| The new hotspots include locations in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Al Ain, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah and Khorfakkan, including four international airports, major hotels such as the Ritz-Carlton, and coffee shops across the country. Before being integrated into the iPass Global Broadband Roaming network, the Etisalat Wi-Fi hotspots will go through the iPass Enterprise Ready certification process, which includes testing for performance, reliability and compatibility with a comprehensive range of virtual private network (VPN), personal firewall and anti-virus software solutions.
iPass customers will be able to log onto the Internet and access critical corporate data at Etisalat hotspot locations via the iPassConnect™ mobility manager software. This helps these companies save money by avoiding the expense of Wi-Fi hotspot vouchers or 3G international data roaming charges, and ensures that security policies are followed.
The iPassConnect™ mobility manager contains a directory of all locations available worldwide, regardless of connection type. To connect, users simply select the desired network or Wi-Fi venue and enter their corporate username and password. Ethernet and Wi-Fi locations are detected and displayed to the user automatically, making the connection even easier and quicker to establish. |