet the objectives of the ICP and exchange technical and commercial information. We wanted to contribute to the structure of the standard frameworks (a set of technical and commercial templates), as we saw that this would be beneficial to us and every operator to utilize these frameworks. This will streamline the requirements and procedures process and enable us to expand our own Wi-Fi roaming partnerships. We believe that the ICP is important for facilitating interoperability and we are very pleased to contribute and ultimately benefit the Wi-Fi ecosystem.

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Project and Program call to action

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WBA Programs & Projects update

2012 was a remarkable year for WBA’s Programs & Projects with consistent growth in member participation and over 165 meetings held. The level and pace of this activity led to a successful closure of more than 80% of the ongoing projects. These projects ranged from NGH trial related activities to whitepapers focusing on roaming guidelines or technical components that needed further study by the industry.

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New partnerships

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A number of exciting industry collaborations are in place for 2013:

  • GSMA-WBA Joint Taskforce Phase 2, to address the topics of Signaling Optimization and Seamless Session Transfer with IP preservation
  • Small Cell Forum-WBA Joint Whitepaper on Integrated Small Cell and Wi-Fi
  • CableLabs-WBA Joint Taskforce to align roaming frameworks

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Standing Room Only at the WBA Wi-Fi Zone! – MWC 2013 Round Up

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Now that everyone has had time to digest another record breaking Mobile World Congress, it is time to reflect on the events from last week and the huge success of the show’s inaugural Wi-Fi Zone, hosted by the WBA. Located in Hall 8.1, the Wi-Fi Zone was abuzz with mobile enthusiasts from day 1 and securing a spot between Intel and the Apps Lounge was a definite bonus for the WBA!

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AT&T: 2.7 Billion Connections Made in 2012; Wi-Fi Network Growth Doubles

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AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spots Experience Notable Growth in Retail and Hospitality Locations
Dallas, Texas, February 26, 2013

Wi-Fi has become a necessity for the connected consumer, driving more than 2.7 Billion Wi-Fi connections made to the AT&T* Wi-Fi network in 2012. As consumers rely on Wi-Fi connectivity in their daily routine, businesses are continuing to harness the benefits of AT&T across more than 32,000 AT&T Wi-Fi Hot Spot locations.

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