VoIP service provider, Skype has signed a deal to include Towerstream's Manhattan Wi-Fi network within the Skype WiFi hotspot footprint.
Skype WiFi is a one-click way to get online at third party wireless hotspots and pay by the minute using Skype Credit. Skype customers, who currently have access to over one million hotspots around the world, are now able to access the mobile internet with the simple click of a button when roaming around the streets of Manhattan.
"By offering millions of Skype's customers access to Towerstream's largest and fastest Wi-fi network in Manhattan, users now have a great alternative to today's congested networks," said Jeff Thompson, Towerstream CEO.