BOINGO WIRELESS AND FATPORT ENTER ROAMING AGREEMENT
Boingo.s Reach Extended into Canada; New FatPort Locations To Be Boingo Ready
SANTA MONICA, Calif. and VANCOUVER, BC . Nov. 14, 2002 . FatPort Corporation, an Ignition
Point company, and Boingo Wireless announced today that FatPort's ultra-high-speed wireless hot
spots have been integrated into the Boingo Wireless. network. The roaming deal enables Boingo.s
members to easily access FatPort.s growing network of Wi-Fi hot spot locations across Canada.
FatPort is the leading provider of public high-speed wireless Internet access in Western
Canada. Boingo operates the easiest to use Wi-Fi network for business travelers with the largest
collection of Hot Spots in hotels and airports, plus hundreds of cafes and other public locations.
"Providing seamless access to wireless hotspots is fundamentally important to FatPort," said
FatPort CEO, Sean O.Mahony. "The key to increasing adoption rates and utilization of ultra
high-speed wireless access is to provide the user with an easy to use network that can be
accessed whenever and wherever it is needed. Boingo.s focus on providing a smooth user experience
is key to promoting uptake among today.s mobile professionals."
.FatPort brings great locations to the Boingo network and an aggressive stance toward
continuing to grow their network,. said Dave Hagan, president of Boingo Wireless. .Companies
like FatPort are instrumental in accelerating Wi-Fi rollouts, and that ultimately benefits the
Wi-Fi road warrior..
Each FatPort location is powered by the custom-built FatPoint . a robust and simple way for
venue operators to deploy a Boingo-Ready hotspot. Based on industry standard 802.11b technology,
also known as Wi-Fi, location owners only need to plug the device into a DSL line supplied by
FatPort. FatPort handles all sales, marketing and technical support leaving the location owner
to concentrate on their core business.
About Boingo
Boingo Wireless, Inc. is an ultra-high-speed wireless Internet service now available in
hundreds of locations across the country, such as hotels, airports, cafes, and other public
places. Boingo provides business travelers with a wireless broadband Internet connection to
improve productivity while on the road. Through its free Wi-Fi software, Boingo makes finding
and connecting to Wi-Fi networks point-and-click simple and secure. EarthLink founder and
chairman Sky Dayton founded Boingo in 2001 and serves as its CEO. More information about Boingo
can be found at www.boingo.com
About FatPort
FatPort provides public high-speed wireless Internet access to individual and corporate
subscribers who use wirelessly enabled laptops, pocket PC's or handheld devices. As a founding
member of PassOne, an international wireless roaming standards organization, FatPort is highly
committed to ensuring wide-spread utilization of Wi-Fi networks . and industry-wide customer
service standards. FatPort's public wireless Internet access points are located within Western
Canada at a variety of prominent locations. FatPort is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ignition
Point Technologies Corporation (TSX:IPN).
About Ignition Point Technologies
Ignition Point Technologies Corp. (TSX: IPN), a Vancouver-based broadband technology company,
provides unique access and applications solutions to fixed and wireless network service providers.
Ignition Point subsidiaries include TeraSpan Networks Inc. and FatPort Corporation.
For more information, visit www.ignitionpoint.ca
Press contact:
Mr. Sean O'Mahony
CEO, FatPort Corporation
Tel: +1-604-608-6781
Fax: +1-604-608-6787
sko@fatport.com
www.fatport.com
Christian Gunning
Boingo Wireless
Tel: 310-586-4009
christian@boingo.com
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