Wayport, the leading provider of wireless and wired high-speed Internet access in 475 hotels and 10 airports, today announced it is working with Intel Corporation to promote Wayport's service in hotels and airports in conjunction with Intel's forthcoming Centrino™ mobile technology for notebook PC's.
Intel's new Centrino mobile technology featuring built-in Wi-Fi capability will be implemented in PC manufacturers' notebook computers. Wayport and Intel are working together, through nationwide marketing and advertising, to drive awareness of Wayport's Wi-Fi (802.11b) hotspots-areas where notebook users can connect to the Internet and corporate networks wirelessly.
"The work between Intel and Wayport demonstrates a deep commitment to the industry to drive awareness and adoption of Wi-Fi," said Dan Lowden, vice president of marketing for Wayport. "Intel's Centrino mobile technology for notebook computers and Wayport's nationwide Wi-Fi service in hotels and airports, enable today's mobile user to take advantage of high-speed Internet access when they travel, keeping them more productive when away from the office."
As awareness and deployment of Wayport's service grows and usage of notebooks featuring Intel Centrino mobile technology increases, current and future Wayport-enabled locations will realize a boost in occupancy, and in turn, incremental revenues giving them a distinct competitive advantage.
"Wireless connectivity will change the way you use your notebook PC," said Don MacDonald, marketing director, Intel Mobile Platforms Group. "With the forthcoming Intel Centrino mobile technology, wireless capability becomes a standard feature in notebooks so, whether you are at work, at home, in the office or on the road, people will be able to use their notebooks in a whole new way."
To enable the highest quality user connection experience, Wayport and Intel are conducting extensive engineering testing of the Intel Centrino mobile technology on Wayport's network.
The Intel Centrino mobile technology brand represents Intel's best technology for mobile computing and is designed to deliver an unwired computing experience while enabling extended battery life, outstanding mobile performance and thinner and lighter form factors.
