AeroMobile™ to Market In-Flight Cellular Solution for Business Jets

November 9, 2005

Annapolis, Maryland—AeroMobile™, the provider of the first commercially available mobile cellular phone service for airline passengers, today announced it plans to introduce mobile cellular technology for the business aviation market. The company made its announcement at the 2005 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) convention in Orlando, FL.

AeroMobile will reconfigure its flight-proven commercial aircraft system to meet the physical requirements of business aircraft, and will market the technology globally. AeroMobile principals ARINC Incorporated and Telenor expect world telecomm regulators to begin issuing approvals for in-flight mobile cellular services starting from mid-2006.

“Business operators should have the same safe, cost-effective and future-proofed solution we developed for the airlines,” said Graham Lake, ARINC Vice President, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. “Following a highly successful launch in the commercial market, we can bring AeroMobile to business aviation as a proven, mature system. AeroMobile allows passengers to use their own cell phones in flight just as they would on the ground.”

The AeroMobile on-board system integrates with classic Inmarsat satcom services already found on many large corporate aircraft. It also will integrate with the next generation of Inmarsat SwiftBroadband and newer Ku-band broadband satellite services like ARINC SKYLinkSM. The minimum Inmarsat configuration supports in-flight voice telephony and SMS text messaging, while Swift64 and higher bandwidth enables GPRS data services for BlackBerrys and PDAs, as well as higher overall communications capacity.

Of special interest to fractional jet operators, calls are billed to each phone user’s account. Calls are priced similarly to international cell roaming tariffs.

“We are already in discussion with interested manufacturers and operators, and we are confident this will lead to tests in the next few months,” added Mr. Lake. “The business jet market is going through a period of sustained growth, especially in Europe, and companies are looking for ways to differentiate themselves.” More information on AeroMobile is available at the ARINC Incorporated NBAA show booth #3169, November 9-11.
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