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WeRoam to Support Devicescape's Browserless Wi-Fi Access Solution to Businesses and Consumers Worldwide
Partnership Boosts Devicescape's Hotspot Access With WeRoam's Public Wireless LAN Network of More Than 35,000 Hotspots
| Source: Devicescape
SAN BRUNO, CA--(Marketwire - March 19, 2008) - WeRoam, a leading wholesale aggregator of
Public WLAN Roaming, has partnered with Devicescape, a major provider of
software access solutions for Wi-Fi roaming services. The two companies
have signed an agreement which allows Devicescape's customers to
automatically connect their wireless devices to WeRoam's open WLAN roaming
platform covering hotspots in over 60 countries worldwide.
Oscar Derrer, CEO, Comfone, commented, "The increasing availability of
Wi-Fi-enabled devices together with rising demand for easy methods to
access information like advanced content and location-based services makes
Devicescape's software a very attractive solution for consumers. Wi-Fi
users also demand access to an international network. Since 2002, we at
Comfone have been building up WeRoam's hotspot partnerships and can now
offer Internet access at over 35,000 hotspots worldwide. As a result of our
cooperation with Devicescape, users of Devicescape's software will benefit
from WeRoam's global WLAN coverage, saving Devicescape the time and
resources required in building up hotspot access."
"Devicescape is delighted that our members can now enjoy access to even
more Wi-Fi hotspots through this agreement," said Dave Fraser, CEO,
Devicescape. "We are dedicated to making Wi-Fi access from any device as
seamless, secure and simple as possible wherever a user may be in the
world. By adding WeRoam's extensive open WLAN roaming platform to the
fast-growing number of Devicescape-enabled hotspots we greatly expand our
Wi-Fi footprint for our customers."
About Comfone:
Comfone provides roaming services to over 300 operators in 125 countries
worldwide. Its service portfolio includes signalling, data, clearing,
hubbing and convergence services. WeRoam is a trademark of the Swiss
company Comfone AG. WeRoam specialises in wholesale mobility management and
roaming solutions for the fixed and mobile telecommunications sector.
The patented open roaming platform connects nearly 60 WISPs and offers an
aggregated footprint of more than 35,000 hotspots. Key solutions found in
GSM technology have been adopted to make up the WeRoam service. This
positions WeRoam as the only open roaming platform supporting
username/password and SIM based authentication for WLAN Roaming. All
solutions easily integrate with existing products of Internet, Enterprise,
GSM and VoIP service providers. Learn more about Comfone and WeRoam at
www.comfone.com & www.weroam.com.
About Devicescape:
Headquartered in San Bruno, California, the company is privately held and
backed by leading venture capital companies including Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers, August Capital, Enterprise Partners, and JAFCO. To learn
more, please visit www.devicescape.com.