Guestpost:Inside a Global Wi-Fi Data Roaming Service based on iPass Open Mobile Exchange by ZAIN since March 14,2012

Dealing act

Since March 14, 2012 Zain Group gained agreement with iPass Inc. to Launch Global Wi-Fi Data Roaming Service based on iPass Open Mobile Exchange

·      Deal will provide Zain customers value added access to over 700,000 Wi-Fi hotspots
·      Service offers the largest Wi-Fi roaming footprint in the world across 117 countries 

As a pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East, deal with a leading provider of mobility services for both enterprises and telecom service providers, by which Zain will provide its mobile customers with global Wi-Fi data roaming services.

The Zain Group might offering will leverage the iPass Open Mobile Exchange (iPass OMX) to provide customers with a global Wi-Fi roaming offering and access to the iPass Mobile Network, the world’s largest commercial Wi-Fi network at local rates.

Zain seem excites to work with iPass for this ground breaking Wi-Fi roaming service that will provide the one ultimate flexibility to his customers travelling abroad, said Hisham Akbar, Zain Group Chief Commercial Officer. “Our customers will be able to use their smartphones and tablets to affordably data roam on Wi-Fi in over 700,000 locations internationally with the convenience of being charged on their home bill – it’s a value added service that our mobile customers have desired in order to avert high data roaming charges.”See more