iPass announced its partnership with ER-Telecom, Russia's leading independent telecom services provider to provide customers access to more than 4,500 new Wi-Fi hotspots in St. Petersburg and other major Russian cities.
ER-Telecom has 11% of the Russian broadband internet market and is growing rapidly. Its domestic Wi-Fi footprint includes hotels, restaurants, cafes and convention centers across Russia.
According to iPass, the ER-Telecom footprint adds to the existing iPass network of more than 57 million hotspots in more than 120 countries.
Mato Petrusic, vice president, EMEA & APAC at iPass
With ER-Telecom, we have the perfect partner, as we expand our Wi-Fi footprint in Russia. Wi-Fi remains the fastest and most reliable way to be online, so we are delighted to be offering our customers secure, on-the-go connectivity while traveling in Russia.
Andrey Chazov, marketing director at ER-Telecom Holding
We are very happy to start our partnership with iPass, and we are sure that its customers will be glad to use the DOM.RU Wi-Fi network, while traveling in Russia.