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iPod touch users offered UK nationwide Wi-Fi with The Cloud
Friday, 28 September 2007
The Cloud today announced that it is giving Wi-Fi access to owners of Apple’s new iPod touch in thousands of hotspots across the UK. From Monday, users will be able to use their iPod touch to access the internet and Apple's online iTunes service in Wi-Fi hotspots provided by The Cloud.
The new Wi-Fi service, called Cloud Unlimited Music, will be available from Monday 1st October 2007 for £3.99 per month, specifically for iPod touch, and is not subject to any minimum term contract.
Owen Geddes, Group Director of Business Development at The Cloud, commented; “We believe this is a significant step forward in making music, podcasts and video available when, and wherever, people really want it. iPhone users will soon be able to make the most of our Wi-Fi network with O2 and The Cloud when the iPhone is introduced in November and we want to make sure people who have the Wi-Fi enabled iPod touch are able benefit from our network of over 7,500 hotspots too.”
iPod Touch users need to sign-up for the service at www.thecloud.co.uk/ipod, where they can register their individual device for use on The Cloud’s network across the UK and pay for the service. Once a user has registered their device, they are able to connect to any The Cloud Wi-Fi network without complicated usernames and passwords. The service is being introduced in the UK first and will become available in other European markets shortly.
The Cloud offers wireless broadband access at thousands of locations across Europe, including airports, hotels and railway stations throughout the UK, Germany, the Nordics and The Netherlands.
About The Cloud
The Cloud is Europe’s leading, independent Wi-Fi network, providing mobile wireless broadband through thousands of locations across the UK, Nordics, Germany and The Netherlands. The Cloud provides an open platform and allows providers such as ISPs, mobile operators, gaming, VOIP and broadband companies to provide Wi-Fi experiences to their customers. Launched in 2003, The Cloud actively partners with Vonage, O2, BT, Vodafone, iPass, Telenor and Nintendo, among others, to facilitate the growth of an open platform wireless broadband services across Europe. The Cloud’s investors include 3i, Accel and Provider Venture Partners. The Cloud has been selected as a Technology Pioneer at The World Economic Forum and as a Red Herring Top 100 Company.
iPod, iPod touch and iTunes are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.
For further information:
Marc Berry
Mantra PR
Tel: 020 7438 4910