Posted: 17th Jan, 2008 By: MarkJ
The Cloud, a wireless broadband ISP offering
Wi-Fi Hotspot access across Europe and the UK, has acquired 100% of the share capital of GlobalAirNet AG. Ganag, based in Munich Germany, has over 5,300
Wi-Fi access points located in over 300 hotels, including Marriott, Swiss Hotel and Crowne Plaza, with further expansion contracted in the hotel sector:
Steve Nicholson, The Clouds Chief Executive, confirmed the acquisition of Ganag was an important building block in respect of consolidating the German market, and provides the foundation, brand and credentials to accelerate The Clouds expansion into the European hospitality sector.
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The Cloud is a fast expanding European mobile wireless broadband service provider with market leading positions in the UK and Sweden and now, as a result of this transaction, we are also the leading independent Wi-Fi operator in Germany."
The Cloud now has over 12,000 network locations and over 20,000 access points in the UK, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and The Netherlands.