AeroMobile Shows GPRS Mobile In-Flight Data Service with Live Demo at WAEA Booth 1021, Hamburg

September 19, 2005

Annapolis, Maryland and Oslo, Norway—AeroMobile™, the company leading the development of in-flight mobile cellular communications, will demonstrate its newly developed in-flight data service at the World Airline Entertainment Association (WAEA) convention this week in Hamburg, Germany, Sept. 20-23.

AeroMobile’s data capability allows sending and receiving mobile data from cell phones and PDAs. The service supports General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) communications, including hand-held data communication devices such as Blackberries.

The data service uses the Inmarsat Swift (64kbs) and SwiftBroadband (432kbps) aeronautical satellite services as well as other broadband aircraft communications links. AeroMobile supports all GPRS-based applications, including WAP, web access and E-mail.

Bernt Fanghol, Telenor New Business Vice President, Mobile Connectivity, said, “As aircraft broadband connections come online, we anticipate mobile data services will become an essential feature of in-flight communications. Globally the number of GPRS users will increase to several hundred million in the next couple of years, and Blackberries and other hand-held devices have become a vital part of business life. GPRS services are simple, efficient and provide real value for money. It is estimated that 40 percent of European businesses will be using mobile data services by 2008.”

AeroMobile has commissioned new research into the potential take-up of in-flight data services and the results of this work will be available in a few weeks. This work will be used to further develop the product offering in terms of pricing, service specifications and future enhancements.

“Research has already shown that SMS texting is likely to be one of the most popular forms of in-flight communications, with E-mail close behind,” stated David Coiley, ARINC Director Aircraft Mobility Connectivity. “E-mail is also predicted to be a key driver for mobile data services, with 90 billion being sent by 2009. AeroMobile’s mission is to get the right solution in place to meet all passengers’ needs, and we will add these data capabilities to AeroMobile’s existing voice and text messaging services as soon as aircraft communications systems are upgraded to the new, higher bandwidth links.”

AeroMobile will also be demonstrating its cellular voice and text messaging services this week at WAEA Booth 1021 using current Inmarsat aircraft satellite communications systems.

With headquarters in Oslo, Norway, Telenor is an international provider of high quality telecommunications, data, and media services, with expanding operations in international mobile and satellite communications. Telenor is one of Norway's largest companies with 2003 revenues of approximately U.S. $7.6 billion and a workforce of 20,600 located in Norway and abroad. Telenor is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and NASDAQ (TELN). For more information, visit the Telenor web site at www.telenor.com.

ARINC Incorporated is the world leader in transportation communications and systems engineering. The company develops and operates communications and information processing systems and provides systems engineering and integration solutions to five key industries: airports, aviation, defense, government, and surface transportation. Founded to provide reliable and efficient radio communications for the airlines, ARINC is headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland, and operates key regional offices in London and Singapore, with over 3,000 employees worldwide. ARINC is ISO 9001:2000 Certified.