AeroMobile™ System Provides In-Flight Cellular Service on Boeing's World Record Flight

November 9, 2005

Annapolis, Maryland—As the new Boeing 777-200LR Worldliner makes its World Record Flight from Hong Kong to London, passengers on board will have the opportunity to use mobile cellular phones in flight, thanks to proven technology from AeroMobile™, a partnership of ARINC Incorporated and Telenor.

“As the company leading the development of mobile phone communications for airline passengers, AeroMobile is greatly excited to be a part of the Boeing World Record Flight,” stated Graham Lake, Managing Director, ARINC Europe, Middle East, and Africa. “Our market research shows many passengers—especially business people on long international flights—carry their mobile phones, and a majority would like the option to use them.”

The approximately 23 to 24-hour flight will demonstrate the long-range capabilities of the Boeing 777-200LR in addition to new technology. Among the invited passengers are journalists from media organizations around the world, airline representatives and 777 Program partners. The AeroMobile cellular system on board will support receiving and transmission of multiple voice calls, plus unlimited SMS text messaging.

AeroMobile’s in-flight cellular technology also flew on the 777-200LR Worldliner’s “Going the Distance” World Tour earlier this year.

AeroMobile’s unique technology is designed to take advantage of today’s “classic” Inmarsat Aero H, H+ & I satcom systems, which are already installed and used on the majority of long-haul commercial aircraft. As technology advances, the flexible AeroMobile architecture will also support newer, higher-capacity broadband satellite solutions as these become available. In this way, AeroMobile offers a comprehensive, future-proof solution for airlines to provide in-flight mobile cellular connectivity.

“AeroMobile’s is the only proven technology flying today and offers airlines an economical, future-proofed solution,” added Bernt Fanghol, Vice President, Telenor New Business. “Airlines with the classic Inmarsat satcom equipment can offer their passengers cellular service today at minimal cost. And they can upgrade the service as future advanced Inmarsat connectivity becomes available.”

Headquartered in Oslo, Norway, Telenor is an international provider of high quality telecommunications, data and media communication services. Telenor is one of Norway’s largest companies with 2004 revenues of approx NOK 61.3 billion (approximately US$ 9.1 billion) and a workforce of 20,900 located in Norway and abroad. Telenor is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (TEL) and NASDAQ in New York (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. www.arinc.com