Boingo Wireless is a public company that provides global Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi or Wifi, is a mechanism for wirelessly connecting electronic devices. A device enabled with Wi-Fi, such as a personal computer, video game console, smartphone, or digital audio player, can connect to the Internet via a wireless network access point. An access point has a range of about 20...

 services at more than 125,000 hotspots worldwide – including hundreds of airports, thousands of hotels, and tens of thousand cafes and coffee shops. It was founded by Sky Dayton

Sky Dayton

Sky Dylan Dayton is an American entrepreneur.Dayton is the founder of EarthLink, co-founder of eCompanies, founder and chairman of Boingo.-Early life:...

, who also founded Earthlink

EarthLink

EarthLink , is an Internet service provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It claims 1.94 million subscribers.- Business :EarthLink provides a variety of Internet connection types, including dial-up, DSL, satellite, and cable. Both dial-up and high speed Internet access are available...

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In January 2011, the company announced plans for an IPO by submitting a filing with the SEC. In April 2011, Boingo Wireless set its IPO terms, planning to raise $75 million by offering 5.8 million shares at a price range of $12 to $14.