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<CONFORMED-NAME>BOINGO WIRELESS INC
<CIK>0001169988
<ASSIGNED-SIC>4899
<IRS-NUMBER>000000000
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
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<STREET1>10960 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 800
<CITY>LOS ANGELES
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<PHONE>310-586-5180
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
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<STREET1>10960 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 800
<CITY>LOS ANGELES
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>90024
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>Hovenier Peter
<CIK>0001519357
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<ACT>34
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<FILM-NUMBER>13898716
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<STREET1>10960 WILSHIRE BLVD
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<CITY>LOS ANGELES
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>90024
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
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    <periodOfReport>2013-06-05</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>BOINGO WIRELESS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>WIFI</issuerTradingSymbol>
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        <reportingOwnerAddress>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>10960 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 800</rptOwnerStreet2>
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            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90024</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Financial Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2013-06-05</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>1.4</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>2000</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>1.4</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2013-06-05</value>
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            <transactionCoding>
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                <transactionCode>M</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
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                    <value>2000</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>1.4</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2019-12-31</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                    <value>2000</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Subject to continuous service, this option is exercisable with respect to 1/4th of the shares subject to this option on 12/31/2010; and with respect to an additional 1/36th of the remaining shares subject to this option each month thereafter.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Noah Belsky as Attorney-in-fact for Peter Hovenier</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-06-06</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
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