GoRemote offers more wireless access options

GoRemote Internet Communications Monday announced it is expanding its suite of services for mobile use, and inked two roaming deals that expand the reach of its network.

GoRemote (formerly known as Gric Communications) unveiled its Mobile Office Revolution service, the successor to its Mobile Office offering. The new service bundles an array of mobile access technologies including free, traditional and in-flight wireless LAN, wireless 3G and landline offerings, including Ethernet and DSL.

For the first time a GoRemote customer will be able to use free Wi-Fi service offered at a coffee shop or fast food restaurant with the same client they use when on a paid service, or connecting via Ethernet at a hotel.

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GoRemote Internet Communications Monday announced it is expanding its suite of services for mobile use, and inked two roaming deals that expand the reach of its network.

GoRemote (formerly known as Gric Communications) unveiled its Mobile Office Revolution service, the successor to its Mobile Office offering. The new service bundles an array of mobile access technologies including free, traditional and in-flight wireless LAN, wireless 3G and landline offerings, including Ethernet and DSL.

For the first time a GoRemote customer will be able to use free Wi-Fi service offered at a coffee shop or fast food restaurant with the same client they use when on a paid service, or connecting via Ethernet at a hotel.

When users turn on their laptops the GoRemote client reveals all access methods available to that user, including a rating for each free Wi-Fi hotspot. This rating system will be based on GoRemote customer feedback, which is important because initially it is difficult for a user to determine the quality of a free hotspot, the company says. Users will be asked to rate a hotspot based on its reliability and signal strength.

GoRemote also signed a deal with Connexion by Boeing, a business unit of The Boeing Company. GoRemote users will be able to use the Connexion in-flight Wi-Fi service as one of the thousands of hotspots available to all GoRemote customers.

The service lets users on a select handful of airlines access the Internet while 35,000 feet in the air.

Boeing’s Connexion service is available on Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines, Japan Airlines and ANA flights. Singapore Airlines, China Airlines, Korean Air and Asiana have announced plans to offer the Connexion service on some of their long-range flights.

GoRemote also signed a deal with CSL, a mobile service provider in Hong Kong. Customers will be able to access their corporate VPN’s and check their e-mail over CSL’s 3G network that spans 230 countries through roaming agreements.

GoRemote also says it has a handful of roaming agreements in the works with other 3G service providers that it plans to announce in the coming months. These additional roaming agreements are expected to beef up GoRemote’s 3G access.