WIRELESS AND MOBILE NEWS

Wi-Fi provider, Boingo Wireless,  reported that the iPad is now the second most popular non-laptop device connecting to its Wi-Fi networks.

The iPad pushed out former number two, Android and more than doubled the daily number of visits for the previous second place device.

The iPhone is still tops, representing nearly 90% of all non-laptop connections in Boingo's airports. The iPad registered 5.4% of all device connections, while Android tallied 2.5%. Blackberry phones and iPod Touch MP3 players accounted for less than 2% each of total visits. Windows Mobile was less than 1%.

The current version of iPad only connects to the Internet through Wi-Fi.

Today there have been a lot of iPad news stories, the $29.99 unlimited plan from AT&T will be truly unlimited, there have been over 524,000 sold, cost $260 to make, music iPad apps are really popular, Wi-Fi issues have been reported.

SugarSync now works with the iPad and whole bunch of popular aps blasted the app store in time for the iPad launch.

"It's stunning how quickly the iPad has established itself as a force in Wi-Fi," said Dave Hagan, president and CEO of Boingo Wireless. "After four days in market, it is already being more widely used than other Wi-Fi enabled mobile devices that have moved millions of units."

The above data represents all Wi-Fi enabled non-laptop devices in Boingo's managed network, which includes 58 airports, the Washington State Ferries, and several sporting arenas and convention centers. In the context of this data, a "connect" is any device that associated to the SSID, received an IP address and loaded the sales portal in the venue. It provides a representative sample of market penetration for the various platforms of Wi-Fi enabled devices.

Boingo gives consumers the best choice of WiFi hotspots by combining more than 125,000 locations from 167 leading WiFi operators around the world into a single worldwide network spanning 103 countries.