Behind Time Warner Cable/Boingo Seamless Wi-Fi Roaming

Time Warner Cable and Boingo have implemented what they said is the wireless industry’s first Passpoint roaming integration. Customers of either company will be able to seamlessly roam onto the other company’s Wi-Fi hotspots, with some caveats. Initially Time Warner Cable customers wanting to use Boingo hotspots will have to have an iOS device that supports the Passpoint standard. Customers also will have to download the appropriate app. TWC and Boingo had a previous roaming agreement, but it was not seamless. Customers had to go through a log-in process to use hotspots operated by the partner company.