WeRoam Extends Wi-Fi coverage for AT&T
07.02.2006, 16 Uhr - TOGEWAnet AG
(press1) - AT&T expands W-iFi Capabilities to New Countries Across Europe, Middle East and the Americas
Bern, 7, Feb. 2006 -WeRoam, the worldwide WLAN roaming platform , announced today an agreement that extends AT&T's Wi-Fi roaming capabilities and substantially broadens its footprint, initially by more than 5,000 new Wi-Fi locations, with up to another 5,000 additional new locations expected to become available during first quarter 2006, bringing increase of up to 20 new territories
These new capabilities will provide AT&T customers with flexible and secure mobile access to their corporate virtual private networks.
"WeRoam is delighted to help AT&T expand available Wi-Fi coverage in these new territories," said WeRoam CEO, Toni Stadelmann. "By implementing the AT&T client software across our existing and future network, business travellers now have access to a number of new hospitality and airport venues"
Expanding AT&T's global access capabilities gives enterprise customers the flexibility they need to extend their mobile work environment. "AT&T continues to offer its customers more ways to stay connected to their VPNs, helping them increase productivity, enhance collaboration and improve efficiency across the board," concluded Bill Archer, president of AT&T Europe, Middle East and Africa.
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About WeRoam
Established in 2001 and owned by TOGEWA Holding, WeRoam is the trading name of Swiss company TOGEWAnet AG. WeRoam specialises in wholesale mobility management and roaming solutions for the fixed and mobile telecommunications sector.
WeRoam's patented open roaming platform currently connects over 50 Wireless Internet Service Provider networks (WISPs) with a number of the world's leading GSM and Enterprise Remote Access Providers, offering an aggregated footprint of more than 15.000 hotspots. WeRoam is a market leader in SIM based authentication for WLAN.
Learn more about WeRoam at www.weroam.com
About the New AT&T
AT&T Inc. is one of the world's largest telecommunications holding companies and is the largest in the United States Operating globally under the AT&T brand, AT&T companies are recognized as the leading worldwide providers of IP-based communications services to business and as leading U.S. providers of high-speed DSL Internet, local and long distance voice, and directory publishing and advertising services. AT&T Inc. holds a 60 percent ownership interest in Cingular Wireless, which is the No. 1 U.S. wireless services provider with more than 52 million wireless customers. Additional information about AT&T Inc. and AT&T products and services is available at nhickey@emea.att.com.
For more information, contact:
Michael Gebert
WeRoam
+41 (31) 341 1124
michael.gebert@weroam.com
Niall Hickey
AT&T
+44 (0)771 577 1451
nhickey@emea.att.com
Pressekontakt:
TOGEWAnet AG
Herr Michael Gebert
Nussbaumstrasse 4
3000 Bern
Tel: +41 31 341 1124
Fax: +41 31 341 1021
michael.gebert@weroam.com
http://www.weroam.com
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