Boingo Partners With free-hotspot.com to Extend its European Reach

Boingo users can now access more than 3,500 new Wi-Fi locations across 18 European countries

Dublin, Ireland & Los Angeles, United States – July 21^st, 2008 – Boingo Wireless and free-hotspot.com are pleased to announce that Boingo customers will now be able to roam for free at all of free-hotspot.com's Wi-Fi locations. With access to uninterrupted sessions and an assured quality of service, Boingo users will not be required to view advertisements to connect to free-hotspot.com's network of more than 3,500 locations in 18 countries throughout Europe.

free-hotspot.com quadrupled its network size in 2007 and expects to have 5,000 hotspots by the end of 2008, making it one of the fastest growing networks in the world. Boingo, which provides access to the world's largest network of Wi-Fi hotspots, has aggregated more than hotspots across the globe, all accessible via one single account.

"We are pleased to extend our reach by partnering with a dynamic company like free-hotspot.com. Their rapidly growing network is a great complement to our business and personal traveller user base and will provide our customers with more choices and options as they move around Europe," said Luis Serrano, Vice President, Network Strategy of EMEA and LATAM for Boingo.

"We are excited about teaming up with a worldwide market leader such as Boingo," said Brandon Meyers, free-hotspot.com's Vice President, Marketing. "Their large established user base can now use hotspots across our entire European footprint, which includes previously underserved areas in Eastern Europe such as Poland, Romania and the Czech Republic."

Both Boingo Wireless and free-hotspot.com won a WBI Award in 2006, confirming their position as innovative companies within the wireless industry: Boingo Wireless for Best Aggregator/Wholesaler and free-hotspot.com for Best Public Wi-Fi Product.

About free-hotspot.com

free-hotspot.com operates the world's largest free Wi-Fi Internet service network with over 3500 FREE HotSpot locations in 18 countries throughout Europe. To gain access to free-hotspot.com's free wireless Internet service, users agree to watch an introductory Sponsor advertisement. This innovative system, which has won the prestigious Wireless Broadband Innovation Award for Best Public Wi-Fi Product, is made available under the EDGE Messaging brand name to wireless network operators as well as airports, hospitality chains and other organisations that wish to increase revenue, promote strategic marketing programmes or build brand presence over their own Wi-Fi networks.

free-hotspot.com supports an active user community and provides free wireless Internet service to around 600,000 people each month. The company also operates the industry's most comprehensive directory of free HotSpots which currently lists more than 20,000 free wireless Internet locations worldwide.

To learn more about the free HotSpot programme or to find the free HotSpot nearest you, please visit: www.free-hotspot.com

About Boingo Wireless

Boingo Wireless, Inc. is the global market leader in Wi-Fi. Boingo makes it easy for consumers to enjoy Wi-Fi access on their laptop or mobile device at more than hotspots worldwide -- including airports, hotels, cafes and metropolitan hot zones -- with a single account. Through its Concourse Communications Group, LLC subsidiary, Boingo operates wired and wireless networks at 30 of the top 100 North American airports. More information about Boingo and Concourse is available at http://www.boingo.com and http://www.concoursecommunications.com.

Boingo, Boingo Wireless, and the Boingo Wireless Logo are registered trademarks of Boingo Wireless, Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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