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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Concourse Communications Reports Surge in Airport WiFi Usage:
19% increase in 30 days
Chicago, IL – September
12, 2003 – Concourse
Communications reports that total user sessions for its
airport WiFi networks grew 19% in August over July, representing
an annualized growth rate of over 600%. This indicates
that airports are one of the fastest rising WiFi usage
locations in the country.
“There are about 15 airports in North America equipped with airport-wide
WiFi and we are one of the few neutral-host providers that support this service
in multiple venues,” says Joe Beatty, CEO of Concourse Communications. “This
puts us in a unique position to collect data on airport WiFi usage and our August
data represents the most rapid growth in usage that we’ve seen to date,” he
adds.
Analyst
Monica Paolini of Senza Fili Consulting says, “The
increase of WiFi traffic in airports confirms the trend
towards an escalating usage of public WiFi service. Airports
are ideal hotspot locations – as travelers wait for
their plane to depart, they find it convenient to be wirelessly
connected to the company intranet or to the Internet. Airports
attract a significant share of public WiFi traffic and
are playing an important role in promoting the use of WiFi
hotspots.”
There
will be around 12.8 million users of public WLAN services
in the USA by 2007, with the total number of hotspots reaching
57 000 in locations such as airports, hotels and restaurants,
according to Public Wireless LAN Access in Western Europe
and the USA: market analysis and forecasts, a report published
by Analysys, the global adviser on telecoms and new media.
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About
Concourse Communications Group, LLC
As the leading developer of neutral host Wireless Access Systems, Concourse
Communications Group is redefining wireless communications services at
major U.S. airports and other commercial venues, including LaGuardia, JFK,
Newark Liberty, Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport and the Minneapolis/St.
Paul International Airport. These systems support wireless voice, data
and video services offered by commercial wireless service providers, airport
operators and their airline tenants. For more information, please visit
www.concoursecommunications.com.
Media Contacts:
BIGfrontier Communications
Steve Lundin or Pat O'Sullivan
(773) 881-4670
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