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Seamless access is helpful but it's the secure connection, where available, that offers the greatest advantage.
Boingo and Sprint have partnered to provide seamless auto-authentication on Boingo’s managed and operated Wi-Fi networks at 35 major U.S. airports.
The service will be available to up to 40 million of Sprint’s smartphone users. When Sprint’s smartphone customers are within range of a Boingo Wi-Fi network, the system will automatically connect the customer’s smartphone to the Boingo network, with no intervention required by the smartphone user.
Automated access will also be available for Boingo’s “Passpoint