Enterprise Customers Benefit From Access Through Fiberlink's Extend360 Mobility Platform? to Over 40 Additional Wi-Fi Providers Worldwide
May 28, 2008
Blue Bell, Pa. – May 28 , 2008 – Fiberlink Communications Corporation, a trusted provider of secure mobility for the enterprise, adds to its long-standing T-Mobile® HotSpot relationship by signing an agreement with Deutsche Telekom North America’s carrier division, International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS). This agreement will give Fiberlink subscribers seamless access to over 17,000 new Wi-Fi hotspots, including over 10,000 offered by T-Mobile International, Europe’s premier provider in the UK, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic and Netherlands. Fiberlink’s Extend360 Mobility Platform helps companies consolidate access options and security applications into a single software solution for mobile workers, making it easier to find available connections and get connected.
“Fiberlink delivers comprehensive connectivity options along with enterprise-grade security services to some of the world’s largest businesses. We are always looking to expand our offering to meet our customers’ needs. Over the past year, usage of European Wi-Fi has more than doubled driven by enterprise customers in Europe and business travelers from U.S.-based companies,” said Ed McCrossen, president of Fiberlink. “This new agreement with Deutsche Telekom broadens our product portfolio while offering our customers the optimal mix of access and security.”
Fiberlink’s Extend360 Mobility Platform, an endpoint management solution, is a comprehensive solution delivered as a service that helps IT manage and protect corporate laptops regardless of their location or how they get connected to the Internet or their network. For over 10 years, Fiberlink has delivered a variety of access options to some of the world’s largest businesses. Today, the company offers on-demand software that provides everything a company needs to connect, control and secure their mobile devices and data.
“We are always looking for ways to extend our footprint out to customers
in order to benefit end users,” stated Deutsche Telekom North America Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Mulholland. “Fiberlink delivers a unique service to IT that simplifies access and
security for mobile workers. We’re pleased that we have reached an agreement that will
allow Fiberlink to increase its international Wi-Fi footprint and meet enterprise demand for secure
Wi-Fi services.”
About Deutsche Telekom International Carrier Sales & Solutions (ICSS)
ICSS, the international wholesale arm of Deutsche Telekom Group, is one of the biggest voice
carriers worldwide and an increasingly important IP player across a growing European market with
excellent interregional connections between Europe and the Americas and Asia. With
continuously changing markets, ICSS has redesigned its portfolio from traditional voice and
transport services to advanced innovative wholesale services and customized IP solutions. The
business activities and efforts of ICSS focus on serving the following market segments: broadband
operators (ISPs, WISPs, and VoIP SPs), mobile operators and MVNOs, content, application and media
providers, corporate service providers and VNOs, fixed voice carriers, and carriers’ carriers
and their customers through a worldwide sales network. The basis for the delivery of the services
of ICSS is an expanding ultra-modern infrastructure - Deutsche Telekom’s international
network. For further information, see
www.deutschetelekom.com/icss
About Fiberlink
Fiberlink simplifies and secures mobile working with innovative software and
services, built for the enterprise. Today’s enterprises require both security and mobility,
and Fiberlink delivers both without compromise. Fiberlink’s advanced technology
protects mobile workers from hackers, viruses, loss, theft, “data leakage” and other
hazards brought on by mobile computing. Market research firm Current Analysis recognizes Fiberlink
for its leadership in delivering secure mobility solutions. Fiberlink is the trusted mobility
provider for companies such as Bloomberg, Continental Airlines, and Grant Thornton. Additional
information about Fiberlink is available at
www.fiberlink.com.
Susan Sutton
Fiberlink Communications Corporation
ssutton@fiberlink.com
(215) 664-1753
Allison Watters
A&R Edelman for Fiberlink
awatters@ar-edelman.com
(212) 819-4944
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