Boingo Wireless and Birdstep Technology Partner to Bring Integrated Cellular Data and Wi-Fi to Operators Worldwide

Birdstep Technology to offer Boingo® Roaming System to its European operator customers; Boingo to integrate Birdstep WAN SDK into Wi-Fi software

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – September 19^th, 2005 – Boingo Wireless and Birdstep Technology (OSE:BIRD), today announced a software licensing and marketing agreement that will make it easier for operators worldwide to offer an integrated Wi-Fi and 3G wireless WAN service.

Birdstep Technology will integrate Boingo software development kit (SDK) authentication software into its Wi-Fi / WAN Access Connection Manager. The integration will make Birdstep’s connectivity software “Boingo network ready,” giving Birdstep’s operator customers the capability to easily develop a Wi-Fi service that includes access to the Boingo Roaming System network of more than 22,000 Wi-Fi hotspots globally including 188 airports and 4,300 hotels.

Boingo will also use the Birdstep WAN Access Connection Engine SDK to integrate GPRS, EDGE, UMTS, 1xRTT and EV-DO network connection capabilities into its award-winning Boingo® Software, the industry’s leading software for accessing public Wi-Fi hotspots.

The two companies have a track record of success with carriers. Boingo’s Platform Services Partners include BT Infonet Services Corp., EarthLink, Fiberlink, MCI, Nextel Communications, Telecom Italia and Skype. Birdstep Technology’s best-of-class connectivity technologies are in use with customers including Nextel Communications in the U.S., as well as T-Mobile Group, Vodafone Group, TeliaSonera and Telenor in Europe.

“Wi-Fi and cellular data are complementary technologies and, as the availability of cellular data services grows, are becoming increasingly attractive as supplemental services for business travelers,” said Dave Hagan, president and CEO of Boingo Wireless. “An integrated offering that combines the mobility of 3G and the speed of Wi-Fi is a perfect mix for today’s road warrior.”

“Shielding users from the complexity of wireless networks has become the significant success factor for integrated wireless services,” said Jørgen Bredesen, CEO of Birdstep Technology. “Boingo’s success with Wi-Fi will be extended through the integration of Birdstep’s software which brings the same simplicity to the WWAN world as well.”

Birdstep’s WAN Access Connection Engine SDK helps PCs and PDAs connect to 2.5G and 3G cellular data networks via handsets and PC cards. Thus, cellular data users can become fully mobile - they can read their e-mails and surf the web, without the need to know complex network information or the need to configure their laptop or PDA.

Boingo Software is available for Windows, Windows Mobile and Mac OSX. It is the key to the worldwide Boingo Roaming System, which gives business travelers the best choice of Wi-Fi hotspots by combining the locations of over 100 leading Wi-Fi operators representing over 22,000 locations into one worldwide network, and allowing the user to roam onto any of these locations with a single subscription.

The addition of 2.5G and 3G technologies from Birdstep Technology will help users fill in the coverage gaps with more ubiquitous cellular data access when Wi-Fi is not available. The tool will be appropriate for cellular service providers or mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) that are offering Wi-Fi combined with 2.5G / 3G data services.

Boingo will also offer the software as an SDK for its Platform Services Partners, who leverage the Boingo Wi-Fi network to offer their own Wi-Fi service. With the SDK, Platform Services partners can develop customized software under their own brand name. The Platform Services program also provides a full suite of back-office billing, roaming, mediation and clearinghouse services to allow partners to offer their own Wi-Fi service quickly and cost effectively.

About Birdstep Technology
Birdstep Technology ASA is a public company listed in the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) under ticker ’BIRD’ with head quarters in Oslo, Norway in addition to offices in the USA in Seattle, San Francisco and Boston, as well as offices in Stockholm, Frankfurt, Cambridge (UK) and Shanghai. In December 2004 Birdstep acquired 100% of the shares in Alice Systems. The purpose of the acquisition was to complement both companies’ offerings to be able to deliver best-in-class client-based solutions that enable operators to improve their customer experience as they move between available networks, e.g. fixed, cellular and wireless connections. The company today employs around 70 people dedicated to development of advanced seamless mobility solutions and small footprint, high performance database technologies. Birdstep has the intellectual property rights to software developed, and inventions made, by its employees. Birdstep’s global customers and partners include Nokia (NOKA/NKA), Cisco (CSCO), 3Com (COMS), Alcatel (EPA), Ericsson (ERICY), Nortel Networks (NT), Nokia (NOK), HP (HPQ), Fujitsu Siemens Computers, PCTel (PCTI), and 32 network operators worldwide including T-Mobile Group, Vodafone Group and Telenor (TELN). For more information, visit www.birdstep.com.

About Boingo Wireless
Boingo Wireless, Inc. is an ultra-high-speed wireless Internet service available in thousands of locations such as hotels, airports, cafes, and other public places, in dozens of countries throughout the world. Both directly and through major carrier and ISP partners, Boingo provides business travelers with a wireless broadband Internet connection to improve productivity while on the road. Through its Wi-Fi software and Roaming System, Boingo makes finding and connecting to Wi-Fi networks point-and-click simple and secure. More information about Boingo is available at http://www.boingo.com.

Boingo is a registered trademark of Boingo Wireless Inc.

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