Quiconnect

May 17, 2006

Quiconnect selected to give BT customers even more global Wi-Fi access

Quiconnect, a systems integrator specialising in enabling and operating virtual networks over wireless broadband, has been selected by BT to establish more wireless roaming interconnections, providing even greater Wi-Fi access for BT Openzone customers across the world. The partnership means that Quiconnect is now interlinking the BT Openzone network to other secure wireless broadband networks across the globe, operating an “interconnection hub.” This will continue to increase the number of public hotspots that BT customers can access.

The agreement has already resulted in Quiconnect establishing a live interconnection between BT and Kubi Wireless, Spain’s leading wireless internet service provider. This will offer BT Openzone customers immediate access to over 250 hotspots in key locations, such as select Spanish airports, railway stations, hotels and conference centres throughout the country.

In addition, Quiconnect will also soon bring online a number of hotspots operated by South African market leader, Internet Solutions, giving BT Openzone customers wireless connectivity in yet another continent. Quiconnect is able to consolidate all the connections for multiple bilateral agreements to provide technical and financial interconnectivity and clearinghouse services worldwide. As such, this systems integration service plays a key role in enabling any Wi-Fi user to have access to cost-effective IP-based data and voice services, worldwide and on multiple devices. For BT specifically, the agreement adds to the 8,500 UK and Ireland hotspots and over 30,000 global hotspots to which BT Openzone customers already have access.

Troy Simoni, Quiconnect’s chief executive officer says, “BT is one of the UK’s leading Wi-Fi providers, with a record of consistent innovative leadership. What Quiconnect provides is an efficient means to technically execute, operate and manage those roaming interconnections, and the specialist tools, technology and services to enable BT to keep their innovative edge. We recognise the importance of maintaining BT’s brand equity, and that’s why we take extra measures to facilitate easy customer log in and enhance the user’s hotspot experience. “We’ve been providing similar services for a growing list of carriers which has given us the opportunity to develop and test a whole set of tools, technology and processes. BT gets to benefit from that experience – making their rollout faster and more efficient, and ensuring their services are leading edge. Likewise, we get the benefit of working with a true world leader in 21CN and wireless broadband,” adds Simoni.

Julie Ragbourne, Head of Openzone Wholesale & International Roaming, BT Wireless Broadband says, “The partnership with Quiconnect will accelerate BT’s ability to add additional Wi-Fi roaming facilities for its customers. The initial agreements with Kubi Wireless and Internet Solutions demonstrate our very real commitment to growing Wi-Fi access and is another stride towards making public Wi-Fi similar to the cash-point system, whereby all users can access Wi-Fi through everyone else’s secure networks. “Wireless access via BT Openzone and our roaming partner networks is a central part of BT’s pioneering mobility and convergence vision. This means people will be able to access the Internet, their corporate networks and even their games whenever they need to, wherever they want to, using whatever device they have as part of a seamless user experience. Bilateral roaming agreements with technical and commercial support from Quiconnect are proving a highly useful way of adding enormous value to our customer accounts,” concludes Ragbourne.

About Quiconnect

Quiconnect is a specialist provider of systems integration and interconnectivity management solutions for telecommunications carriers in the wireless broadband sector.  Through its carrier-grade interconnection management platform, Quiconnect connects discrete commercial IP networks worldwide to create multiple custom-tailored virtual networks, uniquely configured and branded for individual carriers.  It provides unique technologies to simplify and securely automate user connections to these virtual networks, provides monitoring and support tools, manages accounting records, and provides financial settlement services in partnership with established clearing houses.

Quiconnect provides custom tools, technology and services to manage interconnections for multiple bilateral roaming and access agreements – ensuring end-to-end integrity, reducing costs, and enabling a consistent carrier-branded user interface across multiple networks, platforms and applications.

Headquartered in London UK, Quiconnect was founded in 2001 and operates offices in Grenoble, France and San Diego USA.  For more information, visit www.quiconnect.com.

For media enquiries for Quiconnect, please contact:

Tom Herbst
KDL
+44 7768 145571
tom@tomherbstpr.co.uk

Media enquiries

Tom Herbst
KDL
+44 7768 145571
Click here to request a press pack