EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 13, 2017, relating to the financial statements and effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Boingo Wireless, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Los Angeles, California

March 13, 2017