US-based Boingo Wireless has acquired the Wi-Fi networks for the WSDOT ferries division from Parsons Transportation Group, and it will provide Wi-Fi access to the daily commuters, professionals and tourists that use the ferry system.
With the acquisition, Boingo will be adding 11 Washington State Ferries terminals and 15 ferries to complement its owned and operated airport network, claims the company. The eleven terminals from where the Wi-Fi ferries launch are: Seattle, Bainbridge, Bremerton, Edmonds, Kingston, Mukilteo, Clinton, Fauntleroy, Vashon, Southworth and Anacortes. Washington State Ferries operates a ferry fleet in the US with 22 ferries traversing the Puget Sound and its inland waterways.
According to the company, the Ferries Wi-Fi network will be moving to a Boingo-branded start page, where commuters and tourists will be able to purchase Boingo AsYouGo day passes, as well as Boingo Unlimited, a monthly service that provides Wi-Fi access throughout the Americas and can be used at any Boingo location.
Dave Hagan, CEO and president of Boingo Wireless, said: “The Washington State Ferries Wi-Fi network acquisition gives us another way to serve our core customers, the person that wants to be online and be productive, while on their commute, doing business in Washington or on a personal vacation.”
Boingo Wireless enables users to access Wi-Fi network on their laptop and mobile. With a single account, Boingo users can logon to the Boingo Network locations that include the top airports around the world, hotel chains, cafés and coffee shops, restaurants, and metropolitan hot zones.
