Cable Industry Goes Mobile With Time Warner Cable Passpoint Launch

Time Warner Cable is the first major U.S. service provider to enable relatively new Passpoint, or Hotspot 2.0, capabilities on its out-of-home Wi-Fi networks. TWC’s deployment will allow qualifying data subs to authenticate Passpoint compatible mobile devices once and then automatically discover and sign onto any other TWC hotspot without having to re-enter login information.

In areas with dense Wi-Fi network deployments, Passpoint-enabled hotspots will allow TWC data subs a degree of mobility, handing off an authenticated device from one hotspot access point to the next without a noticeable interruption in service. Bloomberg BNA’s Broadband Advisory Service expects other operators ...