NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. will begin providing a platform infrastructure to support OpenRoaming, a new authentication mechanism for free Wi-Fi. We will begin accepting consultations regarding the introduction of OpenRoaming from February 21, 2025. We will work with area owners to promote the spread of OpenRoaming in the free Wi-Fi areas that NTTBP is contracted to operate.
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OpenRoaming is an international wireless LAN roaming platform jointly developed by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) and its member companies. NTTBP provides services compatible with OpenRoaming in cooperation with Cityroam, a member of the WBA that operates the roaming platform in Japan.
SOURCE: PRTimes
