Tomizone announced as newest member of the Wireless Broadband Alliance
WBA welcomes Australasia’s leading Wi-Fi service provider to global roaming alliance
Auckland, 16 September 2009 – Tomizone, the leading Wi-Fi service provider in Australasia announced today that it has joined the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) – a forum of the world’s leading wireless broadband operators. The WBA aims to drive wireless broadband adoption globally by developing common commercial and technical frameworks for interoperability across networks, technologies and devices
“We are delighted to have Tomizone, one of Australasia’s leading Wi-Fi enablers, join our global alliance. As wireless broadband connectivity on-the-move becomes increasingly important, our objective is to facilitate wireless broadband roaming globally. Our members will significantly benefit from Tomizone’s vast network of over 16,000 hotspots through Australasia,” said Mr. Shrikant Shenwai, CEO of the WBA. The current WBA membership consists of pioneers in global wireless broadband field and some of the major corporations on its Board of Directors include BT, Boingo Wireless, Deutsche Telekom AG/T-Mobile Orange France, Tata Communications, TMN & True Corporation
WBA members and partner networks collectively today offer coverage across 28 key markets worldwide catering for close to 230 million mobile and broadband subscribers at over 90,000 hotspots across Europe & Middle East, Asia Pacific and Americas
Tomizone operates Wi-Fi hotspots and zones throughout popular places like Café’s, accomodation venues and densely populated areas in Australasia; helping people connect to the Internet with their Wi-Fi laptop or Internet-capable gadget. Tomizone also offers a solution that lets anyone share a broadband connection securely and make money from this by becoming a Tomizone Hotspot or Wi-Fi Zone; a service that is increasingly popular with retailers looking to offer additional services to their customers.
“Tomizone shares the WBA’s vision of driving wireless broadband adoption globally and it aligns well with Tomizone’s vision to bring Wi-Fi to anyone, anywhere.” says Tomizone CEO Steve Simms. “Joining the WBA will enable Tomizone to continue to offer the highest quality Wi-Fi access to our customers in strategic locations to offer greater convenience, and potentially revenue, to our customers.”
Over time, Tomizone account holders will have access to the WBA’s thousands of hotspots, while Tomizone hotspot owners will benefit from access to the many million mobile and broadband subscribers of the WBA members.
To ease commercial roaming between members, the WBA has developed the award-winning WRIX (Wireless Roaming Intermediary Exchange). This standard service specification, along with common commercial standards, will enable Tomizone to offer accelerated roaming deployment in conjunction with WBA members. The aim of this consistent customer experience is to meet the growing demand for access to quality wireless broadband connectivity.
For more information contact:
Steve Simms, CEO, Tomizone, Ph +64 (0)21 558 485
Julien Leys, JML Communications, Ph +64 9 358 2828
About Tomizone
Tomizone offers enterprise-class authentication and billing solutions and rapid network growth for any wireless network or operator, anywhere. Tomizone solutions are delivered by its cloud-based Software as a Service Platform driving Tomizone Wi-Fi Hotspots and Zones, for private and public sector customers including telcos, ISPs, SMEs, retail chains, individuals and cities. Tomizone is the largest provider of Wi-Fi hotspots in Australasia. There are over 16,000 such hotspots and zones in Australasia, along with a growing network in India.
Tomizone also provide roaming services to over 2,000 China Mobile Wi-Fi Hotspots in China. Tomizone is a global company, headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand with offices in Sydney, Bangalore and Beijing. For more information please visit www.tomizone.com
