Big Wireless, a pioneering Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) with headquarters in Madrid, Spain has chosen PicoPoint, the number one facilitator of high-speed wireless internet access provider's, to supply and manage all crucial back-office services for a wireless operation.
Wi-Fi - short for wireless fidelity, a technology allowing anyone with a laptop and a wireless card to get high-speed Internet access at places like cafes and airports - has been one of technology's few bright growth spots. In 2003, about $1.67 billion will be spent on Wi-Fi equipment worldwide, according to Allied Business Intelligence. The Wi-Fi industry is arguably the hottest sector in wireless - and certainly one of the fastest growing.
PicoPoint and Big Wireless recognise this huge opportunity and have signed an agreement to combine both companies' professional wireless specialities. Together PicoPoint and Big Wireless deliver complete Wi-Fi public access solutions. These solutions incorporate Big Wireless's commitment to the professional implementation and servicing of HotSpots throughout Southern Europe with PicoPoint's proven back-office and roaming services.
"Wi-Fi provides business travellers with high value, high speed internet connectivity in a multitude of public spaces all over the world," said Steve Kearney, co-founder of Big Wireless. "Having access to secure broadband connectivity when on the road empowers business travellers to convert dead time into productive time. PicoPoint's back-office solution allows us to fully focus on the front-end of the business: the sales, marketing and support of a professional Public WLAN service."
"Our agreement with Big Wireless is an excellent opportunity for us to extend our global presence into the highly lucrative market of the Southern European nations," says Ben van Dongen CEO of PicoPoint. "Big Wireless has both the resources and specialised industry knowledge to successfully implement a large wireless operation. We are very pleased that Big Wireless has chosen us as a partner in business and to have such a professional organisation on board."
