Business travellers and mobile workers have been given a remedy to one of their main headaches in the form of one-click access to more than 20,000 wireless hotspots.
Many users who need to connect to the web while away from the office suffer the frustration of limited coverage, multiple logins and, in some cases, the inability to send e-mails.
Trustive has launched its HotSpotter, which aims to provide seamless connectivity to a unified global network of hotspots, service in response to these woes.
Around 60 networks across Europe are covered by the new service, including The Cloud, KPN and SFR and Vodafone Italia.
Given that the number of Wi-Fi hotspots continues to grow at a rapid rate - by 46 per cent last year according to ABI Research - users are keen to take advantage of connectivity in places previously ruled out, but often the barriers outlined above prevented them from fully embracing hotspots.
Limited e-mail availability in some areas posed a problem for many users, but Trustive says the HotSpotter combats this with its own e-mail tool that allows messages from a user's own account to be sent even if simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) is blocked.
Users can choose to pay for the service in the form as pre-paid one-off usage or in subscription form.
"Today's business traveller is demanding seamless Wi-Fi access wherever they are in the world. By signing up with Trustive, customers can enjoy an enhanced hotspot user experience," said Bram Jan Streefland, co-founder and managing director of Trustive.
